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These Republican lawmakers challenged abortion bans. Then they faced backlash.

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By Cassandra Jaramillo Verified
| The Forest Blade Verified
Posted Tuesday, June 9, 2026 6:00 am North Dakota state Rep. Eric Murphy at home planning a day of canvassing in his Grand Forks district. Murphy, an incumbent Republican, faces a contested primary election from conservative challengers after he introduced a bill to expand abortion access last year. (Photo: Dan Koeck for ProPublica) This story was originally published by ProPublica. If Eric Murphy loses his primary election on June 9, he believes he already knows one reason why.
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These Republican lawmakers challenged abortion bans. Then they faced backlash.

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By Cassandra Jaramillo Verified
| Benton County Enterprise Verified
Posted 6/9/26 This story was originally published by ProPublica. If Eric Murphy loses his primary election on June 9, he believes he already knows one reason why. Last year, the North Dakota state representative, a Republican, tried to expand the window of pregnancy in which women could access abortion. The state legislature had banned it for almost […] This item is available in full to subscribers.
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Anti-abortion groups target Republicans

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By Cassandra Jaramillo Verified
| Inkl
Tied up in court, the ban hadn’t yet gone into effect. But Murphy wanted to lock in a less restrictive law, making abortion accessible up to 15 weeks and even later for women whose doctors deemed it a medical necessity. To convince his fellow legislators, he read out loud from two ProPublica stories about women in Texas who died without lifesaving care.
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