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      Texas Ruling Could Have 'Devastating' Impact on Access to Abortion Pills Nationwide

      "This isn't about what the overwhelming majority of Americans want," said one advocate. "It's about a small group of people who want control over women's freedom to choose, and will seek any means to achieve it."

      Julia Conley
      Feb 09, 2023

      Abortion rights advocates are "watching and hoping that evidence-based care will prevail" in a federal court case in Texas, said one physician this week as a judge appointed by former President Donald Trump is expected to rule as soon as Friday on the Food and Drug Administration's authority to approve one of two drugs commonly used for medication abortions.

      In a lawsuit filed by the right-wing Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk will review the final arguments on Friday, and is expected to soon rule on whether the FDA's approval of mifepristone should be revered more than two decades after the drug was first made legal.

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      Pro-abortion rights demonstrators gather outside a Planned Parenthood clinic

      'A Win for Freedom': South Carolina Supreme Court Permanently Blocks Abortion Ban

      "These radical bans have wreaked havoc across the South and Midwest, but today's decision means that the right to make deeply personal healthcare decisions will remain protected in South Carolina," said one advocate.

      Jessica Corbett
      Jan 05, 2023

      Reproductive rights supporters in South Carolina and across the country celebrated Thursday once the state Supreme Court permanently struck down a law banning abortion after around six weeks, or before many people even know they are pregnant.

      Senate Bill 1 had been blocked in the federal court system—until June, when the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organizationdecision reversed its Roe v. Wade ruling that had affirmed abortion rights nationwide for a half-century.

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      Abortion rights demonstrators march in Chicago

      Planned Parenthood of Illinois Saw Out-of-State Patients Soar After Roe Fell

      "Surrounded by states where abortion is now unavailable and even criminalized, Illinois is a critical access point for those seeking care in the Midwest and South," said one advocate.

      Jessica Corbett
      Dec 27, 2022

      In the six months since the right-wing U.S. Supreme Court reversedRoe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood of Illinois has seen its out-of-state patients jump from about 6% to nearly a third each month, the Chicago Tribunerevealed Tuesday.

      "It is clear that abortion bans don't stop people from having or needing abortions, they just make it more difficult to access care," Jennifer Welch, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois, told the Tribune. "The number of patients from other states forced to travel to our health centers is at a historic high."

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