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  Nebraska woman sentenced to 2 years for giving pregnant daughter abortion pills

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  Officials said Jessica Burgess ordered the pills online and gave them to her daughter well into the teen’s third trimester, violating Nebraska law at the time. A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and bury the fetus was …

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  Trump gets hit from all sides for testing a softer abortion message 'in order to win'

  NBC News - Sahil Kapur

  The Republican candidate faces heavy criticism from GOP rivals and conservative activists for bashing six-week abortion laws. Democrats say he's lying and would sign federal bans. WASHINGTON — The Republican knives are out for Donald Trump after he criticized anti-abortion legislation that …

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  Sen. Tommy Tuberville tries to flip political pressure of his anti-abortion crusade

  NBC News - Liz Brown-Kaiser

  Tuberville, R-Ala., tried force a vote on Gen. Eric Smith’s promotion to Marine Corps commandant — but Majority Leader Schumer appeared to beat him to the punch. WASHINGTON — Sen. Tommy Tuberville has spent months blocking promotions at the Pentagon in protest to a new abortion policy but Wednesday …

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  Ohio Supreme Court rules 'unborn child' wording can remain in abortion ballot language

  NBC News - Megan Lebowitz

  The ruling finalizes the text on a November ballot measure that, if passed, will enshrine abortion access in the state's constitution. The Ohio Supreme Court handed a partial victory to the state's GOP-controlled ballot board on Tuesday, ruling that the term "unborn child" can remain in the ballot …

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  Tim Scott delivers his sharpest criticism yet of Trump over abortion comments

  NBC News - Nnamdi Egwuonwu

  The GOP presidential candidate blasted Trump for his response on NBC's "Meet the Press" when asked about banning abortion. MASON CITY, Iowa — Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., attacked Donald Trump on Monday by criticizing the former president for not supporting a federal abortion ban and repeatedly …

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  Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion

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  The lawsuit, filed Friday in Indianapolis federal court, marked Attorney General Todd Rokita’s latest attempt to seek disciplinary legal action against Dr. Caitlin Bernard. INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy …