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Number of US abortions declined in 2020, CDC report finds

Wednesday, November 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The number of abortions performed in the U.S. decline in 2020, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The annual report, published Wednesday by the CDC, looks at how common abortion is in the United States and who is... Read More.

Women turn to at-home abortions, as unregulated pill sites expand operations

Friday, November 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Jane was living in rural New Mexico when she discovered she was pregnant. She never wanted to have children or carry a pregnancy and knew immediately she wanted an abortion.But while abortion remains legal in the state, she says she also... Read More.

Military to provide leave, travel expenses for troops seeking abortions out-of-state

Friday, October 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of the Supreme Court overruling Roe v. Wade, the Pentagon announced Thursday that it will provide travel funding and approval for troops and their dependents to seek abortions outside of the states where they are based and where abortion... Read More.

South Carolina House rejects bill to ban abortions with few exceptions

Tuesday, September 27 by ABC News

(COLUMBIA, SC) -- The South Carolina House rejected a bill Tuesday that would've banned nearly all abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected. The proposed ban would have made exceptions for when the mother's life or health is in danger, for fetuses with fatal... Read More.

Indiana court allows abortions to resume as legal challenge continues

Thursday, September 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An Indiana court granted abortion providers' request for a preliminary injunction on Indiana's abortion ban, allowing abortions to resume in the state after the ban had gone into effect on Sept. 15.Plaintiffs asked the court for the temporary stop on the... Read More.

Why some anti-abortion rights backers want a ban that would stop few abortions

Saturday, September 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Confused yet on where the abortion debate stands? If not, you probably should be.Three months after securing the biggest victory in their political lives at the Supreme Court, a close ally of former President Donald Trump and a major anti-abortion rights group proposed... Read More.

Tennessee ‘trigger’ law banning nearly all abortions goes into effect

Thursday, August 25 by ABC News

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- Tennessee's "trigger" law banning abortions went into effect Thursday, making providing abortions a felony in the state.The Tennessee near-total abortion ban, which was enacted in 2019, criminalizes performing or attempting to perform an abortion, only making exceptions for cases where it... Read More.

Self-managed abortions may rise as access to care decreases, providers say

Saturday, August 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As it gets harder to access abortion care because of state laws and restrictions, self-managed abortions may become more common, abortion providers told ABC News.Self-managed abortions are done by a pregnant person without the formal supervision of a healthcare professional, according to... Read More.

This is how mifepristone and misoprostol induce abortions

Thursday, August 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Just under 1 million people utilized abortion services in the U.S. in 2020, according to recent data from the Guttmacher Institute. Another report from Guttmacher in 2016 showed that 90% of abortion patients in the U.S. obtained their procedure in the... Read More.

Indiana governor signs bill banning nearly all abortions into law

Saturday, August 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed an abortion bill into law Friday, banning the procedure with very few exceptions, making it the first state to pass such a bill since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in June. The ban... Read More.

Biden signs executive order paving way for Medicaid to pay for out-of-state abortions

Wednesday, August 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday that paves the way for Medicaid to pay for abortion services for people having to travel out of state.Speaking from the White House virtually, Biden continued to criticize the Supreme Court's June 25 decision... Read More.

Biden to sign executive order paving way for Medicaid to pay for out-of-state abortions

Wednesday, August 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Wednesday that will pave the way for Medicaid to pay for abortion services for people having to travel out of state, according to a senior Biden administration official.The new directive will... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: abortions

Number of US abortions declined in 2020, CDC report finds

Women turn to at-home abortions, as unregulated pill sites expand operations

Military to provide leave, travel expenses for troops seeking abortions out-of-state

South Carolina House rejects bill to ban abortions with few exceptions

Indiana court allows abortions to resume as legal challenge continues

Why some anti-abortion rights backers want a ban that would stop few abortions

Tennessee ‘trigger’ law banning nearly all abortions goes into effect

Self-managed abortions may rise as access to care decreases, providers say

This is how mifepristone and misoprostol induce abortions

Indiana governor signs bill banning nearly all abortions into law

Biden signs executive order paving way for Medicaid to pay for out-of-state abortions

Biden to sign executive order paving way for Medicaid to pay for out-of-state abortions

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