Hundreds of U.S. Women Charged With Pregnancy-Related Crimes Since Fall of Roe
The Guardian, September 30, 2025
In the first two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, prosecutors in 16 states charged more than 400 people with pregnancy-related crimes, new research released on Tuesday found. Of the 412 cases tracked by Pregnancy Justice, the vast majority took place in the U.S. south, targeted low-income women and involved allegations that women broke laws against child abuse, endangerment or neglect, according to the research, which was compiled by the reproductive justice group. About 300 prosecutions took place in Alabama and Oklahoma. In 16 cases, law enforcement charged women with homicide.
After Years of Increases, Abortion Trends Are Shifting in States Without Bans
CNN, September 30, 2025
The number of abortions provided by clinicians in the United States has declined this year as the effects of new restrictions bear out and it becomes more common to manage an abortion outside the formal health care system, a new report suggests … “These trends likely reflect the impact of recent abortion restrictions, the expanding availability of medication abortion via shield law provision in states with total bans, the increasing hardship posed by travel for abortion care and growing strains on the abortion funds and support networks that help enable out-of-state travel for care,” the Guttmacher researchers wrote.
Federal Judge Keeps Alive Red State Lawsuit Against Mifepristone
The Hill, October 1, 2025
A Texas federal judge late Tuesday declined to dismiss a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration seeking to sharply restrict the abortion pill mifepristone, instead transferring the case to Missouri and keeping the effort alive … The transfer opens the door for a ruling in Missouri on the merits of this case, which could result in the reinstatement of prior restrictions on the use of mifepristone or revoking the approval of the medication altogether.
Louisiana Issues a Warrant to Arrest California Doctor Accused of Mailing Abortion Pills
ABC News, September 29, 2025
Louisiana is pursuing a criminal case against another out-of-state doctor accused of mailing abortion pills to a patient in the state, court documents filed this month revealed. A warrant for the arrest of a California doctor is a rare charge of violating one of the state abortion bans that has taken effect since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and allowed enforcement. It represents an additional front in a growing legal battle between liberal and conservative states over prescribing abortion medications via telehealth and mailing them to patients.
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Will Stop Abortions – Even Though They’re Legal
Mother Jones, September 25, 2025
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is not scheduling abortion appointments beyond September 30, two sources confirm to Autonomy News. Under the Congressional budget’s “defund” provision, organizations that provide abortions as of October 1, and received more than $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in fiscal year 2023, will be barred from receiving Medicaid reimbursements for one year … “We need to be crystal clear: The collapse in Wisconsin is the direct fallout of Donald Trump’s so-called ‘big, beautiful bill,’ a backdoor abortion ban playing out in real time,” [Megan] Jeyifo continued.
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