Samantha Kamman

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  Jul 1, 2022

  Ohio Supreme Court lets Ohio's 6-week abortion ban go into effect

  The Ohio Supreme Court has refused a request from Planned Parenthood and abortion providers to block the state's law banning abortions after about six weeks of gestation, which went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade last Friday. 

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  Jul 1, 2022

  Corporations announce plans to pay for employees' abortion travel after Roe's reversal

  Dozens of corporations and employers have announced that they will cover the cost for employees to travel to other states to get abortions as the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade last Friday enables several states to ban or restrict abortion. 

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  Jun 30, 2022

  Nancy Pelosi reportedly received communion at Vatican despite abortion advocacy

  U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., whose Roman Catholic archbishop barred her from receiving communion due to her public advocacy for abortion, reportedly received communion at the Vatican on Wednesday after meeting with Pope Francis.

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  Jun 29, 2022

  Archie Battersbee's parents win appeal, granted new hearing to block removal of son's life support

  The parents of Archie Battersbee have won the right to a new hearing to determine whether their 12-year-old son can continue on life support after a judge ruled that a London hospital could discontinue the boy's care. 

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  Jun 28, 2022

  Major retail chains ration Plan B as states enact abortion bans after overturn of Roe v. Wade

  Major retailers are reportedly rationing the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B due to an apparent spike in demand as states begin enacting abortion bans after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 opinion that legalized abortion nationwide.

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  Jun 28, 2022

  Democratic senators press Biden to use 'full force' of federal government to protect abortion

  Dozens of Democratic U.S. Senators are pressing President Joe Biden to use his authority to defend abortion access after several states enacted policies to ban or restrict abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. 

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  Jun 28, 2022

  Undercover abortion facility footage highlights abuses against women, prompts ethics complaint

  A pro-life organization’s investigation into a Washington, DC, abortion facility already under fire for killing five full-term babies believed to have been born alive has raised concerns about how the facility handles such children and obtains consent from patients.

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  Jun 27, 2022

  From praise to grief: How Christian denominations reacted to Supreme Court's abortion ruling

  Christian denominations reacted in various ways after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide in a Friday ruling upholding a Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. 

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  Jun 27, 2022

  Parents allowed to appeal after judge rules 12-year-old boy can be taken off life support

  The parents of a 12-year-old boy on life support in the United Kingdom are preparing for a Court of Appeal hearing this week as they seek to overturn a ruling from a lower court judge who determined doctors could discontinue their son's care. 

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  Jun 24, 2022

  'We will fight': Planned Parenthood protests as pro-life groups celebrate Supreme Court overturning 49 years of Roe

  Planned Parenthood has vowed to continue its fight and expand access to abortion state by state after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe. v. Wade Friday in a vote of 6-3 and returned abortion laws back to individual states to decide.