Police Question Florida Voters Over Abortion Rights Amendment
Florida state police officers are showing up at voters’ homes to question them about signing a petition to get an abortion rights...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 23
- 2 min
Some States Criminalize Helping a Minor Travel For Abortions
Helping a pregnant minor travel to get a legal abortion without parental consent is now a crime in two Republican-led states, prompting...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 13
- 1 min
AP Investigation: ERs Turn Away or Neglect Pregnant Women in Medical Distress
In February, emergency room doctors in Texas handed a bleeding Kyleigh Thornton a pamphlet on miscarriage and told her to “let nature...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 2
- 2 min
New Wave Of Abortion Cases On Its Way To High Court
The Supreme Court’s decision to sidestep key legal questions in its abortion decisions sets up another showdown as early as next year....
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Justices Avoid Idaho Abortion Issue In First Test Of Post-Roe State Law
The Supreme Court on Thursday ducked a major abortion issue, sending a controversial Idaho law back to a lower court. For now, while the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 20
- 2 min
Democrats Seek Repeal of Comstock Abortion Rule
Democrats want to reform an 1873 federal law prohibiting mailing abortion-related materials, concerned a future Trump administration...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 13
- 2 min
High Court Upholds Access To Abortion Pill Mifepristone
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday that preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which is the most common way to...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 24
- 2 min
Louisiana Moves To Reclassify Abortion Pills As Controlled Dangerous Substances
Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 22
- 2 min
Louisiana House Criminalizes Abortion Pill Possession
Despite evidence of safety and effectiveness, the Louisiana State House voted Tuesday to classify two common abortion medications as...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 15
- 2 min
Anti-Abortion Activist Who Led Blockade Of Clinic Gets Nearly 5 Years In Prison
An anti-abortion activist who led a blockade of a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C., in 2020 and drew widespread attention...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 7
- 2 min
Federal Judge Blasts Alabama AG Over Threats To Prosecute Out-Of-State Travel For Abortions
A federal judge on Monday shot down a series of threats by Alabama’s Republican attorney general to prosecute groups that help women...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 2
- 1 min
Florida's Six-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect
A strict ban on abortions took effect in Florida on Wednesday, making it a felony to perform or actively participate in an abortion after...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Arizona House Votes To Repeal Abortion Ban Upheld By State Supreme Court
On Wednesday, the Arizona House of Representatives voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864 that was upheld by the state’s...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 24
- 2 min
AZ Prosecutor Elections Turn Attention to Abortion Ban
Pro-choice advocates have been working hard to reverse the Arizona Supreme Court's decision to uphold a near-total abortion ban. Despite...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 17
- 1 min
Man Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison For Firebombing California Planned Parenthood Clinic
A California man who used a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a clinic providing abortion services was sentenced to nine years in prison on...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 10
- 2 min
Court Rules Arizona Can Enforce Abortion Ban
Arizona will soon join 14 other states that have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy after a state Supreme Court ruling Tuesday...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 1
- 2 min
TX Woman Sues Prosecutors Over Wrongful Abortion Charges
A woman in Texas who was falsely charged with murder over a self-induced abortion has filed a lawsuit against the local prosecutor’s...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 27
- 2 min
Supreme Court Seems Likely To Allow Use Of Abortion Pill
A Supreme Court bitterly divided two years ago over the right to an abortion appeared to find something close to unity Tuesday, as...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 27
- 1 min
AL Chief Justice Has Ties To Far-Right Christian Thinking
Following the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that frozen embryos are essentially children, Chief Justice Tom Parker has been under...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 27
- 1 min
Explosive Detonated Outside Alabama AG Office
Alabama law enforcement officials are investigating after an explosive detonated outside the office of the state's attorney general on...
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