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ACLU sues Idaho over legal opinion expanding abortion restrictions

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday announced it had filed a lawsuit to block the application of a legal opinion in connection with Idaho’s abortion laws. The statute in its plain language states, criminal penalties will apply to “every person who performs or attempts to perform an abortion.”

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Federal appeals court upholds Ohio Down syndrome abortion law

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The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld Ohio’s HB 214 law that prohibits doctors from performing an abortion with the knowledge that a women’s reason for terminating the pregnancy is a fetal Down syndrome diagnosis. The plaintiffs were four medical service providers and one doctor who provide abortions in Ohio.

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Second Circuit Agrees that Copay Assistance Programs May Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute

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Kirschenbaum — In a recent decision, the Second Circuit upheld the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG)’s position that Pfizer’s proposed copay assistance program for its high-cost heart treatment would violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The Second Circuit’s Interpretation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Pfizer, Inc.

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Arizona appeals court blocks enforcement of 1901 abortion ban

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Eckerstrom said part of the court’s reasoning for granting the stay was the inconsistencies in current Arizona law. Eckerstrom agreed with Planned Parenthood that “Arizona courts have a responsibility to attempt to harmonize all of this state’s relevant statutes.”

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Arkansas Law Prohibiting Manufacturer 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions Upheld by 8th Circuit

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By Faraz Siddiqui — As drug manufacturers battle the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) in federal courts over the role of 340B contract pharmacies, an Eighth Circuit decision to uphold a 2021 Arkansas law may render those cases inconsequential in that state. Code Ann. § 23-92-604(c)(1), (2) (Act 1103).

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Ohio grand jury declines to charge woman with abuse of corpse after at-home miscarriage

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The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office stated that, after evaluating the case, they believed Watts did not violate the Ohio Criminal Statute of Abuse of a Corpse. President and CEO Dr. Regina Davis Moss stated: [Watts’ experience] is a grave example of how Black women and their bodies face legal threats simply for existing.

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Texas Supreme Court denies abortion access to woman with pregnancy complications

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The brief opinion from the Texas Supreme Court recounted the trial court’s finding that Cox’s abortion would “fall within the medical-necessity exception to Texas’s abortion laws.” CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights Nancy Northup stated, “This past week of legal limbo has been hellish for Kate.

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