Sarah McCammon

Sarah McCammon appears in the following:

Doctors rally to defend abortion provider Caitlin Bernard after she was censured

Saturday, June 03, 2023

Hundreds of Indiana doctors across specialties say a decision by the state's Medical Licensing Board to reprimand Dr. Caitlin Bernard sets a dangerous precedent about what doctors can and can't say.

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Indiana reprimands doctor who spoke publicly about providing 10-year-old's abortion

Friday, May 26, 2023

Caitlin Bernard, an Indiana OB-GYN, has been under scrutiny from her state's Republican attorney general since speaking out about the impact of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

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A year after Supreme Court's abortion decision, Planned Parenthood announces layoffs

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back abortion rights, the nation's most prominent abortion provider says it will rethink its structure and cut staff.

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More women sue Texas saying the state's anti-abortion laws harmed them

Monday, May 22, 2023

More women who say they were put in danger by Texas' abortion bans are joining a lawsuit that seek to force the state to clarify medical exceptions in the laws.

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With growing abortion restrictions, Democrats push for over-the-counter birth control

Monday, May 22, 2023

With abortion increasingly restricted in many states, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), hopes to persuade Republicans to back insurance coverage for over-the-counter birth control.

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He helped craft the 'bounty hunter' abortion law in Texas. He's just getting started

Monday, May 08, 2023

The attorney Jonathan Mitchell is known for leveraging the law to achieve his conservative clients' goals — regardless of the potential political fallout.

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In New Mexico, anti-abortion activists take abortion restrictions local

Saturday, April 29, 2023

New Mexico is at the heart of a fight over abortion rights that's pitting local anti-abortion ordinances against state officials who support abortion rights.

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Generic abortion pill manufacturer sues FDA in effort to preserve access

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

GenBioPro, which makes a generic form of mifepristone, is suing the FDA seeking to preserve access to the drug amidst ongoing federal litigation.

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Without Supreme Court intervention, abortion pill could be heavily restricted

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

An administrative stay from the Supreme Court in a federal abortion pill case out of Texas expires late Wednesday, once again putting access to mifepristone in jeopardy.

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Mifepristone is on the market today, but that could change tomorrow

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

With an administrative stay from the Supreme Court set to expire late Wednesday, the future of access to the abortion pill mifepristone is uncertain.

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Why anti-abortion groups are citing the ideas of a 19th-century 'vice reformer'

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Anthony Comstock pushed Congress to crack down on what he saw as harmful vices, such as pornography and contraception. An 1873 law named for him has appeared in recent court battles over abortion.

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What is the 19th century Act being cited as a basis for blocking the abortion pill?

Sunday, April 16, 2023

The 19th century Comstock Act, which outlawed the distribution of "obscene" materials, including contraception, is being cited as a basis for blocking the mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone.

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U.S. appeals court preserves mifepristone approval, but with limitations

Thursday, April 13, 2023

A U.S. appeals court ruling ratchets approval of the abortion pill mifepristone from 10 weeks of pregnancy down to seven weeks and says that — for now — the drug can no longer be sent in the mail.

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Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to restore full access to abortion pill

Thursday, April 13, 2023

The Justice Department is seeking emergency relief from the U.S. Supreme Court in a Texas case involving limited access to the abortion drug mifepristone.

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U.S. appeals court preserves partial access to abortion pill, but with tighter rules

Thursday, April 13, 2023

The Biden administration had asked the higher court to stay a decision from a Texas judge while the appeal plays out.

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Federal appeals court preserves limited access to the abortion pill mifepristone

Thursday, April 13, 2023

A federal appeals court will allow partial access to the abortion drug mifepristone while a high-profile federal case plays out, but with new limitations on how the drug can be dispensed.

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Documents in abortion pill lawsuit raise questions about ex-husband's claims

Monday, April 10, 2023

A Texas man is suing three women he says helped his ex-wife obtain an abortion "without even his knowledge." Experts say documents related to the case suggest he might have known ahead of time.

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What's next for the abortion pill mifepristone?

Monday, April 10, 2023

Access to mifepristone, a medication that is used in about half of all abortions nationwide, hangs in the balance of two contradictory court rulings. A date with the Supreme Court is all but certain.

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With abortion pill access uncertain, states strike deals to stock up

Monday, April 10, 2023

California, Washington state, New York and Massachusetts are stockpiling misoprostol and mifepristone, both of which are used in abortion regimens.

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The future availability of abortion pills remains uncertain after conflicting rulings

Monday, April 10, 2023

A conflicting and confusing set of federal court rulings Friday is leaving abortion providers in the U.S. uncertain about the future availability of abortion pills.

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