Texas sued a New York physician for prescribing a woman abortion pills, according to a lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
NEWS: Idaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing
A federal appeals court scrutinized the impact of Idaho’s strict abortion ban on emergency medical care on Tuesday, weighing whether the ban criminalizing abortions should be enforceable in life- and health-threatening situations.
NEWS: Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law mostly can be enforced as lawsuit proceeds, court rules
A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that most of Idaho’s first-in-the-nation law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without the consent of their parents can take effect while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality continues.
NEWS: Judge strikes down Wyoming’s abortion laws, saying they violate state constitution
A Wyoming judge ruled Monday that two laws restricting and banning abortion in the state violate its constitution, making the procedure legal up until fetal viability for the time being.
More than 11 million women gained reproductive rights protections in state ballot initiatives
Voters chose to strengthen legal protections for reproductive rights and access in seven states, including two states – Missouri and Arizona – that had an abortion ban in place. American Indian and Alaska Native women particularly saw gains.
NEWS: Women suing Idaho after they were denied abortions will tell their stories in court
Four women who are suing the state of Idaho after they were denied abortions will testify starting Tuesday about their experiences traveling out of state to end nonviable pregnancies.
NEWS: 7 states vote to protect abortion rights, while efforts to expand access in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota fail
More than two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion, voters in 10 states cast ballots on whether to cement reproductive rights in their state constitutions. Measures to protect abortion access will pass in Arizona and Missouri, where citizens effectively voted to overturn their state’s abortion bans.
NEWS: Ohio abortion ban ruled unconstitutional by county judge in wake of voter-approved referendum
The most far-reaching of Ohio’s laws restricting abortion was struck down on Thursday by a county judge who said last year’s voter-approved amendment enshrining reproductive rights renders the so-called heartbeat law unconstitutional.
NEWS: Biden administration proposes a rule to make over-the-counter birth control free
The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would expand access to contraceptive products, including making over-the-counter birth control and condoms free for the first time for women of reproductive age who have private health insurance.
Abortion Exceptionalism: How the New Louisiana Law Classifying Medication Abortion as a “Controlled Substance” Compromises Health Care
Abortion exceptionalism is the singling out of abortion care for special treatment or regulation. Although Roe originally established abortion as a fundamental right, abortion has been severely restricted and stigmatized by government policy including Louisiana’s recent scheduling of medication abortion pills.
Miscarriage Care Is Abortion Care Is Health Care
I knew the saying “abortion is healthcare.” But it didn’t really hit me until that exact moment that my intellectual knowledge, passion for reproductive rights, and lived experience came together. Abortion IS healthcare! It was the healthcare I needed to protect my health, and it was a procedure that I needed to have in order to try to get pregnant again.
NEWS: 3 states renew their effort to reduce access to the abortion drug mifepristone
Three states are renewing a legal push to restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone, including reinstating requirements it be dispensed in person instead of by mail.
NEWS: Georgia Supreme Court reinstates state’s 6-week abortion ban
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the state’s six-week abortion ban while it reviews the state’s appeal of a lower court ruling that had struck down the law. The decision goes into effect at 5 p.m. local time, meaning that most abortions will again be illegal in the state after six weeks of pregnancy after that time.
NEWS: Georgia attorney general appeals a judge’s rollback of abortion ban
Georgia’s attorney general has appealed a judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s abortion ban. Attorney General Chris Carr’s office is asking the Georgia Supreme Court to reinstate the law banning most abortions after the first six weeks or so of pregnancy while the court considers the state’s appeal.
NEWS: A dramatic rise is pregnant women in Texas dying after abortion ban
The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth skyrocketed following the state’s 2021 ban on abortion care — far outpacing a slower rise in maternal mortality across the nation, a new investigation of federal public health data finds.
NEWS: Abortion bans have delayed emergency medical care. In Georgia, experts say this mother’s death was preventable.
In her final hours, Amber Nicole Thurman suffered from a grave infection that her suburban Atlanta hospital was well-equipped to treat. She’d taken abortion pills and encountered a rare complication; she had not expelled all of the fetal tissue from her body.
NEWS: Here’s what Harris and Trump said about abortion in the 2024 presidential debate
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump lambasted one another over their stances on abortion during the presidential debate Tuesday night.
Digital Surveillance Supercharges Abortion Criminalization. Closing the Data Broker Loophole Is Urgent
In the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, millions are living under the specter of surveillance and criminalization for seeking, assisting with, or providing abortion care. The dangers that electronic surveillance poses to reproductive health privacy are daunting.
NEWS: More voters, especially women, now say abortion is their top issue
Attitudes on abortion are deeply entrenched and have motivated voters across the American political landscape for decades. But in a post-Roe world, with abortion access sharply limited or at stake in several states, voters who want to protect abortion rights are increasingly energized.
We Must Fight Back Against the Supreme Court’s Attacks on Women’s Equality
August 26 marks Women’s Equality Day. It’s a reminder that the founding promise of equality in our Constitution was not always available to everyone — and that women have had to fight to be treated as equals to men.