Tag: laws
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Wyoming abortion laws, including ban on pills to end pregnancy, struck down by state judge
A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet more states voicing support for abortion rights. Since 2022, Teton County District Judge Melissa Owens has ruled consistently three times to block the laws…
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Doctors fear Texas’ strict abortion laws put pregnant women in danger | 60 Minutes
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, 20 states banned or severely restricted abortion. Six states voted to protect access to it. And on Tuesday, voters in 10 states will decide on measures that would add abortion rights to their state constitutions. To understand the impact of the changing legal landscape and…
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How Texas’s abortion laws are driving doctors out of the state
Texas’ strict abortion laws have hindered doctors in the state, leaving them unable to offer comprehensive maternity care to pregnant women, according to Dr. Emily Briggs, an obstetrician and family physician who works in central Texas. To date, no doctor has been prosecuted for violating the ban, which is now a felony, but the confusing…
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The unintended consequences of Texas’ strict abortion laws | 60 Minutes
The unintended consequences of Texas’ strict abortion laws | 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News In Texas, where strict laws ban abortion with limited exceptions, women are struggling to find quality reproductive health care. Some doctors say the state law is dangerously vague. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking…
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These states have abortion laws on the ballot for the 2024 election
Washington — The 2024 election will not only decide who succeeds President Biden in the White House, but in 10 states, voters will also have the chance to weigh in on abortion access through ballot measures. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which had established the right to…
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New Louisiana election laws creating challenges for voters with disabilities
New laws aimed at protecting the 2024 presidential election from fears about fraud are creating unexpected barriers for some of the nation’s more than 40.2 million voters with disabilities, disability rights advocates have told CBS News. Laws in more than 20 states now restrict various elements of mail-in ballots including limiting the kinds of assistance…