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Supreme Court rejects abortion pill challenge

The nation’s highest court on Thursday unanimously rejected a broad ban on the abortion medication mifepristone, meaning patients and doctors will retain access to the increasingly important drug.

Supreme Court will rule on abortion rights once again. What’s at stake now?
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Supreme Court will rule on abortion rights once again. What’s at stake now?

The Supreme Court is set to issue rulings on government power, including the power of cities to remove homeless encampments and the power of federal agencies to interpret Congress's laws.

Graphic Truth:  Abortion meds in SCOTUS case are crucial
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Graphic Truth:  Abortion meds in SCOTUS case are crucial

The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday on whether access to mifepristone, an oral drug used to terminate a pregnancy, should be restricted.

One year since Roe v. Wade reversal, biggest surprises in state law
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One year since Roe v. Wade reversal, biggest surprises in state law

Surprises and non-surprises surrounded the Supreme Court's landmark Dobbs ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade last year. It started with the infamous leak to POLITICO about the ruling to come and then the decision itself came down, nearly a year ago today. But according to GZERO World guest, Yale Law legal expert Emily Bazelon, one of the biggest surprises happened after the ruling.

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What We’re Watching: US preps Sudan embassy evacuation, Kosovo election boycott, US abortion pill decision, Ukrainian grain curbs, Schumacher’s “interview"

What We’re Watching: US preps Sudan embassy evacuation, Kosovo election boycott, US abortion pill decision, Ukrainian grain curbs, Schumacher’s “interview"

The political machine that took down Roe v. Wade
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The political machine that took down Roe v. Wade

50 years ago, when the Supreme Court granted the constitutional right to abortion, the country was far less divided than is it today. Now with that Roe v. Wade decision overturned, roughly half the states have "trigger laws" on the books restricting abortion, New York Times columnist Emily Bazelon tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

How far does Biden’s executive order on abortion access go?
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How far does Biden’s executive order on abortion access go?

Having faced mounting criticism from many Democrats for his tepid response to the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, US President Joe Biden hit back Friday, issuing an executive order protecting some abortion rights. So what's his plan?

US Supreme Court fights: why ending Roe is only the beginning
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

US Supreme Court fights: why ending Roe is only the beginning

The US is now a much more divided country than it was almost 50 years ago, when the Supreme Court granted the constitutional right to abortion — recently overturned by the court. Interestingly, most of the rest of the world is moving in the opposite direction, including in majority-Catholic countries. But striking down Roe v. Wade will surely have a bigger impact on US politics. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer speaks to New York Times columnist Emily Bazelon, who knows a thing or two about this ultra-divisive issue because she's also a a senior research fellow at Yale Law School.

Abortion rights protesters outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC
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Podcast: An active US Supreme Court overturns "settled law" on abortion. What's next?

Listen: Americans now live in a much more divided country — as has been on full display after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and removed the constitutional right to an abortion, while the rest of the world - including largely Catholic countries in Latin America and Europe - is moving in the opposite direction. But the SCOTUS ruling is already making waves around the world. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer speaks to New York Times columnist and senior research fellow at Yale Law School, Emily Bazelon, who knows a thing or two about abortion law.

Abortion pills are the next frontier
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Abortion pills are the next frontier

Roe v. Wade is dead, but the abortion debate in America lives on. Even before Roe’s reversal by the Supreme Court on Friday, access to surgical abortions had already been severely curtailed in many parts of the country. Medical abortions – a less invasive method that involves swallowing a pill – have become the new frontier in the battle over reproductive rights and access in America.