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New Maryland Abortion Care Access Law To Take Effect New Maryland Abortion Care Access Law To Take Effect
New Maryland Abortion Care Access Law To Take Effect With the country rife in turmoil amid the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, Maryland is doubling down on its plan to become a safe state for women seeking abortion care. Officials announced that nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and midwives will be allowed to perform abortions, and insurance companies will still cover the procedure under a law that goes into effect this week. Maryland is one of a dozen states that announced they will be preserving abortion access to women up to 24 weeks into a pregnancy. Moving forward, the state is expected to pu…