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North Dakota AG: Fargo abortion clinic must close July 28June 28, 2022 10:03 AMBy The Associated PressNorth Dakota’s attorney general says the state’s sole abortion clinic must shut down at the end of July, at which time patients will likely head across the Red River to neighboring Moorhead, Minn.
Instagram and Facebook remove posts offering abortion pillsJune 28, 2022 9:05 AMBy The Associated PressFacebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure.
Play5min 20secMichigan shapes up as one of the next abortion battlefrontsJune 28, 2022 6:27 AMBy Christopher Dean Hopkins Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tells NPR that abortion-rights supporters are fighting on all fronts to keep a 1931 ban from going back into effect.
Emergency contraception pills are safe and effective, but not always availableJune 28, 2022 4:00 AMBy Maria Godoy To best protect against unintended pregnancy, emergency contraceptives like Plan B or Ella need to be taken within five days of unprotected sex, but a large number of pharmacies don't stock the pills.
Frustration at Biden and other Democrats grows among abortion-rights supportersJune 28, 2022 4:00 AMBy Danielle Kurtzleben While abortion-rights supporters have focused their anger at the Supreme Court, but there was plenty aimed at Democrats who they feel let them down.
Group home closures put many disabled Minnesotans at risk, advocates sayJune 28, 2022 4:00 AMBy Sarah GelbardMore than 170 Minnesota group homes have closed since the fall, with staff shortages and wages largely to blame, advocates say. People rallied outside the governor’s residence Friday to press lawmakers to help.
Play47min 08secThe future of abortion access in Minnesota June 27, 2022 4:12 PMBy Angela Davis and Maja BeckstromWhat does the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade mean for Minnesotans? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two legal experts and listeners about the implications of last week’s ruling locally and nationally.
Play4min 56secCelebration and concern as South Dakota trigger law severely restricts abortionJune 27, 2022 1:55 PMBy Mark ZdechlikSouth Dakota health care providers now face imprisonment for conducting an abortion for any reason other than to save the life of the mother. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday that abortion is not a constitutionally protected right triggered the measure. Over the weekend, South Dakotans offered a range of reactions to the monumental law change.
Play6min 54secDr. Priya Sampathkumar on monkeypox in MinnesotaJune 27, 2022 12:14 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Simone CazaresThe first case of monkeypox has been found in Minnesota. Dr. Priya Sampathkumar is a professor of medicine and infectious disease expert at Mayo Clinic. She joined host Cathy Wurzer to explain what monkeypox is and what people in Minnesota can do to keep themselves safe.
