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"What to do with the abortion case on the Supreme Court’s docket?," by John Elwood, SCOTUSblog, March 16, 2023
"North Dakota Supreme Court keeps block on abortion ban," by Levi Lass, Courthouse News Service, March 16, 2023
"Utah bans abortion clinics in wave of post-Roe restrictions," by Sam Metz, Associated Press, March 16, 2023
"Texas man sues ex-wife's friends for allegedly helping her get abortion pills," by Sarah McCammon, NPR, March 11, 2023
"“Sick and Twisted”: Women Sue Texas Over Harrowing Medical Episodes Caused by Abortion Bans," by Jordan Smith, The Intercept, March 08, 2023
"South Carolina becomes the latest GOP-led state with a bill to make the death penalty a punishment for abortion," by Sarah Al-Arshani, Business Insider, March 04, 2023
"Drug Addiction and the Paths to Prison," by Lawrence Bartley and Donald Washington, Jr., The Marshall Project/Vice News, March 02, 2023
"These Texas DAs refused to prosecute abortion. Republican lawmakers want them stopped," by Brett Jaspers, KERA, March 03, 2023
"Where Restrictions on Abortion Pills Could Matter Most in the U.S.," by Allison McCann and Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Washington Post, March 02, 2023
"Almost 200 rights groups call on U.N. to intervene over U.S. abortion access," by Adela Suliman, Washington Post, March 02, 2023
"Texas abortion funds likely safe from prosecution, federal judge rules," by Eleanor Klibanoff, Texas Tribune, February 24, 2023
"Youngkin opposes effort to shield menstrual data from law enforcement," by Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, February 14, 2023
"Big Tech can help women in a post-Roe world. Will it?," by Aziz Huq and Rebecca Wexler, The Washington Post, June 01, 2022
"In Vitro Fertilization Is in Trouble As 3 States Try to Criminalize the Destruction of Embryos," by Kylie Cheung, Jezebel, February 08, 2023
"New bill would criminalize ‘trafficking of minors’ to receive abortions in or outside of Idaho," by Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Idaho Capital Sun, February 07, 2023