There were about 30% fewer abortions there in May compared with the average for the first three months of the year. And in June, there were 35% fewer. While the ban is not unique, the impact is especially large. The average driving time from Florida to a facility in North Carolina wher...
The state has also banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy — with exceptions for rape, incest and to save the life of a pregnant person — enforced through a private right of action. The law has been enjoined, but could go into effect before the total ban kicks in pending court ...
Abortions after 15 weeks were banned in Florida at the time. Broward Health Coral Springs' obstetrics medical director told an investigator that inducing labor for anyone who presents with pre-viable premature rupture of membranes is "the standard of care, has been a while, regardless of heartbea...
"protect the life and health of the pregnant person." But as 25 states have banned abortion or tightened restrictions in the year since the Supreme Court issued its landmarkruling overturning Roe v. Wade, attempts to codify these exceptions have left doctors and their patients in a complicated...
abortions, widening the availability of the procedure that is already legal until fetal viability. meanwhile, states that scored the lowest in the best states for gender equality, including idaho, alabama, kentucky, louisiana and utah, have either severely restricted or banned abortion completely ...
also brought by Smith, in South Florida involving Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents; and a second brought by prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, related to Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state. He has pleaded not guilty to all...
While the two-drug combination is slightly more effective, misoprostol is sometimes used alone for abortions. That practice is more common in countries where mifepristone is banned, but U.S. clinics were preparing to switch to the single drug if the lawsuit prevails. ...
engagement had started through loans and trades with the allies and driven by business interests, these acts banned providing arms and loans to countries involved in war and restricted American travel on belligerent watercraft. The 1937 act furthered these impositions to include civil wars but did ...
More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms have been turned away or negligently treated since 2022.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that access to safe, legal abortions is a constitutional right in its famous Roe v. Wade case. The ruling determined a woman can terminate an early pregnancy within the first trimester. The decision affected abortion laws of 46 other states. [Pictured: Norma Mc...