Elissa Nadworny
Stories
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Politics
Abortion rights are on the ballot in 10 states this Election Day
The results could end up dramatically expanding access to abortion, and influencing the presidential and congressional elections.
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Politics
How much power does a president have when it comes to abortion access?
Vice President Harris has said if she’s elected president, she’ll sign a bill enshrining the right to an abortion. Former President Donald Trump also has talked about abortion.
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A year in the life of a mom and baby from Gaza
Raneem Hijazi was eight months pregnant when an Israeli airstrike hit the apartment where she lived, killing her son and seven family members. She delivered her daughter via C-section shortly after.
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Health Care
35% of U.S. counties don’t have an adequate place in which to give birth, report finds
A March of Dimes report finds that more than 35% of counties U.S. have no OBGYN or hospital that delivers babies. Some patients must drive more than an hour to seek prenatal care.
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National
Can Alabama prosecute someone for helping people travel out of state for an abortion?
Abortion rights advocates and providers are suing Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, seeking to block him from prosecuting people who help patients travel outside the state to end pregnancies.
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Politics
The abortion debate is headed to 2 more states' ballot boxes in November
Voters in Arizona and Missouri will be asked to weigh in on the right to an abortion in November. That makes eight states so far that will have ballot measures around reproductive rights.
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National
People in states with abortion bans are getting pills through telehealth
As the number of abortions nationwide continues to grow, pregnant people in states with restrictions and bans are accessing pills from out-of-state providers. Some say they're breaking the law.
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National
Inside a medical practice sending abortion pills to states where they're banned
As the number of abortions nationwide grows, pregnant people in states with restrictions and bans are getting pills from out-of-state providers. Some say these providers are breaking the law.
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Arts & Life
NPR staffers share their favorite fiction of 2024 so far
NPR staffers recommend five of this year's new novels for summer reading: "The Ministry of Time," "The Familiar," "Come and Get It," "Memory Place," and "Sex, Lies and Sensibility."
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National
Abortion bans still leave a 'gray area' for doctors after Idaho Supreme Court case
The decision on abortion that the Supreme Court handed down Thursday was narrow. But confusion for doctors in abortion ban states about how to deal with pregnancy emergencies remains widespread.
