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"Arkansas and Tennessee challenge federal rule adding abortion to pregnancy protections," by Maggie Ryan, NPR, April 28, 2024
"New reporting requirements for life-saving abortions worry some Texas doctors," by Eleanor Klibanoff, Associated Press, April 25, 2024
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"Medical emergencies collide with abortion bans at Supreme Court," by Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service, April 19, 2024
"Arizona Legislature Expects New Efforts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban," by Elizabeth Dias, The New York Times, April 17, 2024
"How Florida and Arizona Supreme Court rulings change the abortion access map," by Selena Simmons-Duffin and Hilary Fung, NPR, April 11, 2024
"The Arizona Supreme Court allows a near-total abortion ban to take effect soon," by Katherine Davis-Young, NPR, April 09, 2024
"Florida justices okay an abortion amendment and trigger a six-week ban," by Regan McCarthy, WFSU, April 01, 2024
"A closer look at state personhood laws," by Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, March 29, 2024
"How 'fetal personhood' in Alabama's IVF ruling evolved from fringe to mainstream," by Odette Yousef, NPR, March 14, 2024
"Alabama governor signs IVF bill giving immunity to patients and providers," by Liz Baker, Debbie Elliott, and Susanna Capelouto, NPR, March 06, 2024
"Montana judge declares 3 laws restricting abortion unconstitutional," by Shaylee Ragar, NPR, February 29, 2024
"Opinion: An Abortion-Seeker Is Not a Victim," by Judith Levine, The Intercept, February 28, 2024
"Proposal to define a fetus as a person in Alaska’s criminal code faces pushback," by Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon, February 28, 2024
"Inside the Internal Debates of a Hospital Abortion Committee," by Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, February 26, 2024