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Judge grants narrow victory in Oregon Right to Life's insurance suit over abortion, contraception
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (81+ words) Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB Join us for powerful storytelling to mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Stream riveting historical documentaries including Lucy Worsley Investigates and Ken Burns' The American Revolution and more with the PBS app…...
Justice Department says Biden DOJ weaponized law to go after anti-abortion activists
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (538+ words) An abortion-rights protester, left, faces off against an anti-abortion protester in front of the U. S. Supreme Court in 2022. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / AP The Justice Department on Tuesday published a report accusing the Biden administration of unfairly using a federal law meant to…...
Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (729+ words) A federal judge Tuesday refused to block filling prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone by mail across the U. S. " at least for now " in a setback to Louisiana's effort to stifle groups that send it into states where abortion is banned....
Over-the-counter medication abortion? These researchers say it would be safe
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (843+ words) A coordinator at Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project shows what the medication abortion kit that is prescribed and mailed via telehealth looks like. Imagine that you're pregnant, a few weeks in, and you decide you want an abortion. You walk…...
Oregon Legislature passes bill to strengthen protections for abortion, gender-affirming care
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (772+ words) A bill expanding Oregon's shield laws that protect doctors, nurses, midwives, and others who provide abortions and gender-affirming care to out of state patients has passed both chambers in the Oregon Legislature. The bill, HB 4088, creates additional privacy rights for…...
Pope Leo XIV says "inhuman treatment of immigrants" in the U. S. isn"t "pro-life"
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (608+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 1, 2025. Gregorio Borgia / AP Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U. S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the…...
As Washington plans to destroy expiring stockpile, Oregon's abortion pills don't expire until 2028
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (260+ words) In season 2 of the "Hush" podcast, Leah Sottile and Ryan Haas explore how a young woman's death shook a rural Oregon community and the ways true crime media has helped keep answers out of reach. FILE - Mifepristone tablets are seen…...
Idaho lost over a third of OB-GYNs since enacting abortion laws
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (385+ words) FILE - OB-GYN Dr. Kylie Cooper eats dinner with her husband, Nick, and daughters, Hazel, second left, and Cleo, Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Minnesota. Her family loved Idaho. She and her husband lived in a great neighborhood and had a group of…...