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North Dakota Supreme Court ruling keeps the state's abortion ban on hold for now

The state's high court ruled Thursday that a North Dakota abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds.

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OB-GYN workforce shortages could worsen maternal health crisis

WASHINGTON — A patchwork of state laws in the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion, combined with pandemic-related burnout and low reimbursement rates, could exacerbate an already looming national shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists, experts say.

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Utah effectively bans clinics from providing abortions, sparking wave of confusion

The decision by Utah’s Republican governor to approve legislation that bans abortions clinics is raising concerns about how already overburdened hospitals will accommodate becoming the only place for legal abortions in the state

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Protesters denounce ‘kangaroo court’ after high-stakes Texas abortion pill hearing

Abortion rights supporters gathered in a remote Texas city despite efforts by Judge Kacsmaryk to keep the hearing secret

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OB-GYN workforce shortages could worsen maternal health crisis - Roll Call

Experts worry that a shortage of OBGYNs will exacerbate an increase in problems related to maternal and prenatal health.

Roll Call

The right is stealthily working to remove Americans’ access to abortion medication

A federal judge is poised to restrict mifepristone – even though the drug has been safely and effectively used in the US for more than 20 years

The Guardian - US

Naomi Ishisaka: Fearmongering diverts attention from real threats of gender oppression

Over the past few months, the level of manufactured outrage over kids at drag shows and teaching about gender in schools seems to have reached a fever pitch.

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The Independent UK

Utah bans abortion clinics in wave of post-Roe restrictions

The Independent UK

Abortion pill ruling looms over FDA's drug approval process

"This type of activity would fundamentally de-stabilize the FDA regulatory system," a legal expert said.

Axios

Judge weighs FDA approval of abortion drug

WASHINGTON — A federal district judge heard oral arguments Wednesday in a controversial case that could decide the fate of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone — a decision that would have broad ramifications nationwide.

Tribune News Service

South Carolina bill says women could face the death penalty for getting an abortion. Could it pass?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A House bill that potentially could sentence a woman to death for having an abortion has very low odds, or maybe no chance, of actually passing, South Carolina legislative leaders say.

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Tennessee GOP advance new narrow abortion exemption bill

Tennessee Republican lawmakers have taken another swing at adding a narrow exemption to one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Nearly a month ago, a Republican legislative panel defied outside pressure and advanced legislation clarifying situations where abortion could be allowed in Tennessee

The Independent UK

New moonwalking spacesuits unveiled, US judge mulls abortion pill ban, and Chile culls chickens — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

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Judge weighs FDA approval of abortion drug - Roll Call

The case examines whether the FDA erred in its approval of a drug commonly used for both abortions and miscarriage management.

The Independent UK

Why abortion pill case raises legal, transparency questions

A federal judge has heard arguments in a lawsuit that poses a threat to the nationwide availability of a popular abortion medication

Texas Observer

‘We Won’t Be Bullied’: Abortion Pill Website Fights Texas Censorship

Tracy Droz Tragos’ documentary Plan C, now screening at SXSW, follows the ongoing fight to expand access to abortion medication.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge hears challenge to FDA approval of abortion drug

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said he would rule “as soon as possible” on the request for a preliminary injunction that would move mifepristone, a common abortion-inducing drug, off the market.

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Abortion pills at heart of reproductive rights challenges in Poland, US

An activist in Poland was convicted on Tuesday for helping a pregnant woman access abortion pills as a legal case in the US attempts to ban access to medical abortion altogether. In countries where reproductive rights are already under threat, abortion pills can provide discreet access to safe terminations, but…

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Texas judge to consider halting sale of abortion pill across US

Anti-abortion groups are pushing to revoke or suspend approval of pill used in more than half of all US abortions.

The Independent UK

Judge weighing abortion pill is favorite of conservatives

A Texas judge hearing a case that could throw into jeopardy access to the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a Christian legal group who critics say is being sought out by conservative litigants because they believe he’ll be sympathetic to their causes

The Independent UK

Medication abortions are under fire: Here's how they work

Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

WEKU

Federal judge in Texas hears case that could force a major abortion pill off market

If the case succeeds, it could have sweeping repercussions — for abortion providers and patients across the nation, as well as for the FDA's drug-approval process.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge at center of FDA abortion drug case has history with conservative causes

U.S. District Matthew Kacsmaryk was once deputy counsel for the First Liberty Institute, the Plano-based conservative Christian law firm.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Protesters gather outside Texas hearing to pull abortion pill off market

Watch live as protesters gather outside Texas courthouse as a hearing takes place on whether to pull an abortion pill off the market.

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