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"Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors for Delayed Care That Led to the Deaths of Two Pregnant Women," by Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, April 17, 2026
"Mississippi lawmakers send bill that criminalizes abortion-inducing medication to governor," by Sophia Paffenroth, Mississippi Today, April 01, 2026
"Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce an abortion," by Russ Bynum, Associated Press, March 19, 2026
"Hawley unveils bill to ban abortion pill, strip FDA approval," by Benjamin S. Weiss, Courthouse News Service, March 11, 2026
"Indiana court blocks abortion ban on religious grounds," by David Wells, Courthouse News Service, March 05, 2026
"Howard County woman convicted of killing newborn gets new trial after improper evidence," Dylan Segelbaum and Abby Zimmardi, The Baltimore Banner, February 20, 2025
"A Bill Criminalizing Abortion Failed in the South Carolina Senate, But S.C. Prosecutors Have Long Treated Pregnancy as a Crime," Grace E. Howard, Ms. Magazine, November 24, 2025
"Weaponizing the Law to Punish People for Miscarriage," Grace E. Howard, Ms. Magazine, December 12, 2023
"She Was Locked Up for a Stillbirth. Now Free, She Must Register as Violent Offender," Lawrence Bartley, The Marshall Project, November 07, 2024
"Jailed for Miscarriage? How Pregnancy Loss Can Turn into a Prison Term," Lawrence Bartley, The Marshall Project and VICE News, March 02, 2023
"Wyoming Supreme Court protects abortion access," by Hanna Merzbach, Wyoming Public Radio, January 06, 2026
"Medical Examiners Warn That Controversial Lung Float Test Could Be Dangerous," by Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, December 29, 2025
"Trump’s base growing impatient on abortion pill action," by Joseph Choi, The Hill, December 21, 2025
"Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after court reverses a judge’s earlier decision," by Jack Dura, Associated Press, November 21, 2025
"South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the US as opponents keep pushing limits," by Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press, November 16, 2025
