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New Mexico abortion advocates plan second state-funded abortion business

Flanders reports that University of New Mexico administrators and state officials are planning a second publicly funded abortion facility. The article connects the proposal to earlier appropriations and a facility already under construction in Las Cruces.

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Kentucky man indicted on attempted fetal homicide charge

Flanders reports on an indictment alleging that a Kentucky man replaced his pregnant girlfriend's medication with an abortion drug without her knowledge. She summarizes the reported evidence and places the allegation alongside other cases of coerced or nonconsensual abortion.

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New York Times praises assisted suicide start-up as 'a one-stop shop'

Flanders criticizes a New York Times feature about a business providing assisted-death services after New York's legalization. She argues that commercial promotion of assisted death conflicts with suicide prevention and the purpose of healthcare.

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McKenna West isn't alone: Another surrogate refused abortion for HLHS

Flanders recounts Stephanie Levesque Murphy's allegation that intended parents pressured her to abort after a prenatal heart-condition diagnosis. Murphy describes refusing abortion, losing support, and being left without information about the child after birth.

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WATCH: Social media influencers are being paid to market the abortion pill

Flanders discusses Sami Parker's criticism of influencer partnerships promoting at-home abortion through Carafem. The article questions how the sponsored content presents the experience and whether important risks and difficulties are omitted.

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This Isn't Healthcare: How the abortion pill kills and injures

Flanders argues that abortion pills should not be described as healthcare because their intended outcome ends prenatal life. She also presents safety and regulatory claims that require medical and primary-source review before republication as factual guidance.

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She became pregnant after years of trying... and promptly aborted her baby

Flanders critiques a published account of a woman who became pregnant while a surrogate was carrying another child for her family. She questions the account's framing of the subsequent abortion as necessary and discusses the overlap between infertility treatment, surrogacy, and abortion.

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Abortion pill lawsuit delayed again, until as late as December

Flanders reports another pause in a lawsuit brought by Texas and Florida challenging mifepristone's federal approval. She explains that proceedings are expected to resume after the FDA's review or the stated December deadline and notes a denied dismissal motion.

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