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Day two of David Pecker testimony wraps in NY Trump trial; Supreme Court hears arguments on Idaho's near-total abortion ban; ND sees a flurry of campaigning among Native candidates; and NH lags behind other states in restricting firearms at polling sites.

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The Senate moves forward with a foreign aid package. A North Carolina judge overturns an aged law penalizing released felons. And child protection groups call a Texas immigration policy traumatic for kids.

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Wyoming needs more educators who can teach kids trade skills, a proposal to open 40-thousand acres of an Ohio forest to fracking has environmental advocates alarmed and rural communities lure bicyclists with state-of-the-art bike trail systems.

AZ: Reproductive Health

Some 60% of Arizona voters consider themselves pro-choice rather than anti-abortion, according to the grassroots organization Indivisible. (Adobe Stock)
AZ Supreme Court reinstates 160-year-old, near-total abortion ban

On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld an 1864 ban on nearly all abortions, except in situations when it is necessary to save the life of a …

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Vasectomy procedures are 99.9% effective and take less than 30 minutes, according to Planned Parenthood Arizona. (Adobe Stock)
AZ sees increased demand for vasectomies post-Roe

Planned Parenthood Arizona is expanding vasectomy services to its Central Phoenix health center, a year after it launched a similar program in Tucson…

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Almost 50% of Arizona adults believe abortion should be legal
AZ pro-choice advocates secure signatures for 2024 ballot measure

Pro-choice advocates in Arizona said they have surpassed the threshold of required signatures to put a measure on the November ballot which would add …

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Less than half of adults said they consider the right to contraception a
AZ Democrats rally for contraception access

Last week, Gov. Katie Hobbs called on the state Legislature to pass a law to guarantee women the right to contraception. Making birth control a …

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Según Gallup el 28% de los votantes registrados afirman que sólo votarán a candidatos de los principales cargos que compartan su postura sobre el aborto. (Matt Gush / Adobe Stock)<br />
¿Son encuestas e índices de aprobación del presidente indicadores para 2024?

Según recientes sondeos de The New York Times y Siena College, el presidente Biden va por detrás del expresidente Donald Trump en cinco de …

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28% of registered voters say they will only vote for candidates for major offices who share their position on abortion, according to Gallup. (Matt Gush / Adobe Stock)
Are polls and the President's approval rating true indicators for 2024?

Recent polling from The New York Times and Siena College found President Biden trailing former President Donald Trump in five of the six most crucial …

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More than 1,675 bills and resolutions were introduced in Arizona's 2023 legislative session.(Adobe Stock)
ACLU of AZ seeks to support access to abortion

The ACLU of Arizona was successful in defeating 93% of the bills it opposed during Arizona's last legislative session, which the group claims makes …

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Earlier this month, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., joined their Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Right to Contraception Act. (Adobe Stock)
Proposed AZ Bill Could Codify Birth Control Access

Days prior to the first anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned, Gov. Katie Hobbs and Rep. Athena Salman, D-Tempe, announced plans to introduce …

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According to Power To Decide, 14 states currently have no health clinics that provide abortion care, affecting an estimated 77 million people and 16 million women of reproductive age. (Adobe Stock)
Interactive Map Illustrates AZ Abortion Access

Some doctors and pro-choice advocates are urging people to pre-order so-called "abortion pills," citing a looming Texas court decision, which might …

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Abortion pills cannot legally be mailed in Arizona, so a Phoenix clinic is counseling women to pick them up in towns just inside the California border. (Kzenon/Adobe Stock)
Phoenix Clinic Develops Plan to Work Around Arizona's Strict Abortion Law

An Arizona women's health clinic has devised a novel workaround to help women end their pregnancy without running afoul of the state's strict anti-abo…

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Arizona ranks as the 10th worst state in the country for death rates of mothers in the first year after they give birth. (Anneke/Adobe Stock)
AZ Lawmakers Consider Medicaid Plan to Extend Postpartum Care

A bill to greatly expand health-care coverage for women after giving birth is nearing its final hurdle in the Arizona Legislature - and with bipartisa…

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Medical officials say the COVID-19 pandemic has created a critical shortage of blood for transfusions at U.S. hospitals. (NewAfrica/Adobe Stock)
FDA Shortens Waiting Period for Gay, Bi Men to Donate Blood

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Opponents of a longtime rule limiting gay and bisexual men's ability to donate blood say a change in U.S. Food and Drug …

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