Arizona reinstates abortion ban law from 1864
State supreme court upholds civil war-era law written before Arizona was a state and women could vote
Roe v Wade
1973 Roe v Wade court decision that recognised women’s constitutional right to abortion in US
Donald Trump says abortion law should be left to states
Former US president declines to endorse national ban but takes credit for overturning Roe v Wade
Whatever happened to Kamala Harris? ‘They have kept her away from public appearances’
Whatever about Harris’s gifts as a communicator it is undeniable that she is at present a more cogent and powerful orator than either Biden or Trump
US singer Olivia Rodrigo ‘stops distribution’ of morning-after pill at shows amid widening abortion bans
Rodrigo’s team reportedly insisting abortion-access groups no longer pass out lubrication, condoms and emergency contraceptive pill because children are attending concerts
Maureen Dowd: I remember having a flash of gratitude that I lived in the US and not Ireland
Religious fanatics on the supreme court have yanked the United States back to back alleys
Abortion in the US: a year since Roe v Wade was overturned, rights are complex, contested and often unclear
Terminations banned in more than a dozen states while others have enshrined right to access in their constitutions
North Carolina bans abortion at 12 weeks, overriding Democratic governor’s veto
Move deals a fresh blow to one of the last bastions of abortion access in the south
Abortion pill to remain available in US but with restrictions
Measures include in-person doctor visits and limiting use to first seven weeks of pregnancy
Biden announces new measures to protect access to medical abortion
US president says he will continue to defend women’s right to choose on 50th anniversary of original Roe v Wade court ruling
Hundreds march to mark 10th anniversary of the death of Savita Halappanavar
Activists have pledged to campaign for a permanent memorial to the woman whose death galvanised the Repeal movement
Biden vows to use veto if Republicans win Congress and try to ban abortion
US Democratic president promises to sign a law to codify abortion rights in January if Democrats triumph in November elections
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