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New laws targeting abortion are set to take effect Friday in about one-fifth of the states, initiating another wave of restrictions just days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Texas measure that led several clinics to close. Some of the laws limit when and how the procedure can be performed. Others restrict what can be done with tissue from aborted fetuses. Still others seek to block abortion providers from getting government funding. They are part of a raft of laws that are going on the books around the country with the start of the new fiscal year July 1. (Lieb, 6/29)

Parts of a new law that would end funding for Planned Parenthood and impose new regulations on abortion clinics set to take effect Friday could be struck down by a federal court judge. Judge Robert Hinkle heard arguments Wednesday from Planned Parenthood attorneys urging him to block the law, which would cut off money for their health clinics for non-abortion- related programs. (Rohrer,6/29)

With the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Texas abortion restrictions, attention is turning to Florida where a similar measure is set to take effect Friday. The law’s backers are confident their legislation will survive a court challenge of its own. (Evans, 6/29)

A federal judge is facing a deadline for deciding whether to block a new Indiana law banning abortions sought because of fetal genetic abnormalities. U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt has said she will issue a ruling before Friday, when the law adopted this year by the GOP-dominated Legislature is set to take effect. (6/30)

New Hampshire's Executive Council has approved state funding for Planned Parenthood. The 3-2 vote on a family planning contract comes ten months after the council rejected an almost identical contract by the same margin. In both cases, GOP councilor Chris Sununu cast the deciding vote. (Rogers, 6/29)

A year after voting against a state contract with Planned Parenthood, New Hampshire Executive Councilor Chris Sununu, now a Republican candidate for governor, voted for it Wednesday. In a statement, Sununu said things have changed since last year, when the women’s health care organization was embroiled in a controversy, led by conservative activists, over the legality of its practices. He said because the charges against the organization had been dismissed by a court, “they should be treated like any other organization.” (Yokley, 6/29)