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Kyleigh Thurman inside her home in Burnet County, Texas.

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law

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Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two years ago.
Kyleigh Thurman at her home in Burnet County, Texas.

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law

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More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Republicans keep lying about ‘post-birth’ abortions and ‘abortion up until birth.’ Here’s the reality.

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For decades, Republicans have spread misinformation — and outright lies — about abortions later in pregnancy, while also spreading conspiracy theories about nonexistent “post-birth” abortions. Here, we separate fact from fiction.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Planned Parenthood, Thursday, March. 14, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Adam Bettcher)

Kamala Harris has spent years fighting for reproductive freedom. Here’s what to know.

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Harris has a longstanding history of advocating for reproductive rights, something she’s sure to highlight on the campaign trail as she seeks to paint a stark contrast between herself and former president Donald Trump.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Libertarian National Convention on May 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kennedy is seeking qualification to be part of the first presidential debate currently scheduled on June 27 between Democratic presidential nominee President Joe Biden and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Where does RFK Jr. stand on abortion? It doesn’t seem like even he knows.

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Kennedy said he would support a nationwide 15-week ban, but then changed his mind. He’s also said that he believes the choice of whether or not to have an abortion should stay between women and their doctors while simultaneously touting his plan to “reduce abortion” and “make it easier for women to choose life.”
Spencer Chretien, right, talks to a young fairgoer at the Project 2025 tent at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump. The Project 2025 effort is being led by the Heritage Foundation think tank. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Project 2025 would threaten women’s access to emergency contraception

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Project 2025 specifically states that certain types of emergency contraception would be excluded from the no cost coverage provided by the Affordable Care Act should it be implemented.
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Kamala Harris’ fight for reproductive freedom takes center stage in 2024

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In the two years since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris has become a strong, passionate voice for reproductive rights. 
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Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows

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In the wake of Texas’ abortion ban, the state’s infant death rate increased, and more died of birth defects, a study published Monday shows.
FILE - Abortion-rights protesters cheer at a rally following the United States Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, federally protected right to abortion, outside the state capitol in Lansing, Mich., June 24, 2022. Voters in several states have used the citizen initiative process to protect access to abortion and other reproductive rights in the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nationwide right to abortion. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Opinion: Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, I am stronger and angrier

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If they were going to ban abortion, who knew what else they were going to start banning? 
Midsection of Pregnant Woman Holding Her Belly

A Texas mom nearly died after an incomplete miscarriage. Were doctors afraid to treat her?

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Ryan Hamilton wonders if doctors were too afraid of Texas’ extreme abortion ban to provide adequate care to his bleeding wife in a post-Roe world.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing on behalf of the Supreme Court, wrote that while the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue over the FDA's regulation of mifepristone, “it is not clear that no one else would have standing to challenge the FDA’s relaxed regulation of mifepristone.” (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict abortion pill access, but leaves door open for future challenges

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Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing on behalf of the Supreme Court, wrote that while the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue over the FDA's regulation of mifepristone, “it is not clear that no one else would have standing to challenge the FDA’s relaxed regulation of mifepristone.”
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Texas’ abortion ban nearly killed his wife. Now he’s speaking out.

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Ryan Hamilton had to race his wife to the hospital after she had a miscarriage, fell unconscious, and started bleeding out on their bathroom floor. Here, he explains what happened.
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