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"Trump administration moves to let Idaho enforce strict abortion ban," by Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, March 05, 2025
"Montana 'Abortion Trafficking' Bill Could Criminalize Crossing State Lines for an Abortion," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason, February 26, 2025
"Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing," by Kimberlee Kruesi and Geoff Mulvhill, Associated Press, February 20, 2025
"What to know about proposals to ban abortion pills and punish women who seek abortion," by Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press, February 11, 2025
"Wyoming Republicans’ anti-abortion bill inadvertently targets chemotherapy and surgeries," by Cy Neff, The Guardian, February 02, 2025
"Arrest warrant issued for New York doctor indicted in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pill," by Sara Cline and Geoff Mulvhill, Associated Press, January 31, 2025
"4 States Consider Bills To Treat Women Who Get Abortions as Murderers," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason, January 29, 2025
"A Missouri Republican has introduced a federal abortion ban in the House," by Shalene Gupta, Fast Company, January 29, 2025
"Texas lawmakers take aim at abortion pills in new legislative session," by Mary Tuma, The Guardian, January 14, 2025
"A judge says Missouri’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there’s no start date for abortions," by David A. Lieb, Associated Press, December 20, 2024
"Report: Hospitals Rarely Advise Doctors on How to Treat Patients Under Abortion Bans," by Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, December 19, 2024
"Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law mostly can be enforced as lawsuit proceeds, court rules," Associated Press, December 02, 2024
"A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.," by Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, November 25, 2024
"Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy," by Mead Gruver, Associated Press, December 18, 2024
"Texas Lawmakers Push for New Exceptions to State’s Strict Abortion Ban After the Deaths of Two Women," by Cassandra Jaramillo, Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, November 20, 2024
