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    <title>NPR: abortion bans</title>
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      <title>Abortion providers — and patients — are on the move, as state laws keep shifting</title>
      <description>Clinics in states where most abortions are legal, such as Kansas and Illinois, are reporting an influx of inquiries from patients hundreds of miles away — and are expanding in response.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/09/17/nx-s1-5114359/abortion-rates-guttmacher-planned-parenthood-ban-states</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5000x3335+0+0/resize/5000x3335!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F12%2Fa8%2F671000144f03961e174a2875056c%2Fgettyimages-1246466777.jpg' alt='Anti-abortion protesters march past the Planned Parenthood in Bloomington, Ind., after the Rally for Life march in January 2023. The facility offers birth control and testing for sexually transmitted diseases now that abortion is banned in Indiana.'/><p>Clinics in states where most abortions are legal, such as Kansas and Illinois, are reporting an influx of inquiries from patients hundreds of miles away — and are expanding in response.</p><p>(Image credit: Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5114359' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Bram Sable-Smith</dc:creator>
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      <title>New rules are in the works about abortion bans in Texas. Almost nobody&apos;s happy.</title>
      <description>The Texas Medical Board has drafted guidelines for doctors to decide when an abortion is necessary and legal under the state&apos;s strict ban. The rules were widely panned at a recent public hearing.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 08:00:10 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/05/25/g-s1-550/abortion-bans-proposed-rules-texas-medical-board</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5247x3935+328+0/resize/5247x3935!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb1%2F9a%2F751c6aa7473f883e5cbbb95d085d%2Fgettyimages-1958541075.jpg' alt='The "Rally for Life" march at the Texas State Capitol in Austin in January. Even groups that oppose abortion are asking for more clarity on exceptions to the state's abortion bans.'/><p>The Texas Medical Board has drafted guidelines for doctors to decide when an abortion is necessary and legal under the state's strict ban. The rules were widely panned at a recent public hearing.</p><p>(Image credit: Suzanne Cordiero)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-550' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Selena Simmons-Duffin</dc:creator>
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      <title>Despite state bans, abortions nationwide are up, driven by telehealth</title>
      <description>Telehealth accounts for 19% of all abortions, new research finds. And while the number of abortions did plummet in ban states, overall abortions across the country are up.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 09:00:32 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/14/1251086997/abortion-increase-research-wecount-telehealth</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/13/gettyimages-2107842325-ad4d3e551624450ee470100a0c1551ff0b051d87.jpg' alt='Abortion rights activists at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on March 26, the day the case about the abortion drug mifepristone was heard. The number of abortions in the U.S. increased, a study says, surprising researchers.'/><p>Telehealth accounts for 19% of all abortions, new research finds. And while the number of abortions did plummet in ban states, overall abortions across the country are up.</p><p>(Image credit: Drew Angerer)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1251086997' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Elissa Nadworny </dc:creator>
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      <title>Medical residents are starting to avoid states with abortion bans, data shows</title>
      <description>A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools this year were less likely to apply for residencies across specialties in states with restrictions on abortion.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 08:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/09/1250057657/medical-residents-starting-avoid-states-abortion-bans</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/08/gettyimages-2079452103-7a423a86d0ef94fcedced9fa97d81c05f2f88a7d.jpg' alt='The Match Day ceremony at the University of California, Irvine, on March 15. Match Day is the day when medical students seeking residency and fellowship training positions find out their options. Increasingly, medical students are choosing to go to states that don't restrict abortion.'/><p>A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools this year were less likely to apply for residencies across specialties in states with restrictions on abortion.</p><p>(Image credit: Jeff Gritchen)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1250057657' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Julie Rovner</dc:creator>
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      <title>Why is a 6-week abortion ban nearly a total ban? It&apos;s about how we date a pregnancy</title>
      <description>The time a person has to decide whether to have an abortion in Florida and other states with six-week abortion bans is at most two weeks. Why? It&apos;s has to do with how we date early pregnancy.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 09:47:27 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/01/1248416546/6-week-abortion-ban-explainer-pregnancy-lmp</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/01/gettyimages-1247819144-633d566d9c6b5b1345aa7333dddffb8b05fe038e.jpg' alt='The medical community dates pregnancy to the first day of a woman's last period, even though fertilization generally happens two weeks after that. It's a long-standing practice but a confusing one.'/><p>The time a person has to decide whether to have an abortion in Florida and other states with six-week abortion bans is at most two weeks. Why? It's has to do with how we date early pregnancy.</p><p>(Image credit: Nikola Stojadinovic)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1248416546' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Selena Simmons-Duffin</dc:creator>
