Justices to Hear Challenge to Trump Abortion Gag Rule
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to resolve a circuit split over a Trump administration rule denying federal funding to clinics that refer women for abortions.
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Minnesota Man Faces Murder Charge in Attack on Rural Clinic
A man who bombed a rural Minnesota clinic and shot five staff members on Tuesday has been charged with second-degree murder.
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Police: Multiple People Shot at Minnesota Clinic; 1 Arrested
Multiple people were shot at a Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday and a suspect was taken into custody afterward, police said.
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Arkansas Providers Make Last-Ditch Effort to Block Abortion Restrictions
The federal judge who temporarily blocked enforcement of a set of Arkansas abortion restrictions is once again being asked to rule on whether the four anti-abortion laws tangled up in court for years should finally take effect as early as Tuesday.
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Panel Upholds 17-Year Sentence for Veteran Who Fired Gun in VA Clinic
A veteran who fired a gun inside a Florida VA clinic was not entitled to another mental competency hearing before his 17-year sentence was handed down by a federal court, an 11th Circuit panel held Monday.
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Veteran Asks Panel to Overturn Conviction for Firing Gun in VA Clinic
An attorney for a veteran sentenced to 17 years in prison for firing a gun inside a Florida VA clinic asked an 11th Circuit panel Thursday to reverse his conviction based on claims of mental incompetence.
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Lone Missouri Abortion Clinic Allowed to Stay Open
Missouri wrongfully withheld Planned Parenthood’s license for the state’s only abortion clinic, an administrative panel ruled Friday.
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Dutch Woman Loses Bid for Abortion Pill Without Clinic Visit
A Dutch court rejected a case that sought to allow women in the Netherlands to receive abortion-inducing medication by mail instead of at a clinic.
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Clinics Praise Block of Abortion Gag Rule in Maryland
Abortion rights advocates are applauding a limited but strongly worded ruling out of Maryland that blocked a Trump administration policy barring federally funded clinics from referring women for abortions.
Read moreMissouri Panel Wraps Hearing on Fate of Lone Abortion Clinic
The closely watched hearing to decide whether Missouri’s sole abortion clinic can keep its license wrapped up Thursday with the emotional testimony of the clinic’s director of surgical services.
Read moreAbortion Clinic Chief Pushes Back Against Missouri in License Dispute
The chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of St. Louis defended her clinic’s quality of patient care on the third day of an administrative hearing to determine the fate of Missouri’s last remaining abortion facility.
Read morePanel to Decide Fate of Only Abortion Clinic in Missouri
Planned Parenthood took its fight to keep Missouri’s lone abortion clinic open to state administrators on Monday, arguing that an investigation into failed abortions did not uncover any safety issues.
Read moreThird Circuit OKs Buffer Zones for Anti-Abortion Protesters
The Third Circuit ruled unanimously Friday that a Pittsburgh buffer-zone ordinance that puts space between clinics and anti-abortion activists does not violate the protesters’ rights.
Read moreMissouri Judge Extends License for Lone Abortion Clinic
A Missouri judge issued an order Monday extending Planned Parenthood’s license through the end of the week, giving the state’s only abortion clinic time to appeal its licensing denial on the administrative level.
Read moreMissouri Denies License for State’s Last Abortion Clinic
Missouri officially denied Planned Parenthood’s license on Friday, but a St. Louis judge kept a preliminary injunction in place allowing the state’s only remaining abortion clinic to stay open for now.
Read moreACLU Challenges Ohio Heartbeat Abortion Law
Abortion providers represented by the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday over Ohio’s new law banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which mirrors legislation passed recently in several other states.
Read moreFull Sixth Circuit Allows Ohio to Block Abortion Clinic Funds
The en banc Sixth Circuit ruled 11-6 Tuesday that Ohio can withhold funding for public health programs from abortion providers, most notably Planned Parenthood.
Read moreNorth Dakota Clinic Merger Hits Eighth Circuit
A panel of Eighth Circuit judges grappled Tuesday with the question of whether two of the largest health care providers in North Dakota should be allowed to merge amid concerns the deal will result in a monopoly detrimental to patients in the Bismark area.
Read moreFull Sixth Circuit Takes Up Abortion Clinic Funding
The decision of a Sixth Circuit panel to strike down an Ohio law that revokes health care funding from abortion providers was debated before the en banc court on Wednesday.
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