North Carolina's governor vetoed a bill that would ban abortions after the first trimester and vows to 'keep it that way'

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North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper affixes his veto stamp to a bill banning nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy at a public rally Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper affixes his veto stamp to a bill banning nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy.

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South Carolina and Nebraska lawmakers voted down abortion bans, exposing a chasm on the issue for Republicans

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Pat Neal, left, and Ann Fintell, both of Lincoln, celebrate in the Nebraska Capitol rotunda after the failure of a bill that would have banned abortion around the sixth week of pregnancy

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Justice Alito says he has a 'pretty good idea' who leaked the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade but doesn't have the proof to name them publicly

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito testifying on Capitol Hill on March 7, 2019.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito testifying on Capitol Hill on March 7, 2019.

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Ron DeSantis knows his 6-week abortion ban could come back to haunt him — that's why he's doing it under the radar

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis when he was a member of the US House of Representatives.

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A federal appeals court co-opted anti-abortion terms in its ruling on mifepristone, calling a fetus an 'unborn child'

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Boxes of Mifepristone
Boxes of Mifepristone, an aboriton medication

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A Texas judge's abortion pill ruling was 'extraordinary' because it let doctors ban a drug they neither use nor prescribe, the DOJ said in a bid to reverse the decision

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Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022. Mifepristone is taken first to stop the pregnancy, followed by Misoprostol to induce bleeding.

Iowa's GOP AG has stopped funding for emergency contraception and abortion for victims of sexual assault, say reports

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Iowa Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird speaks during a Republican Party of Iowa election night rally, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Iowa Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird speaks during a Republican Party of Iowa election night rally, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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The 5 US states where it is hardest to get an abortion

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Anit-abortion advocates celebrate with a bottle of champagne outside the US Supreme Court on June 24, 2022. This was the day after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

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Supreme Court justices privately said the abortion leak locked in their votes on overturning Roe v. Wade: report

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An activist holds up a sign during a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in response to the leaked Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade May 3, 2022.

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Wyoming, the first territory in the United States to grant women the right to vote, just became the first state to ban medication abortion

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Mifepristone pills in hand

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