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Failure to shore up state budgets may hit women’s wallets especially hard
Teachers organize their socially distanced students at Weaver Elementary School in Rossmoor, California.Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty ImagesStates are seeing enormous...
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Why conservatorships like the one controlling Britney Spears can lead to abuse
Britney Spears has continued to perform around the world and record albums even while under a strict conservatorship. AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying“I’m here to get rid of my dad and charge him with...
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The fertility industry is poorly regulated – and would-be parents can lose...
Louise Brown, who was the world's first baby to be born from in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 1978, poses with equipment used in early IVF treatments. Daniel Leal-Olivas/ GettyWhen embryologist Joseph...
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Britney Spears gets free of father’s conservatorship – but many others remain...
Britney Spears' supporters erupted in cheers after her father was removed as conservator.AP Photo/Chris PizzelloBritney Spears finally got her wish: A judge suspended her dad as conservator, about two...
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Sperm donation is largely unregulated, but that could soon change as lawsuits...
Freezing and storing sperm vials has proved easier than regulating artificial insemination.MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty ImagesWhen Wendy and Janet Norman decided to have a baby, they went...
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Fertility treatment use is on the rise – new legislation could increase...
Assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization can help expand families, but regulations aren't consistent across states. moodboard/Image Source via Getty ImagesThe fertility industry...
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What triggers the ‘trigger laws’ that could ban abortions?
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signs a law in 2019 that includes a so-called 'trigger' provision to ban abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.AP Photo by Summer BalentineThe Supreme...
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In states where abortion is banned, children and families already face an...
Of the 10 most child-friendly states, only one has attempted to ban abortion.Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesSome proponents of abortion bans and restrictions say they are concerned...
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Medication abortion could get harder to obtain – or easier: There’s a new...
Legal battles are being waged over mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion.Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty ImagesMedication abortion now accounts for more than half of all abortions in the...
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Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why...
A celebrity's engagement ring can cost millions of dollars.Noam Galai/Getty Images EntertainmentWhen Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged the first time, in 2002, he gave her a very pricey ring....
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The Supreme Court rules mifepristone can remain available – here’s how 2...
The Supreme Court is the latest court to take up the question of regulating a medication used for abortions.Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency...
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An obscure 1800s law is shaping up to be the center of the next abortion...
Anti-abortion activists gather outside the Supreme Court building on April 15, 2023. Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post via Getty Images Anti-abortion groups are looking for new ways to wage their...
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Millions of women are working during menopause, but US law isn’t clear on...
Hot flashes can happen anywhere, including at work.Aleksei Morozov/iStock via Getty Images PlusWhile she was interviewing Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in March 2023, Drew Barrymore suddenly...
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‘The Blind Side’ lawsuit spotlights tricky areas of family law
Sean Tuohy, Michael Oher and Leigh Anne Touhy pose for a photo before a University of Mississippi game in 2008.Matthew Sharpe/Getty ImagesWhat’s the difference between adoption and conservatorship?...
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Most state abortion bans have limited exceptions − but it’s hard to...
Women who were denied abortions, despite serious pregnancy complications, appear outside the Texas Supreme Court in November 2023, following arguments in a lawsuit they brought against the state....
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Marriage is not as effective an anti-poverty strategy as you’ve been led to...
Despite the popular guidance, marriage can be an economic risk for single parents with unstable partners.simarik/iStock/Getty Images PlusBrides.com predicts that 2024 will be the “year of the proposal”...
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Biden cannot easily make Roe v. Wade federal law, but he could still make it...
A protester marks the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision anniversary outside the Supreme Court building on June 23, 2023. Associated Press/Nathan HowardPresident Joe Biden promised...
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Abortion drug access could be limited by Supreme Court − if the court decides...
Pro-abortion rights activists rally in front of the Supreme Court on March 26, 2024, the day justices heard oral arguments about the use of mifepristone.Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images Who has the...
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