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Legal challenges begin against North Dakota anti-abortion laws
Abortion rights activists filed the first legal challenges Wednesday against North Dakota’s draconian new anti-abortion laws. According to the Associated Press, attorneys for the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in state court challenging a state law requiring that physicians who perform abortions obtain hospital admitting privileges. North Dakota’s…
Only abortion clinic in North Dakota seeks to combat law to close it down
Lawyers for the only abortion clinic in North Dakota launched a legal bid on Wednesday to try and combat a new law that critics say is aimed at closing it down and leaving the state without any abortion providers. The law is one of a raft of anti-abortion measures due…
Under siege: North Dakota’s last abortion clinic fights on
The state capital, Fargo, is home to the last facility offering terminations. And as laws tighten across America, the pro-life movement is starting to scent victory By any standards Tammi Kromenaker does not have an easy job. She runs the Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo, North Dakota, which now…
Judge permanently blocks North Dakota ban on medication for abortions
A North Dakota District Court judge has permanently blocked a state ban on the use of medications for first trimester abortions. According to the RH Reality Check blog, Judge Wickham Corwin announced Thursday that he will be issuing a ruling to block a two-year-old ban on medication abortions on grounds…
North Dakota governor signs nation’s most restrictive abortion ban into law
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) signed a series of bills on Tuesday that ban abortion as early as six weeks and make it much more difficult for abortion doctors to operate a practice, making his state the most restrictive in the nation when it comes to female reproductive rights.…
UPDATE: North Dakota decides to ask voters to pass extreme ‘personhood’ anti-abortion law
North Dakota lawmakers passed a resolution calling for voters to decide on a “personhood” abortion ban Friday afternoon, which would bestow human rights on fertilized eggs on a par with all the rights of U.S. citizens and effectively outlaw abortion and some forms of birth control, according to ThinkProgress.org. The…
North Dakota Senate passes extreme 6-week abortion ban
The North Dakota State Senate voted Friday for a bill that bans abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy, in what looks to be the nation’s most extreme restriction on female reproductive health services yet. The Associated Press noted that H.B. 1456 (PDF) received virtually no debate, and passed…
Youth hockey group gets ‘overwhelming response’ to raffle of 200 guns, including 3 AR-15s
A youth hockey association in North Dakota has halted the sale of tickets for a raffle of 200 guns — including three AR-15 military-style assault rifles — due to “overwhelming” demand. In a note on its website on Thursday, West Fargo Hockey Association said that people interested in the raffle…
North Dakota debates slew of ‘draconian’ anti-abortion bills
The state rated one of the worst for access to women’s reproductive services, is debating introducing ‘draconian’ bills A new front in the battle over abortion and reproductive rights has opened in North Dakota, where state lawmakers are holding hearings into a series of draconian anti-abortion bills. The state, one…
Attempted suicide suspected after student shoots self at N.D. school
A high school student at the school in the small town of Fairmount, North Dakota is suspected of attempting suicide after he brought a gun to class and reportedly shot himself. Principal Jay Townsend said the boy, whose name was not released, shot himself at about 8:30 a.m., but did…
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