Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th Editor’s note: This article has been updated throughout. Idaho has become the second state to ban abortion after six weeks, with Gov. Brad Little signing the bill known as Senate Bill 1309 on Wednesday. The law will take effect in 30 days. Planned …
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By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune March 11, 2022 The Texas Supreme Court dealt a final blow to abortion providers’ federal challenge to the state’s latest abortion restrictions Friday. The court ruled that state medical licensing officials do not have authority to enforce the law, which bans abortions after about …
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An Oklahoma Senate committee on Monday approved five anti-abortion bills, including legislation that would copy key parts of a restrictive abortion law recently implemented in Texas. All five measures were approved by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on party-line votes and now head to the full Senate for …
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