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      <title>What counts as an exception to South Dakota&apos;s abortion ban? A video may soon explain</title>
      <description>South Dakota allows doctors to terminate a pregnancy only if a patient&apos;s life is in jeopardy. Lawmakers say a government-created video would clarify what that exception actually means.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 05:00:11 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/27/1234056635/abortion-ban-south-dakota-ectopic-pregnancy-miscarriage-life-of-mother</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/02/26/sd-abortion02-3ab9f99ee51afef4970edfd93e33a14649028348.jpg' alt='ProLife Across America, a national nonprofit, has placed multiple anti-abortion billboards in Rapid City, South Dakota.'/><p>South Dakota allows doctors to terminate a pregnancy only if a patient's life is in jeopardy. Lawmakers say a government-created video would clarify what that exception actually means.</p><p>(Image credit: Arielle Zionts)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1234056635' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Arielle Zionts</dc:creator>
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      <title>A woman who sued Texas for access to abortion seeks a procedure out of state instead</title>
      <description>Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two, is ill and carrying a fetus with a genetic condition that is almost always fatal. She decided to leave Texas to get an abortion.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:59:21 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/11/1218625460/texas-woman-who-sued-state-for-abortion-travels-out-of-state-for-procedure-inste</link>
      <guid>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/11/1218625460/texas-woman-who-sued-state-for-abortion-travels-out-of-state-for-procedure-inste</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/11/katecoxvert_vert-c7cd8580d512eb7ea4d8e3ceb166572f1679699e.jpg' alt='Kate Cox is about 21 weeks pregnant and her fetus has a condition that is almost always fatal. She is also having problems with her own health that has sent her to the emergency room multiple times.'/><p>Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two, is ill and carrying a fetus with a genetic condition that is almost always fatal. She decided to leave Texas to get an abortion.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1218625460' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Selena Simmons-Duffin</dc:creator>
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      <title>Women fight abortion bans in 3 more states with legal actions</title>
      <description>Patients and doctors in Tennessee, Idaho and Oklahoma are taking legal action against state abortion bans. Women told dramatic stories of dangerous pregnancies and delayed care.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:45:33 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/13/1199057631/lawsuits-abortion-bans-idaho-tennessee-oklahoma</link>
      <guid>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/13/1199057631/lawsuits-abortion-bans-idaho-tennessee-oklahoma</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/09/13/nicole.blackmon.1-34203e431611b9e25010f088b948543e78949d3f.jpg' alt='Nicole Blackmon says she is mourning two children, the teenager she lost to gun violence and her stillborn baby. She is suing Tennessee because she says abortion bans interfered with her care.'/><p>Patients and doctors in Tennessee, Idaho and Oklahoma are taking legal action against state abortion bans. Women told dramatic stories of dangerous pregnancies and delayed care.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1199057631' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Selena Simmons-Duffin</dc:creator>
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      <title>New state abortion numbers show increases in some surprising places</title>
      <description>What happened to abortion numbers since Roe v. Wade fell? The Guttmacher Institute has new state-by-state numbers that show people are traveling for the procedure.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/07/1198016238/abortion-numbers-state-map-guttmacher-dobbs</link>
      <guid>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/07/1198016238/abortion-numbers-state-map-guttmacher-dobbs</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/09/06/seamus-abortion-change-20230906-c1bd86f88a1d7a2de2c760c3b1c56fe2a8aecbaa.png' alt='undefined'/><p>What happened to abortion numbers since Roe v. Wade fell? The Guttmacher Institute has new state-by-state numbers that show people are traveling for the procedure.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1198016238' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Selena Simmons-Duffin</dc:creator>
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      <title>To expand abortion access in Texas, a lawmaker gets creative</title>
      <description>Starting Sept. 1, limited abortion care will be legal in Texas in two pregnancy circumstances. Getting that through the conservative Texas legislature required &quot;masterful and discreet&quot; lawmaking.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 05:00:23 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/22/1195115865/texas-abortion-bans-softened-quietly</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Starting Sept. 1, limited abortion care will be legal in Texas in two pregnancy circumstances. Getting that through the conservative Texas legislature required "masterful and discreet" lawmaking.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1195115865' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Selena Simmons-Duffin</dc:creator>
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