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The Latest on Abortion Issues State and Nationwide

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on April 11, 2023 · Experts weigh in on recent lawsuits, state laws, and the future of abortion pills.

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Health & Science

Houston-area doctor says Texas judge’s concerns on abortion drugs are ‘unfounded’

Rebecca Noel

Posted on April 10, 2023 · U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled Friday to suspend the drug’s approval from the Food and Drug Administration, saying the FDA approval of the drug had violated federal rules that allow for accelerated approval of some medications.

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13 Texas women say abortion bans denied or delayed crucial medical care

Sara Willa Ernst

Posted on June 5, 2023 · A lawsuit is asking the state of Texas to clarify what exactly the exceptions written in the law entail.

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More women sue Texas saying the state’s anti-abortion laws harmed them

Sarah McCammon, NPR

Posted on May 22, 2023 · More women who say they were put in danger by Texas' abortion bans are joining a lawsuit that seek to force the state to clarify medical exceptions in the laws.

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U.S. Supreme Court blocks lower court decision in FDA approval of abortion pill case

Nina Totenberg, NPR

Posted on April 21, 2023 · The Supreme Court has left the case in the hands of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has scheduled oral arguments in the case for May 17.

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What the court challenge to mifepristone means for Texans, and what may happen next

Joshua Zinn / Craig Cohen

Posted on April 14, 2023 · Use of the long-approved abortion pill hangs in the balance as the 5th Circuit takes it up.

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