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Abortion BLEEDING HEARTLAND: Iowa’s revised abortion rules still more political than medical By LAURA BELIN Bleeding Heartland – 2/19/24
Originally published on Feb. 18 The Iowa Board of Medicine has unanimously approved a new version of administrative rules related to a near-total abortion ban Republicans hope to enforce in the ...
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Abortion Ohio anti-abortion candidate is running in a district that overwhelmingly upheld reproductive rights By Richard Eberwein – 2/13/24
Kevin Coughlin, the current GOP frontrunner for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District race, is firmly anti-abortion despite running in a district that convincingly upheld reproductive freedom in November.
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Abortion Missouri GOP state senator proposes barring women from Medicaid access for life if they receive an abortion By Richard Eberwein – 2/08/24
On Wednesday, Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) introduced an amendment to state law which would permanently bar women from accessing Medicaid benefits if they have received an abortion in their lifetime.
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Abortion 73-year-old Illinois man gets five-year sentence for trying to burn down abortion clinic By Richard Eberwein – 2/07/24
A 73-year-old man from Prophetstown, Ill. was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday for attempting to burn down a planned abortion clinic site last May.
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Abortion Wisconsin state representative says abortion isn’t health care and he knows because he was a veterinarian By Richard Eberwein – 1/25/24
While debating Assembly Bill 975, legislation that would introduce a 14-week abortion ban referendum if passed, Wisconsin state Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) said he knows that abortion is not health care because he was a veterinarian.
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Abortion North Dakota judge refuses to block part of abortion law that puts patients at risk By Richard Eberwein – 1/24/24
On Tuesday, a North Dakota judge refused to block a portion of the state’s strict abortion law, which puts doctors at risk of prosecution for performing abortions to save the life or preserve the health of their patients.
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Abortion Abortion bans in 18 states specifically rule out mental health exceptions, including suicidal ideation By Richard Eberwein – 12/18/23
According to a recent report from Roll Call, there are currently 18 state abortion bans in the United States that specifically prohibit mental health exceptions in the bills’s language.
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Abortion Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces he will drop his hold on hundreds of military promotions By Richard Eberwein – 12/05/23
During a press conference on Tuesday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) announced that he will finally drop his 10-month-long hold on hundreds of military promotions.
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Abortion BLEEDING HEARTLAND: A close look at Iowa’s very political — not medical — proposed abortion rules By LAURA BELIN Bleeding Heartland – 11/20/23
Originally published on Nov. 19 Iowa’s near-total abortion ban remains blocked by court order. But new details emerged last week about how some provisions might be enforced if the Iowa Supreme ...
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Abortion Abortion could be vital in deciding gubernatorial races after Beshear’s reelection in Kentucky By Richard Eberwein – 11/17/23
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) pulled off another victory by retaining the governor’s mansion in a deep-red state, and reproductive rights likely played a major factor.
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