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CDC releases new report on national maternal mortality rates

Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images The United States continues to have the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed country, according to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. A new report presenting the most recent data on maternal mortality found that in 2021, there were on average 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births across […]

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Maryland and New York to put abortion on the ballot for 2024

Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash Abortion rights advocates are continuing to pursue the strategy of leaving abortion issues up to the voters. Both Maryland and New York have certified statewide measures related to abortion policies to include on the ballot in their 2024 elections. This has proven to be an effective strategy based on […]

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North Carolina bans abortion after 12 weeks

North Carolina has become the latest state to pass legislation restricting abortion access. The state’s Republican-controlled house and senate voted along party lines to override Democratic governor Roy Cooper’s veto of SB 20.  The bill will replace the current law that allows abortions up to 20 weeks of pregnancy and will narrow this window to […]

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Minnesota becomes a refuge for abortion access and LGBTQ rights

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed three new powerful legislative acts into law to protect individuals fleeing their home states to access abortions and gender-affirming care and to ban conversion therapy for minors. The first act, the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, prohibits the “enforcement in Minnesota of laws, subpoenas, judgements, or extradition requests by other […]

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Texas lawsuit could ban abortion pills nationwide

Abortion activists are anxiously awaiting a federal judge’s ruling that could decide the fate of mifepristone, the pill that accounts for more than half of all abortions across the country. The Texas judge, Matthew Kacsmaryk, is expected to have a decision on the case to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone by February 24th.  The […]

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Anti-abortion groups target pharmacies following FDA decision

In response to the FDA’s recent ruling expanding access to abortion pills, or mifepristone, anti-abortion groups have launched campaigns targeting CVS and Walgreens locations throughout the country. The pharmacies announced in early January that they plan to complete the necessary certification to offer abortion pills in their retail locations for the first time. A group […]