NPR's A Martinez speaks with NYU Professor of Law Melissa Murray about efforts in some state by lawmakers to keep patients from seeking abortion care across state lines, and other issues.

Only a handful of Planned Parenthood organizations will continue to receive money from the federal government. None of them are in California.

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Abortion was one of the major party platform issues for Democrats in 2024, with Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri and Montana voting to enshrine abortion rights in their state constitutions.

For many years, Planned Parenthood has been accused of using federal tax dollars to fund abortions. Because money is fungible ...

The anti-abortion groups are taking aim at abortion providers under an initiative called Defund Planned Parenthood, which targets federal Medicaid funding for the reproductive health care provider.

But abortion hasn’t faded from the news, or become less politically potent. In fact, reproductive rights have become a prominent issue in this year’s presidential election. Ten states will put ballot ...

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“Access has always been an issue in this country, and access is not what’s being discussed,” said Megan Jeyifo, who runs the Chicago Abortion Fund, one of the largest of its kind in the country.