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In Shreveport, La., the Hope Medical Group for Women is reporting more patients from nearby Texas after the passage of that state's Senate Bill 8.

A Louisiana clinic struggles to absorb the surge created by Texas' new abortion law

5:44pm October 07, 2021

In Shreveport, La., near the Texas border, the Hope Medical Group for Women is seeing increased demand after the restrictive law was passed — and after a hurricane impacted other parts of the state.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Dec. 1 in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which has the potential to pose a serious challenge to Roe v. Wade.

The Supreme Court Sets A Date For Arguments In Case That Could Challenge Roe V. Wade

8:02pm September 20, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

On Dec. 1, the court will hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The Mississippi case tests whether all state laws that ban pre-viability abortions are unconstitutional.

In this photo illustration, a person looks at an abortion pill (RU-486) for unintended pregnancy from Mifepristone displayed on a smartphone on May 8, 2020, in Arlington, Va. Under federal law, even in states where telemedicine abortion is legal, there ar

More Patients Seek Abortion Pills Online During Pandemic, But Face Restrictions

3:18pm May 28, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

As more healthcare moves to online and telemedicine, some patients seeking abortions using pills are running into obstacles.

Federal Appeals Court Okays Arkansas' Abortion Ban During Coronavirus Pandemic

4:08pm April 22, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

A federal appeals court is reversing a lower-court order that had blocked Arkansas' suspension of abortions during the pandemic.

Anti-abortion-rights activists pray outside a Planned Parenthood clinic that offers abortions in 2016 in Austin. Texas has suspended most abortions during the coronavirus pandemic.

After Texas Abortion Ban, Clinics In Other Southwest States See Influx Of Patients

5:49pm April 17, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Planned Parenthood facilities are reporting a more than sevenfold increase in patients from Texas. The ban was put in place because of the coronavirus but having to travel can increase patients' risk.

A network of reproductive rights advocates is working to share information about self-induced abortion, both in person and over the Internet.

With Abortion Restrictions On The Rise, Some Women Induce Their Own

10:25pm September 19, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Activists are spreading information about self-induced abortion online and in person. The World Health Organization says a single drug, misoprostol, can be used to safely induce abortion.

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ACLU of Iowa legal director Rita Bettis, shown with Emma Goldman Clinic attorney Sam Jones, said a judge's decision to temporarily block Iowa's newly passed abortion law removes uncertainty as a legal challenge to the law proceeds.

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Iowa's 'Fetal Heartbeat' Abortion Law

5:37pm June 01, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The measure, which had been set to take effect July 1, had quickly drawn a legal challenge from Planned Parenthood and the ACLU of Iowa.

When Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Iowa's new abortion bill into law, protesters gathered outside her office at the Statehouse in Des Moines. Two groups have now filed a lawsuit to block the bill.

Groups File Lawsuit To Block Iowa's New 'Heartbeat' Abortion Law

2:43pm May 15, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Scheduled to take effect on July 1, the law is one of the most restrictive abortion measures in the U.S.

Melvine Ouyo is a reproductive health nurse at Family Health Options Kenya. She visited Washington, D.C., to discuss how the clinic has lost funding because it would not agree to the terms of President Trump's executive order banning U.S. aid to any healt

Kenyan Clinic Rejects Trump Abortion Policy, Loses $2 Million In U.S. Aid

4:08pm May 02, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The president has banned U.S. aid to any health organization in another country that performs or promotes abortion. Kenya's oldest provider of reproductive health services has already lost funding.

Analysis is limited to facilities that had caseloads of 400 abortions or more per year and those affiliated with Planned Parenthood that performed at least one abortion in the period of analysis.

Landmark Report Concludes Abortion In U.S. Is Safe

4:58pm March 16, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

The report says many state laws that make it harder for women to get abortions don't have a medical purpose and can make outcomes worse.