If the Supreme Court gets involved, it could set national precedent for states to ban medications approved by the FDA.
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Federal Appeals Court Upheld West Virginia Ban on Medication Abortion. Now What? Read Post »
The case could end up in front of the Supreme Court — an opportunity that abortion opponents have been waiting for.
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New Lawsuit Could Challenge Telehealth Abortion Access Nationwide Read Post »
In a case squarely aimed at breathing new life into the federal Comstock Act—and at thwarting the efforts of abortion-friendly states to protect providers and patients—a Texas man has sued a California doctor for allegedly mailing abortion pills to his girlfriend and is asking the court to prevent the woman, who is currently pregnant, from […]
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Three years after “Dobbs,” states that were already struggling with physician shortages say they’re getting worse.
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Idaho’s Abortion Ban Is Impacting Routine Care for Seniors and Kids Read Post »
Shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, and Texas completely outlawed abortion in communities along the Rio Grande Valley, the effect was swift. In this region, which is home to 1.4 million residents, most of them Latinx or immigrants, the area’s only abortion clinic in McAllen was forced to shut down. “When we […]
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The Choice Some Pregnant Immigrants Face: Deportation or Parenthood Read Post »
While the court just affirmed the right to abortion in the state, access to such care remains at risk.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down State’s 1849 Abortion Ban Read Post »
When Karen Thompson became the legal director at Pregnancy Justice a year and a half ago, she was still learning about the reproductive justice issues at the heart of the organization’s mission. But after 20 years focused on the criminal justice system, first at the Innocence Project, then at the ACLU of New Jersey, she […]
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How Viability Limits End Up Criminalizing Pregnancy Read Post »
In March, police arrested a midwife named Maria, marking the first targeted provider arrest under Texas’s abortion ban.
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States That Have Banned Abortion Are Now Criminalizing Midwives Read Post »
The provision violates the Byrd Rule, which restricts non-budgetary items from appearing in reconciliation bills.
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Senate Parliamentarian Rejects GOP Reconciliation Bill’s Anti-Abortion Provision Read Post »
The decision threatens health care access for hundreds of thousands and sets a dangerous precedent in other states.
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SCOTUS Allows South Carolina to Block Planned Parenthood From Accepting Medicaid Read Post »
We live in a country that has used machines to turn a dying person into a fetus incubator against the family’s wishes.
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3 Years in, Horrors Wrought by Anti-Abortion “Dobbs” Ruling Are Apparent to All Read Post »
Abortion rights supporters say that it would protect telehealth providers as states increase efforts to target them.
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Prescribers Push to Keep Their Names Off Labels for Abortion Medication Read Post »
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