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495 ABA Journal Abortion articles.

Murder charge is dropped against woman accused of buying drug online to end her pregnancy

The district attorney in Albany, Georgia, has dropped a murder charge against a woman accused of ending her pregnancy with a drug she bought online without a prescription. Dougherty County District Attorney Greg Edwards said he wouldn’t prosecute for murder because Georgia law does not appear to allow prosecution of…

Jun 11, 2015 7:17 AM CDT

Res judicata dooms challenge to surgical center provision of Texas abortion law, 5th Circuit says

A federal appeals court has ruled that plaintiffs challenging a surgical center requirement for Texas abortion clinics should have brought the claim in a prior suit challenging other parts of the law. The per curiam panel decision (PDF) on Tuesday by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…

Jun 10, 2015 9:53 AM CDT

First Amendment protects anti-abortion activist’s satirical use of NAACP name, 4th Circuit rules

A federal appeals court has ruled that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People can’t use trademark law to stop an anti-abortion activist from substituting “abortion” for “advancement” in the NAACP name. The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday on behalf of the Radiance…

May 21, 2015 11:44 AM CDT

Loretta Lynch is confirmed as attorney general

Updated: The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Loretta Lynch as U.S. attorney general after a vote earlier today to end debate on her nomination. Lynch, who served as the Brooklyn U.S. attorney, is the first black woman to be attorney general. Ten Republicans voted with Democrats to approve…

Apr 23, 2015 12:54 PM CDT

Loretta Lynch’s nomination for attorney general moves forward

The U.S. Senate has scheduled a Thursday vote on the nomination of Loretta Lynch to replace Eric Holder as attorney general. Lynch’s nomination moved forward after the Senate reached a deal on a human trafficking bill, report the New York Times, the Associated Press and the National Law Journal. Senate…

Apr 22, 2015 9:01 AM CDT

New Kansas abortion law is the first to ban common ‘dismemberment’ procedure

Kansas has become the first state in the nation to enact an abortion law that bans a common second-trimester procedure that abortion opponents call “dismemberment abortion.” Gov. Sam Brownback signed the bill on Tuesday; the law is set to take effect on July 1, report the Associated Press and the…

Apr 8, 2015 10:04 AM CDT

Doctors question required advice to women in new Arizona abortion law

A new Arizona law requires doctors to tell patients receiving drug-induced abortions that the procedure may be reversible, though many doctors question whether the advice is supported by scientific study. The new provision is part of legislation intended to prevent health plans offered through the federal insurance exchange in Arizona…

Apr 1, 2015 10:38 AM CDT

Indiana woman gets 20-year sentence for feticide based on claim she illegally ended her pregnancy

A Granger, Indiana, woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday for using illegal means to end her pregnancy. Purvi Patel, 33, was convicted of feticide for ending the pregnancy and child neglect for failing to get help for the newborn, report the South Bend Tribune, NBC News…

Apr 1, 2015 8:51 AM CDT

ACLU asks judge to block Alabama law authorizing appointment of lawyers for fetuses

The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge on Wednesday to block an Alabama law authorizing judges to appoint a lawyer for the fetus when minors ask a judge for permission to have an abortion. The ACLU suit, filed on behalf of Reproductive Health Services in Montgomery, contends the…

Mar 19, 2015 11:32 AM CDT

Loretta Lynch’s attorney general nomination ‘is being held hostage,’ editorial says

More than four months after Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch was nominated for U.S. attorney general, the Senate has yet to schedule a vote on her confirmation. The New York Times editorial board doesn’t approve of the delay. Her confirmation, the board said in an editorial, “is being held hostage…

Mar 17, 2015 9:46 AM CDT

4th Circuit Agrees to Hear Pregnancy Center Case En Banc

The Richmond, Va.-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to rehear en banc a case involving a law that requires anti-abortion pregnancy centers to post ads encouraging clients to consult with medical professionals. The court set a Dec. 6 oral argument date for the rehearing after a divided…

Aug 16, 2012 5:28 PM CDT

Meet Jane Roberts, Chief Justice’s Spouse

Jane Sullivan Roberts has BigLaw experience, a master’s degree in applied mathematics and a law degree from Georgetown. She is the wife of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., the Huffington Post reports. According to the story headline, she “breaks the mold of Supreme Court wives.” The story recounts her…

Aug 10, 2012 12:05 PM CDT

9th Circuit Temporarily Blocks Arizona Abortion Law

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked enforcement of a controversial new Arizona law that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. On Wednesday, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted (PDF) a request by opponents of the new law to temporarily halt enforcement of…

Aug 2, 2012 10:12 PM CDT

Citing Evidence of Fetal Pain at 20 Weeks, US Judge Allows Ariz. Late-Term Abortion Ban

A federal judge in Arizona has refused to grant an injunction to stop an Arizona late-term abortion ban from taking effect, saying lawmakers had a legitimate interest in limiting abortions past 20 weeks’ gestational age partly because of evidence that the fetus can feel pain. U.S. District Judge James Teilborg…

Jul 31, 2012 12:25 PM CDT

Anonymous Justices Say Supreme Court Collegiality Will Return in the Fall

Updated: The Supreme Court’s divisions over the Obama administration’s health care law aren’t likely to last into the next term, according to justices who spoke to a legal publication. The justices spoke to the National Law Journal on condition of anonymity. One justice said the term was “certainly hard,” but…

Jul 16, 2012 2:27 PM CDT

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Abortion

Murder charge is dropped against woman accused of buying drug online to end her pregnancy

Res judicata dooms challenge to surgical center provision of Texas abortion law, 5th Circuit says

First Amendment protects anti-abortion activist’s satirical use of NAACP name, 4th Circuit rules

Loretta Lynch is confirmed as attorney general

Loretta Lynch’s nomination for attorney general moves forward

New Kansas abortion law is the first to ban common ‘dismemberment’ procedure

Doctors question required advice to women in new Arizona abortion law

Indiana woman gets 20-year sentence for feticide based on claim she illegally ended her pregnancy

ACLU asks judge to block Alabama law authorizing appointment of lawyers for fetuses

Loretta Lynch’s attorney general nomination ‘is being held hostage,’ editorial says

4th Circuit Agrees to Hear Pregnancy Center Case En Banc

Meet Jane Roberts, Chief Justice’s Spouse

9th Circuit Temporarily Blocks Arizona Abortion Law

Citing Evidence of Fetal Pain at 20 Weeks, US Judge Allows Ariz. Late-Term Abortion Ban

Anonymous Justices Say Supreme Court Collegiality Will Return in the Fall

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