The Republican lawmakers who tried to modify abortion bans and became political targets

By: Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 2,372

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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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 everyone from the moment …

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