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Federal court considers prisoner access to abortions

A federal appeals court heard arguments Monday about whether the state of Missouri must transport female prisoners to clinics to undergo nontherapeutic abortions. A female prisoner, identified as Jane Roe, filed the class action two years ago after the state Department of Corrections refused to transport her for an abortion. The department cited its new policy, ...

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