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Iowa leaders want its halted abortion law to go into effect. The state's high court will rule Friday
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court is expected to weigh in Friday on the state’s temporarily blocked abortion law, which prohibits abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant. With the law on hold, abortion is legal in...
The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a procedural order that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative-majority court again soon. The order was...
Despite Supreme Court ruling, the future of emergency abortions is still unclear for US women
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court did not settle the debate over whether federal law requires hospitals to stabilize pregnant patients with emergency abortions on Wednesday, despite saying Idaho hospitals can provide abortions in medical emergencies even with the state’s restrictions. ...
Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk, according to a copy of the opinion briefly posted on the court's website Wednesday and obtained by Bloomberg News. The document suggests...
What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court's latest abortion case?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears ready to rule that hospitals in Idaho may provide medically necessary abortions to stabilize patients at least for now, despite the state's strict abortion law, according to a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted on Wednesday to the court's...
Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions without parental approval
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Tennessee prepares to become the second U.S. state to enact a ban against adults helping minors get an abortion without parental permission, a state Democratic lawmaker and reproductive rights activist on Monday filed a legal challenge alleging the statute is...
Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows
In the wake of Texas' abortion ban, the state's infant death rate increased and more died of birth defects, a study published Monday shows. The analysis out of Johns Hopkins University is the latest research to find higher infant mortality rates in states with abortion restrictions....
Preeclampsia can be fatal for pregnant people and babies. New blood tests aim to show who's at risk
When you're expecting a baby, you hope nothing goes wrong. But at least one in 20 people who are pregnant develop a scary complication called preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that kills 70,000 women and 500,000 babies worldwide every year. There was no way to know when it...
A year in, Nebraska doctors say 12-week abortion ban has changed how they care for patients
Brittany Harper and her husband knew they wanted a third baby. Last fall, they decided it was time – and, within a month, she was pregnant. After some high blood pressure readings and spotting early on, she visited her Omaha OB-GYN’s office for a routine test. When Harper shared...
Authorities in North Macedonia urge people to take care amid unusually high June temperatures
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Authorities in North Macedonia are urging people to stay indoors when possible and avoid heavy labor in the hottest hours of the day, as the country swelters under unusually high June temperatures. The heat exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees...
