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Abortion rights supporters rally outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis on May 31, 2019. At the time, it was the last location in Missouri performing abortions. The state's abortion ban took effect soon after the Dobbs decision in 2022.

A year after Supreme Court's abortion decision, Planned Parenthood announces layoffs

5:55pm May 23, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back abortion rights, the nation's most prominent abortion provider says it will rethink its structure and cut staff.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was sent a "cease and desist" letter last week asking him to stop making what an attorney for Indiana abortion provider Dr. Caitlin Bernard describes as defamatory statements. Rokita's office responded that "no false o

Indiana's AG could face a lawsuit by the abortion provider for 10-year-old rape victim

6:16pm July 19, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

Dr. Caitlin Bernard has threatened to sue Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita for "false and misleading statements" he made after she provided a medication abortion for the girl from Ohio.

A patrol car is stationed outside the home of deceased Ulrich Klopfer in Crete, Ill., on Sept. 19, 2019. Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill presided over the mass burial Wednesday of the remains of more than 2,400 fetuses found last year at the suburban

National

Thousands Of Fetal Remains, Found After Abortion Provider's Death, Buried In Indiana

8:49pm February 12, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

The 2,411 fetal remains were buried in a single donated grave in South Bend, Ind., during a service presided over by Indiana's Republican attorney general, Curtis Hill.

Kathy Kleinfeld opened Houston Women's Reproductive Services, which offers medication abortions, because she saw a need for more flexible scheduling.

Health & Safety

For Supporters Of Abortion Access, Troubling Trends In Texas

9:32am November 18, 2019

by Ashley Lopez

Three years after winning a big legal battle, abortion providers still find themselves losing the ground war when it comes to keeping clinics open across the huge, populous state.

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#NPRreads: Jihadist Culture, Turkish Delight And A Christian Abortion Provider

6:36pm December 04, 2015

by Laura Wagner

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