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Court Allows Arkansas Ban on Surgical Abortions Due to Virus

A federal appeals court allowed Arkansas to ban most surgical abortions during the coronavirus pandemic.

US Appeals Court Upholds Trump Rules Involving Abortions

In a victory for the Trump administration, a U.S. appeals court upheld rules that bar taxpayer-funded family-planning clinics from referring women for abortions.

States Weigh Fetal-Remains Bills amid Abortion Debate

A law requiring abortion and medical providers to cremate or bury fetal remains passed the state Senate in Utah, one of several states considering similar measures that abortion-rights advocates say stigmatize the procedure.

Ohio Anti-Abortion Bill Would Push Docs to Re-Implant Ectopic Pregnancies

This is the second time Ohio lawmakers have attempted to legislate for a procedure that doesn't exist.

Official: Fetal Remains Found in Garage Nearly 2 Decades Old

Illinois authorities said that more than 2,200 preserved fetal remains found stacked in the garage of a deceased doctor's home were from abortions performed in Indiana nearly two decades ago and it's up to authorities there to determine if crimes were committed.

Planned Parenthood to Defy Trump Abortion Referral Rule

The rule is being challenged in federal court, but the administration says there is currently no legal obstacle to enforcing it.

Views on Clergy Vary by Age, Education, Religious Identity

About a third of evangelical Protestants think a gay man should be accepted as a clergy member in their faith, compared with about twice as many Catholics and mainline Protestants.

Judge Blocks Ohio Abortion Law, Clinics to Remain Open

Ohio is among a dozen states that have considered similar legislation in 2019.

University of Alabama Rejects $26M Gift after Abortion Flap

University officials denied it had anything to do with the philanthropist's stance on the abortion law.

Judge’s Order Means Missouri Clinic Can Keep Doing Abortions

Planned Parenthood pre-emptively sued this week and argued that the state was "weaponizing" the licensing process.

Louisiana’s Democratic Governor Signs Abortion Ban into Law

The new law will outlaw abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected.

Prosecutors Push Back on Enforcing New State Abortion Laws

Four district attorneys who said they would not enforce the laws at all cited the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide.