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Lawsuit Challenges Law Shielding Doctors Prescribing Abortion Pills Via Telemedicine

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was …

Virginia Judge to Decide Whether Frozen Embryos Are Property With Monetary Value

A trial is underway in Virginia that will determine whether state law allows frozen embryos to be considered property that can be divided up and assigned a monetary value. Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Dontae Bugg heard arguments last Thursday …

Vermont Law Shields Providers of Abortion Medication, Gender Affirming Services

Vermont’s Republican governor signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law Wednesday that are the first in the country to include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws …