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June 3, 2015
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed a bill into law that bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless the mother's life is in danger. The legislation, which passed the GOP-controlled state...
May 27, 2015
The Federal Appeals Court for the 8th Circuit blocked an Arkansas law that bans abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The case was filed by two doctors on their own and their patients' behalf. The...
May 25, 2015
A law prohibiting abortions 20 weeks after conception took effect on May 26 in West Virginia, despite Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin twice vetoing the ban. Jennifer Meinig, executive director of the American...
May 21, 2015
In February 2015, Illinois Representative Terri Bryant introduced an unconstitutional 20 week ban on abortion. The bill would ban all abortions at 20 weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period with...
May 2, 2015
The number of abortion providers in Ohio has severely declined by about half, amidst many new restrictive laws passed over the last four years. Correspondingly, the number of the procedures also has...

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