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Federal judges have issued contradicting orders about whether mifepristone — one of two drugs used to induce a medication abortion — can be legally distributed....

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Amanda Zurawski never wanted to be here. Neither did Lauren Miller. Nor did Lauren Hall or Anna Zargarian....

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When Kansas voted two-to-one against a proposal that would have said there was no right to an abortion in the state, the resounding victory suggested that abortion bans are a losing issue. But it wasn’t clear whether that argument could apply to red states beyond Kansas.

Now comes the next test: Kentucky, which is already enforcing a near-total ban on the procedure. ...

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Senate Republicans quickly distanced themselves from a national abortion ban introduced Tuesday by South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham. The bill, which seems unlikely to become law, would ban abortions across the country for people beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Graham — who as recently as a month ago said abortion policy should be left up to the states — portrayed his bill as a compromise federal policy that does not prohibit all abortions, and pointed in particular to its written exceptions for people who become pregnant as a result of rape or incest....

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Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade — the case that guaranteed the right to an abortion — President Joe Biden and the Department of Justice have endorsed a legal theory that could weaken states’ efforts to ban access to medication abortion. Soon after the court’s 6-3 decision was released Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland offered the first clues of how the federal government may attempt to shore up at least some level of abortion protections.

“We stand ready to work with other arms of the federal government that seek to use their lawful authorities to protect and preserve access to reproductive care,” Garland said....