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Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action

Dec. 23, 2024 00:29 AM EST

Opponents of abortion are increasingly focusing on restricting access to pills, which are the most common way to end a pregnancy in the U.S. This month, the Texas attorney general's office filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor, saying she violated Texas law by prescribing...

Texas' abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine

Dec. 13, 2024 19:43 PM EST

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton...

Maternal mortality review panels are in the spotlight. Here's what they do

Dec. 05, 2024 10:08 AM EST

Efforts to reduce the nation's persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother's death. The panels — called maternal mortality review committees — usually do their work quietly and out of the public eye. But...

Idaho state senator tells Native American candidate 'go back where you came from' in forum

Oct. 04, 2024 22:42 PM EDT

KENDRICK, Idaho (AP) — Tensions rose during a bipartisan forum this week after an audience question about discrimination reportedly led an Idaho state senator to angrily tell a Native American candidate to “go back where you came from.” Republican Sen. Dan Foreman left the...