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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Ohio doctor gets just six months for forcing abortion pills on pregnant girlfriend

A 32-year-old surgical resident who held down his pregnant girlfriend and shoved crushed abortion pills into her mouth received only six months behind bars, and now pro-life leaders and an Ohio senator are demanding the Justice Department step in. Hassan-James Abbas, a surgical resident at the University of Toledo, pleaded no contest in May 2026 […] The post Ohio doctor gets just six months for forcing abortion pills on pregnant girlfriend appeared first on American Almanac .

A 32-year-old surgical resident who held down his pregnant girlfriend and shoved crushed abortion pills into her mouth received only six months behind bars, and now pro-life leaders and an Ohio senator are demanding the Justice Department step in. Hassan-James Abbas, a surgical resident at the University of Toledo, pleaded no contest in May 2026 to four felony charges after prosecutors said he illegally obtained abortion drugs, pinned down his girlfriend Jona Affholder in bed, and forced the crushed pills into her mouth on December 18, 2024, at his home in Holland, Ohio, a small community outside Toledo. Affholder miscarried. Abbas got six months in prison. The sentence has drawn sharp criticism from SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie…Open

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JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Supreme Court gives custody of baby to biological parents over surrogate in abortion related case

The couple had asked the surrogate, nurse McKenna West, to terminate the pregnancy in April after the baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome at approximately 20 weeks of pregnancy.

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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Maura Healey signs Massachusetts law removing all gestational limits on abortion

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation eliminating the state's 24-week abortion limit and permitting the procedure through all nine months of pregnancy, a move pro-life advocates say puts America further outside the global mainstream. Healey, a Democrat, signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act on Monday, making Massachusetts the tenth state, along with the […] The post Maura Healey signs Massachusetts law removing all gestational limits on abortion appeared first on American Almanac .

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation eliminating the state's 24-week abortion limit and permitting the procedure through all nine months of pregnancy, a move pro-life advocates say puts America further outside the global mainstream. Healey, a Democrat, signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act on Monday, making Massachusetts the tenth state, along with the District of Columbia, to strip gestational age restrictions from its abortion laws. The bill, numbered H.5595, replaces a longstanding framework that generally prohibited abortions after 24 weeks except in limited circumstances, such as lethal fetal anomalies or serious risk to the mother's health. Under the new law, doctors alone decide whether to perform an…Open

What argument did Republican state Rep. Alyson Sullivan-Almeida make regarding the scope of the new law?
She argued that the bill's reach extends beyond rare medical emergencies and sets a precedent that a mother can get an abortion up until the moment of birth for a healthy, viable baby.
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What was the stated reason provided by supporters for the removal of the previous 24-week restriction?
Supporters argued the old framework was not working as intended because hospitals had been turning away women who qualified for late-term abortions under existing law, including a case involving a fetus that had suffered a stroke and was unlikely to survive.
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When does the new Massachusetts abortion law take effect?
The law takes effect in 90 days.
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According to the text, which other jurisdictions have imposed no gestational age limits on abortion?
Massachusetts is the tenth jurisdiction to do so, joining Alaska, Colorado, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, and the District of Columbia.
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How does the new Massachusetts law regarding abortion gestational limits differ from the previous legal framework?
The previous law generally prohibited abortions after 24 weeks except in limited circumstances, such as lethal fetal anomalies, fetal non-viability, or serious risk to the mother's health. The new law replaces those specific qualifying conditions with open-ended physician discretion, meaning doctors alone decide whether to perform an abortion later in pregnancy with no statutory upper bound.
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What specific legislation did Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey sign into law to change abortion regulations?
Governor Maura Healey signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act (bill number H.5595), which eliminates the state's 24-week abortion limit and permits the procedure through all nine months of pregnancy.
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THEFEDERALIST (Hannah Bates) - Massachusetts Governor Silent On Whether She’ll Kill Law That Protects Babies After 24 Weeks

The law will remove a state law that barred abortion after 24 weeks and make the killing of unborn babies legal up to the very moment of birth.

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JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Tennessee sued again over pharmacy benefits manager law

The company's affiliated pharmacies employ more than 1,200 Tennesseans. Accredo Specialty Pharmacy shipped prescriptions to more than 3,200 Tennessee patients, the company said.

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