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Abortions in Texas fell 60% in 1st month under new limits

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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades. That’s according to the first figures released by Texas health officials since the law known as Senate Bill 8 took effect in Septem…

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  1. Fox10 Phoenix

    Report: Texas abortions fell 60% in 1st month under new limits (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades, according to new figures that for the first time reveal a full accounting of the immediate impact.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    Abortions in Texas fell 60% in 1st month under new limits (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades. That’s according to the first figures released by Texas health officials since the law known as Senate Bill 8 took effect in Septem…

  3. FOX 4 Dallas

    Texas abortions fell 60% in 1st month under new limits (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades, according to new figures that for the first time reveal a full accounting of the immediate impact.

  4. KHOU Houston

    Abortions in Texas fell 60% in first month under new restrictions (opens KHOU Houston)

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    Senate Bill 8 took effect in September. The law bans abortion in Texas once cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy.

  5. Townhall

    Report Shows Impact of Texas ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law One Month After it Took Effect (opens Townhall)

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    Abortions in Texas reportedly fell 60 percent in the first month after the state’s “heartbeat” law took effect last September.The Associated Press reported Thursday that nearly 2,200 abortions were recorded in

  6. Newsweek

    Texas abortions declined by more than 3,000 cases in first month of new law (opens Newsweek)

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    Nearly 2,200 were performed in September of 2021, a sharp drop from the 4,200 to 5,600 performed per month in the first eight months of the year.

  7. Sioux City Journal

    AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Abortions in Texas fell 60% in 1st month under new limits

  8. CBS 19 Tyler

    Abortions in Texas dropped almost 60% in the first month after new SB 8 restrictions were imposed (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    Since SB 8 was enacted, women across Texas have gone to nearby states to obtain legal elective abortions.

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Texas reports abortions in state fell 60% in 1st month under new limits (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades, according to new figures that for the first time reveal a full accounting of the immediate impact.

  10. The Hill

    Texas abortions dropped 60 percent after heartbeat law took effect (opens The Hill)

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    Abortions in Texas dropped nearly 60 percent in the first month the most restrictive abortion law in nation was in effect, according to state data.

  11. Breitbart News

    Abortions in Texas Fall 60 Percent Under First Month of New Law (opens Breitbart News)

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    Abortions in Texas fell by approximately 60 percent during the first month following the implementation of the state's new law.

  12. The Guardian

    Texas law causes abortions to drop by 60% as people seek care in other states (opens The Guardian)

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    State data showed procedures went from 5,400 to 2,200 in the month after the near-total ban was enacted in September

  13. NBC News

    Abortions in Texas fell 60 perfect in month after restrictive new law (opens NBC News)

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    Texas bans the procedure once cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy.

  14. WMUR

    Abortions in Texas fell 60% in first month under new limits (opens WMUR)

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    Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades.

  15. Fox7 Austin

    Large drop in abortions after Texas abortion law went into effect, data shows (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Abortions fell 60% in Texas in the first month after the state's restrictive new abortion law went into effect. That's according to new data from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

  16. Hot Air

    Wow: Abortions fell by 60% in Texas in first month after new heartbeat law was passed (opens Hot Air)

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    This is a pleasant surprise, although less so than when I first glanced at the data and mistook what it’s saying. Initially I thought it showed that the number of abortions performed on women wh...

  17. Los Angeles Times

    Abortions in Texas fell 60% in the first month under restrictive new law (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades led to a steep drop in the number of procedures in Texas after the limits went into effect.

  18. BizPac Review

    Abortions in Texas fell 60% in first month under new law (opens BizPac Review)

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    Planned Parenthood is already decrying the “devastating impact” of a Texas law that has banned abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. New figures released by the […]

  19. KVOA Tucson

    Abortion rate falls in Texas under new law (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades.

  20. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Texas abortions plunge 60% in law's first month (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under its restrictive law, according to new figures that for the first time reveal a full accounting of the immediate impact.

  21. The Daily Caller

    Abortions Dropped Almost 60% In Texas After New Abortion Law Took Effect, Data Shows (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Abortions in Texas fell by nearly 60% in first month after state lawmakers passed a law banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy last year.

  22. NPR

    Abortions in Texas fell 60% in the first month after its new law took effect (opens NPR)

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    The numbers offer a fuller picture of the sharp drop in patients that Texas doctors have described in their clinics over the past five months.

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