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#abortion
10 events across 9 weeks
4
Damage
3
Distraction
3
Noise
24.6
Avg A
26.9
Avg B
WEEK 53
Dec 28 – Jan 3
NOISE
2026-01-01
Appeals Court Allows Medicaid Funding Cuts for Planned Parenthood to Stand
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · moderate
A
22.6
B
23.4
WEEK 52
Dec 21 – 27
DMG
2025-12-25
Department of Veterans Affairs Implements Abortion Ban
Policy Change
federal · moderate
A
28.2
B
27.8
WEEK 40
Sep 28 – Oct 4
DIST
2025-10-03
FDA Approves Generic Abortion Pill Despite Conservative Backlash
Policy Change
federal · broad
A
18.5
B
42.8
WEEK 34
Aug 17 – 23
DMG
2025-08-23
Hawaii Judge Considers Restrictions on Abortion Medication Access
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
A
26.0
B
23.9
WEEK 26
Jun 22 – 28
DMG
2025-06-26
Supreme Court Rules States Can Defund Planned Parenthood via Medicaid
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
A
48.1
B
20.2
WEEK 17
Apr 20 – 26
NOISE
2025-04-26
Anti-Abortion Advocates Gather at Alaska Capitol Following Reproductive Health Funding Cuts
Resource Reallocation
single state · moderate
A
2.9
B
20.4
WEEK 10
Mar 2 – 8
DMG
2025-03-07
Trump Administration Scales Back FACE Act Enforcement
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
35.5
B
24.1
WEEK 5
Jan 26 – Feb 1
DIST
2025-02-01
New York Doctor Indicted for Prescribing Abortion Medication via Telemedicine
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
31.4
B
35.6
WEEK 3
Jan 12 – 18
DIST
2025-01-18
Trump Urged to Pardon Pro-Life Protesters Prosecuted by Biden DOJ
Personnel Capture
federal · narrow
A
23.5
B
30.8
NOISE
2025-01-18
North Carolina Governor Issues Executive Order to Protect Abortion
Policy Change
single state · moderate
A
8.9
B
19.6