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Snell & Wilmer

Arizona’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Declared Unconstitutional

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On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge permanently blocked Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban and ruled that the former law is unconstitutional. The 15-week ban was passed by the Arizona...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Criminalizing Reproductive Care and Abortion Services through Telehealth

The January 30, 2025 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine contains an article entitled “Providing Interstate Telehealth Abortion Services to Patients in Restrictive States.” In the second sentence, the authors write:...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Key Takeaways from SCOTUS Arguments in Idaho EMTALA Abortion Cases

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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in the consolidated cases of Moyle v. United States, Case No. 23-726 and Idaho v. United States, Case No. 23-727. These cases asked the justices to consider whether the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - State AG Insights

State Attorneys General Weigh in Amidst Supreme Court Case That Could Restrict Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Attorneys general across the country have joined in litigation related to mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortions. A case currently before the Supreme Court, FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, could affect...more

Foley Hoag LLP

EMTALA Abortion Question Set Up for Supreme Court Review

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As we’ve discussed in previous alerts (here and here), after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion and returned the question of abortion regulation to the states,...more

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Ohio Voters Pass Reproductive Freedoms Amendment to State Constitution

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On November 7, 2023, Ohio voters passed Issue 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety, to establish the constitutional right to certain reproductive decisions. The new right will be...more

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Iowa Special Legislative Session Passes New Abortion Restrictions

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Earlier this month, Governor Reynolds called Iowa legislators back for a “special session” after the Iowa Supreme Court upheld a permanent injunction blocking the “fetal heartbeat” law approved during the 2018 General...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review - May 2023 #2

It was a quiet week around the North Carolina General Assembly as many Senate lawmakers were focused on putting together the final pieces of their chamber’s budget proposal and most House legislators spent time back in their...more

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North Carolina General Assembly Update - May 2023 #2

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KTS Strategies brings years of experience providing clients in a diverse range of industries with comprehensive policy and advocacy advice before federal, state, and local agencies. In North Carolina, we advise local...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review - May 2023

This week saw a flurry of activity at the North Carolina General Assembly, with lawmakers racing to meet the crossover deadline on Thursday and pass their bills. The busy legislative week was marked by long committee...more

Brooks Pierce

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Consider Bills Before Crossover and Pass New Abortion Bill

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It was a very busy week at the General Assembly. Legislators considered dozens of bills to meet the May 4 crossover deadline (the date by which policy bills must pass one chamber to remain eligible). The week of May 8...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Access to Abortion Pill in Limbo: Navigating the Intricacies of Conflicting Federal Court Rulings in Texas and Washington State

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) approval of the commonly-used abortion medication, Mifepristone, has been curtailed following dueling federal court decisions in Texas and Washington. Just days after a Texas...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

State Attorneys General Flex in a Post-Dobbs world – can complying with federal regulatory guidance constitute racketeering...

Are State Attorneys General expanding their reach in this Post-Dobbs world? On February 1, 2023, twenty state Attorneys General signed letters to both CVS and Walgreens warning the giant retail pharmacies against mailing...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Recent Biden Administration Actions on Access to Medication Abortion

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In the first week of 2023, the Biden administration announced two actions centered on expanding access to medication abortion. The first involves a policy change by the FDA regarding the ability of retail pharmacies to...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Five States Put Abortion Questions on the Ballot; Health Care and Other Employers Should Stay Tuned

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In the wake of the landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, we have been closely monitoring legal developments across the country. In addition to well publicized “trigger laws” that were effectuated...more

Foley Hoag LLP - State AG Insights

State Attorneys General on the Abortion Frontlines

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, state attorneys general are, not surprisingly, joining the frontlines of the ensuing state-by-state debate on abortion rights. ...more

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