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Explainer-Alabama's highest court ruled frozen embryos are people. What is next?

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos created and stored for in vitro fertilization (IVF) are children under a state law allowing parents to sue for

Explainer-Alabama's highest court ruled frozen embryos are people. What is next?
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Virginia sued over guidance on transgender public school students

Two transgender Virginia public school students on Thursday sued the state over recent guidance that prevents transgender students from competing on sports teams

Virginia sued over guidance on transgender public school students
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Florida top court weighs letting voters decide abortion rights amendment

Florida's attorney general on Wednesday urged the state's highest court to block voters from deciding whether to amend the state constitution to protect abortion,

Florida top court weighs letting voters decide abortion rights amendment
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U.S. publisher retracts studies cited by Texas judge in suspending abortion pill's approval

A U.S. scientific publisher has retracted two studies, largely due to their methodology, that a Texas judge cited last year in his ruling suspending federal approval of

U.S. publisher retracts studies cited by Texas judge in suspending abortion pill's approval
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South Carolina woman sues over state's six-week abortion ban

A South Carolina woman, along with Planned Parenthood, on Monday filed a lawsuit asking a court to rule that state's abortion ban applies after about nine weeks of

South Carolina woman sues over state's six-week abortion ban
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Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules

The U.S. government cannot enforce federal guidance in Texas requiring emergency room doctors to perform abortions if necessary to stabilize emergency room patients, a

Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules
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Bayer wins latest Roundup cancer trial, ending losing streak

Bayer has won a trial in a lawsuit brought by a California man who said he developed cancer from exposure to its Roundup weedkiller, ending what had been a five-trial

Bayer wins latest Roundup cancer trial, ending losing streak
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Lawsuits claiming Tylenol causes autism lack scientific support, judge finds

A judge has barred expert witnesses from testifying that Johnson & Johnson spin-off Kenvue's painkiller Tylenol can cause autism if mothers take it during pregnancy,

Lawsuits claiming Tylenol causes autism lack scientific support, judge finds
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Planned Parenthood drops challenge to Kentucky abortion ban

Lawyers at Planned Parenthood and other groups said Monday that they had dropped a class action lawsuit challenging Kentucky's near-total abortion ban, after the named

Planned Parenthood drops challenge to Kentucky abortion ban
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New Mexico top court appears set to block local ordinances that limit abortion pill

The New Mexico Supreme Court, based on arguments it heard on Wednesday, appeared poised to block several local ordinances in the state that aim to restrict distribution

New Mexico top court appears set to block local ordinances that limit abortion pill
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Explainer-What does the Texas Supreme Court ruling on emergency abortions mean for patients?

Monday's ruling from the Texas Supreme Court denying a woman's request for an emergency abortion shines a spotlight on the medical exceptions contained in many U.S.

Explainer-What does the Texas Supreme Court ruling on emergency abortions mean for patients?
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Lawyers challenging Kentucky abortion ban call for more plaintiffs

A Kentucky woman who filed a class action last week challenging the state's near-total ban on abortion is no longer pregnant, her lawyers said Tuesday, calling for more

Lawyers challenging Kentucky abortion ban call for more plaintiffs
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Texas top court rules against woman who sought abortion for medical emergency

The Texas Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court's ruling that would have allowed a pregnant woman to get an emergency abortion under the medical exception for

Texas top court rules against woman who sought abortion for medical emergency
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Pregnant woman sues to invalidate Kentucky's abortion bans

A pregnant woman and Planned Parenthood sued Kentucky on Friday, seeking to invalidate its near-total ban on abortion, saying the law violates rights to privacy and self

Pregnant woman sues to invalidate Kentucky's abortion bans
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Texas AG threatens to prosecute doctors in emergency abortion

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday threatened to prosecute any doctors involved in providing an emergency abortion to a woman, hours after she won a court

Texas AG threatens to prosecute doctors in emergency abortion
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Texas woman files lawsuit asking court to allow emergency abortion

A Texas woman on Tuesday asked a court to allow her to obtain an abortion despite the state's near-total ban on the procedure, saying her fetus was likely not viable and

Texas woman files lawsuit asking court to allow emergency abortion
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Analysis-As Bayer confronts mounting Roundup losses, all eyes on Philadelphia trial

With Bayer facing investor pressure to resolve thousands of lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller after being hit with $2 billion in verdicts in recent weeks, all eyes

Analysis-As Bayer confronts mounting Roundup losses, all eyes on Philadelphia trial
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Texas top court to hear arguments over abortions in medical emergencies

A group of patients and doctors will urge Texas' highest court on Tuesday to stop the state from enforcing its near-total abortion ban for women with medical conditions

Texas top court to hear arguments over abortions in medical emergencies
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Cuomo aide whose groping accusation sparked criminal case files civil suit

A woman who in 2021 accused former New York governor Andrew Cuomo of groping her when she was working for him has filed a civil lawsuit against her one-time boss.

Cuomo aide whose groping accusation sparked criminal case files civil suit
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Texas AG sues Pfizer over quality-control lapses in kids' ADHD drug

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused Pfizer and its supplier Tris Pharma of providing children's ADHD medicine that it knew might be ineffective to the state's

Texas AG sues Pfizer over quality-control lapses in kids' ADHD drug
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Woman arrested for threatening to kill Texas federal judge in abortion pill case

A woman was arrested in Florida on Wednesday on charges that she threatened to kill a Texas federal judge who earlier this year suspended approval of the abortion drug

Woman arrested for threatening to kill Texas federal judge in abortion pill case
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Judge trims US lawsuit accusing Cencora of fueling opioid epidemic

A federal judge on Monday pared back a U.S. government lawsuit accusing drug distributor Cencora, formerly called AmerisourceBergen, of fueling the nation's deadly

Judge trims US lawsuit accusing Cencora of fueling opioid epidemic
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Tennessee families ask US Supreme Court to block gender-affirming care ban

Three Tennessee families of transgender children on Wednesday asked the U.S.

Tennessee families ask US Supreme Court to block gender-affirming care ban
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Judge blocks Kansas law requiring doctors to say medication abortion can be reversed

A judge in Kansas on Monday blocked a state law requiring healthcare providers to tell patients that medication abortion can be reversed and that abortion is linked to

Judge blocks Kansas law requiring doctors to say medication abortion can be reversed
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Providers can sue over Arizona ban on abortion for genetic anomalies -court

A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived a challenge to an Arizona law banning abortions from being performed solely because the fetus has a genetic abnormality.

Providers can sue over Arizona ban on abortion for genetic anomalies -court

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