Alabama’s passageof thenation’sstrictest abortion law isthe latest bid by states in the South and Midwest to stake out a legal challenge on a highlyemotional, and controversial topic.
Author: Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY
Abortion bills at nexus of national debate among states
Alabama’s passageof thenation’sstrictest abortion law isthe latest bid by states in the South and Midwest to stake out a legal challenge on a highlyemotional, and controversial topic.
Houston braces for more flooding; Louisiana declares state of emergency
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Feds charge suspect in Poway synagogue killing with 109 counts of hate crimes
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Ohio is the latest state to pass a ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill. Could the legal challenges eventually overturn Roe v. Wade?
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Families of Parkland school shooting victims file lawsuits charging negligence
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