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Abortion access and personal privacy here remains protected by the state constitution, but Treg Taylor opposes additional federal protection.

For now, appointments will be available every other month — the next time slots are in August.

Alaska joined a lawsuit that could further limit rural residents’ access to abortion services, even though they’re legal here.

In addition to being permanent, vasectomies are relatively quick – about 10 minutes for a skilled surgeon.

Voters have consistently rejected the convention question, but this time could be different.

The closest Planned Parenthood location to Soldotna will be in Anchorage, a three-hour drive away.

The injunction only applies to medication abortions. The case will be decided at trial, scheduled for July.

“As a state legislator he has a special responsibility not to do that kind of thing,” said Hodes. “He’s just in gross violation of the oath of office that he took as a legislator, not to mention the oath that all of us former officers swore when we were commissioned in the Army.”

Ballot Measure 2, would mandate more transparency about who’s funding independent spending groups that operate in Alaska’s elections — but its two most ambitious provisions target the election process itself.

The lawsuit seeks to allow nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives to provide abortions.