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Thousands of protesters march around the Arizona Capitol in protest after the Supreme Court decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision Friday, June 24, 2022, in Phoenix. An Arizona Supreme Court ruling, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, allowing enforcement of an abortion ban is the latest action to elevate abortion as a key political issue this year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here's what's happening in other states
By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press
Fri,04/12/24-10:38AM , 241 Reads
Developments this week in Arizona underscored something that was already apparent about the 2024 elections in the United States: Abortion is going to loom large as an issue in state and federal elections — including the pres
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The Missouri State Capitol stands on Sept. 16, 2022, in Jefferson City, Mo. A Missouri lawmaker has introduced legislation in Feb. 2024, to spell out that the state’s judges can grant divorces even when one spouse is pregnant. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

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Why Missouri currently doesn't allow pregnant women to be legally divorced
By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press
Fri,03/01/24-8:03AM , 1079 Reads
A Missouri lawmaker has introduced legislation to clarify that the state’s judges can grant divorces even when one spouse is pregnant.

The notion that they can’t already has sparked anger from people who see it as an antiquated policy that controls women unfairly, possibly trapping them in abusive marriages.
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Activists mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, by displaying neon signage in support of abortion access in front of the Supreme Court on June 23, 2023, in Washington. A report finds the total number of monthly abortions in the U.S. increased after state bans started kicking in in 2022. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

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About as many abortions are happening in the US monthly as before Roe was overturned, report finds
By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press
Wed,02/28/24-7:30AM , 304 Reads
The number of abortions performed each month is about the same as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion more than a year and a half ago, a new report finds.
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Supporters of Issue 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment, attend a rally in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 8, 2023. Some state governments and a federal agency are moving to block companies from selling geolocation data that shows who's been to abortion providers, among other places. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)

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State governments looking to protect health-related data as it's used in abortion battle
By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press
Fri,02/16/24-11:19PM , 134 Reads
Some state governments and federal regulators were already moving to keep individuals' reproductive health information private when a U.S. senator’s report last week offered a new jolt, describing how cellphone location data was used to send millions of anti-abortion ads to people who visited Planned Parenthood offices.
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