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Strict abortion bans in nearby states are contributing to a significant increase in the number of out-of-state residents coming to Florida for the procedure in recent years.
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The fight has resurfaced long-brewing ruptures, especially in Republican-leaning or closely divided states, where some activists worry that failing to include such limits will sink chances of passing abortion protections.
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Anti-abortion groups have lost seven consecutive elections on state ballot measures about abortion. They say they’re unfazed and plan to keep focusing on lawmakers and state courts to notch wins.
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The report found that the numbers fell to nearly zero in states with bans. But it found the numbers surged elsewhere, particularly in the states near those with bans — like Florida.
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After decades of declines, data show teen pregnancy rates are starting to plateau. Experts cite the reversal of Roe, efforts to suspend sex ed in schools and higher rates of youth mental health issues.
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Stark, plaintive testimony from women denied abortion care represents the start of “the 50-year fight to get rid of Dobbs,” one historian says.
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The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds the majority of those who live in states that have barred abortion say they believe it should be available for at least six weeks.
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The state's abortion bans make no exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies. Two women had devastating pregnancy diagnoses — one could leave the state for an abortion, and the other could not.
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It's already harder to get an abortion in many places and access is likely to be limited more with the passage of new laws. What happens in Florida could have an especially big impact.
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Reproductive health organizations and advocacy groups say one-time emergency grants have ended and individual and foundation giving has dropped off this year.