abortion
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Jodi Hunt, 45, discussed abortion with Mr. Talarico at the town hall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Puerto has written about how she got pregnant in 2022 and had no clear way to leave the state for an abortion, especially since she was helping to take care of her ailing mother.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
They added that "all major abortion providers offer counselling and advice on the options available".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Rather than a typical medical clinic, it provides women with access to resources, including pills, and a space to be able to seek support or carry out the pharmacological abortion.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
We thought about an abortion, but it was illegal, and the only woman we had heard of who did abortions was supposedly connected with the police department.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
Puerto focuses on a more common scenario: As documented in “The Turnaway Study,” people who seek and are denied abortions are likely to struggle with poverty, debt, underemployment, and troubles with physical and mental health.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Some Texans have been able to get abortions by leaving the state or ordering abortion medication online.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
For Steinem, though, it became a passion only after she covered a meeting during which women opened up about their illegal abortions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
In other cases reported in US media, cops used Flock to track women who had abortions -- illegal in several US states.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
No one had an abortion without regret, she thought; abortions were an action of last resort, when there was no better option.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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