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NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who’d taken

A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortion. They provide advice,

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Abortion rights advocates say these helpers are especially important in states with strict abortion laws where options are narrowing.

Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of "abortion aftercare kits," Kimra Luna got a text. A woman whod taken abortion pills three weeks earlier was worried about bleeding — and disclosing the cause to a doctor.

Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of "abortion aftercare kits," Kimra Luna got a text. A woman whod taken abortion pills three weeks earlier was worried about bleeding — and disclosing the cause to a doctor.

Theres progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas

Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life Committee, said such laws protect the unborn. While she doesn’t know if anything can be done to prevent people from helping others get abortions, she said, “I would certainly wish that they wouldn’t do it.”

Abortion rights advocates say these helpers are especially important in states with strict abortion laws where options are narrowing.

Theres progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas