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Critics are pushing back against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for comments he made during a bill signing on Tuesday about the timeline for getting an abortion under new state law.

Fact Check: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Misleading Remarks On The State's Abortion Law

Abbott suggested victims of rape have "at least six weeks" to get an abortion if they choose under his state's new law. But the timeline is actually much shorter than that for most people.

Michigan abortion law worries providers as Supreme Court refuses challenge to Texas ban

Michigan still has a 90-year-old state law on the books that bans abortions. The state hasn’t enforced the law since the 1970s, when Roe v. Wade set the…

Leaders at two dating app giants in Texas — Match Group and Bumble — have moved to set up funds to aid people affected by the state's new abortion ban. Here, abortion-rights supporters march near the Texas state capitol in Austin earlier this year.

Bumble And Match Leaders Set Up Funds For People Affected By The Texas Abortion Ban

"I am shocked that I now live in a state where women's reproductive laws are more regressive than most of the world, including India," says Shar Dubey, CEO of the Dallas-based Match Group.

Xavier Becerra, President Biden's nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, contended with critics of abortion rights on the first day of his confirmation hearings Tuesday.

'It's a Minefield': Biden's Pick For Health Secretary Faces Abortion Politics

As California's attorney general, Xavier Becerra fought Trump-era restrictions on reproductive health. If confirmed, he'll navigate an even more difficult legal and political landscape.

A security guard opens the door to the Whole Women's Health Clinic in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, on Sept. 1, 2021. A new Texas law bans abortions as early as six weeks after conception.

What Texas' New Abortion Law Means For The People Who Seek And Provide Them

Kathy Kleinfeld with Houston Women's Reproductive Services discusses the tangible impact that Texas' restrictive new abortion law is already having on her clinic and would-be patients.

Members of the Jane Collective, an underground group that helped women get abortions before it was legal, in a still from the documentary <em>The Janes.</em>

Before Roe v. Wade, a secret group provided abortions. Two new films tell the story.

Before Roe v. Wade, Heather Booth started an underground network to help women obtain illegal abortions. Known as the "Jane Collective," it's the subject of two films at Sundance this year.

Abortion-rights activists hold signs outside the Supreme Court on Oct. 4.

More activists who have had abortions are saying so out loud. Here's why

Advocates for abortion rights used to commonly assert that the procedure should be "safe, legal and rare," but that motto has become deeply controversial as the movement tries to remove stigma.

Hillsdale City Hall hosted the town hall Friday.

Hillsdale City Council considering ordinance to ban performing abortions within city limits

Hillsdale City Council is considering an ordinance that aims to make performing an abortion illegal within city limits, and would declare the city a…

With the U.S Capitol in the background, thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in downtown Washington, D.C., during the Women's March on Saturday.

5th Women's March focuses on reproductive rights after new Texas abortion law

The first such march was held the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017. Thousands of people were expected to turn out in hundreds of cities across the nation on Saturday.

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., testifies during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Thursday about making her decision to have an abortion after being raped as a teenager.

For The 1st Time, Cori Bush Testifies About Getting An Abortion When She Was A Teen

In a House hearing Thursday, the Missouri congresswoman shared for the first time publicly her personal story of her sexual assault and subsequent abortion as a teenager.

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