Louisiana Mifepristone Lawsuit Could Hinder Telehealth Abortion Nationwide
Rewire News Group, February 24, 2026
On Wednesday, there was a hearing for a federal lawsuit led by Louisiana seeking to further restrict access to Mifepristone by asking the courts to stop the mailing of abortion medication. The Department of Justice argued that Louisiana lacks standing to bring the case and requested that the judge halt legal proceedings until the Food and Drug Administration completes its review of the medication. Hundreds of studies have concluded that the drug is safe and effective for abortions early in pregnancy, but a paper released by a conservative think tank last year compelled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to order a reevaluation of mifepristone.
Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues More Out-of-State Providers for Allegedly Shipping Abortion Pills to Texas
Houston Public Media, February 25, 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a new suit Tuesday against Aid Access, a nonprofit based in Austria, as well as two medical providers for allegedly shipping abortion medication into Texas. Paxton alleges Aid Access‘s founder Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, and California physician Dr. Remy Coeytaux violated Texas’ abortion law by prescribing and shipping abortion medication into the state. Paxton is seeking a temporary injunction that would prevent the nonprofit and medical providers from providing medicine to Texas residents and practicing in the state without a license.
Leaked Documents Show Meta Cracking Down on Access to Abortion Information
Mother Jones, February 25, 2026
Leaked documents reveal that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has blocked its AI chatbot from discussing topics including abortion with minors. Internal Meta documents obtained by Mother Jones, containing a comprehensive list of policy guidelines for Meta’s chatbot interactions with youth, explicitly ban providing information “that helps a user obtain or carry out an abortion, or providing users with locational information that could be used to obtain abortions. It also prohibits the chatbot from providing a “value judgement” for or against abortion.
Trump Didn’t Mention Abortion in the State of the Union
The 19th, February 24, 2026
In over almost two hours, President Donald Trump did not once mention abortion in the State of the Union. The White House helped pass legislation to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, has pardoned anti-abortion activists convicted of forcing their way into clinics, and, following the lead of Republican administrations since Ronald Reagan, has interpreted foreign aid policy to prohibit funding organizations that tell people about abortion as an option. But the administration has not acted on a key anti-abortion priority: restricting access to mifepristone, the medication used in most abortions that can be mailed to states with bans.
Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Proves Devoted to MAHA’s Dangerous Talking Points
Mother Jones, February 26, 2026
President Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general, wellness influencer Casey Means, parroted various MAHA talking points throughout a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, while deflecting on key issues such as vaccines and birth control. Means backed her previous claim that birth control represents a “disrespect for life” and carries “horrifying health risks” for women, telling senators Wednesday that “all medications have risks and benefits” and provided the example of “blood clots and stroke risk in women who have clotting disorders, who are smokers, who have obesity.”
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