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Patients are also skipping time-sensitive reproductive services such as cervical cancer screenings due to fear of ICE.
The popularity of telehealth due to its ability to circumvent state bans has made it a target for abortion opponents.
The response to an anecdote about anti-Muslim sentiment shows Islamophobia is still a problem
Quantifying the exact number of pregnant, postpartum, or nursing immigrants in ICE custody has become impossible.
Lapsed requirement that ICE report how many pregnant people they are holding makes an official count impossible
Letitia James’s intervention increases the likelihood SCOTUS will weigh in on shield laws and telehealth abortions.
The bill also lets private citizens sue health providers for mailing, prescribing, or providing abortion pills.
Doctors worry impending Medicaid cuts will force many pregnant people to drive hundreds of miles for care.
The case could end up in front of the Supreme Court — an opportunity that abortion opponents have been waiting for.
The decision threatens health care access for hundreds of thousands and sets a dangerous precedent in other states.
Abortion rights supporters say that it would protect telehealth providers as states increase efforts to target them.
Conservative think tanks are building a body of “research” meant to question the safety of the abortion pill.
If successful, their efforts could provide a model for other states where voters have recently protected the procedure.
A report finds the risk is greatest for Black women, who disproportionately live in states that have banned abortion.
The court will consider a South Carolina policy preventing people from using Medicaid at clinics that provide abortions.
The measure may be the most meaningful attempt this year to block the ordering and mailing of abortion medications.
The cases will test the relatively new shield law infrastructure and the health care model it has enabled.
These often religiously affiliated centers are currently not subject to the laws that govern health care providers.
The changes represent the new Trump administration's first major moves to undermine reproductive rights.
Trump’s previous actions offer some clues as to what he could do this term, even without help from Congress.
Many bills focus on abortion pills, abortion access for minors and undoing protections for the procedure.