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Two years after Dobbs decision, North Carolina abortion law among strictest

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ruling returning abortion law to the states, North Carolina is one of two states that restrict abortion at 12 weeks after fertilization. It’s been a hot topic of discussion since the June 24, 2022 announcement, and one that political campaigns have grappled with, with Democrats using […]

Anti-abortion activists wrestle with GOP wavering on Dobbs: ‘A lot at stake’

She was not supposed to come out of her mother’s womb alive. In the late 1970s, nearly four years after Roe v. Wade, Melissa Oden was a 31-week fetus in her 19-year-old mother’s womb when she was immersed in toxic saltwater for several days as part of a saline injection abortion procedure. After being expelled […]

Dobbs ruling keeps abortion backers energized as opponents grasp for messaging

The Dobbs decision two years ago woke Democrats and reproductive rights activists, and the dramatic changes made possible by the Supreme Court’s action were immediately inspiring. The decision flipped the battle in one fell swoop, galvanized abortion rights supporters, and became an election issue, and since then the anti-abortion movement has been grappling with a […]

Abortion focus on Biden team on Dobbs anniversary

PHOENIX – Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is just one of several senior Biden administration officials milling around the Grand Canyon State this month as part of a campaign to highlight the upcoming two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Haaland spoke to a group of activists at a coffee shop in Phoenix’s midcentury modern […]

Harris to attack Trump on Dobbs anniversary

health care Full text   Fauci says he’s still afraid someone might kill him Former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said he still fears that someone might kill him one day. “Deep down, I still believe that there’s a chance that someone could kill me,” Fauci told USA Today in an interview published […]

‘Permanent contraception procedures’ soared after Dobbs decision: Research

The percentage of people seeking permanent birth control skyrocketed after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Boston University used the TriNetX platform to examine rates of tubal ligation and vasectomy among 18- to 30-year-olds from 2019 to 2022, and […]