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62d ago

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Abortion Rights

FDA quietly approved a generic abortion pill ahead of shutdown

The approval of a generic for the medication mifepristone comes weeks after RFK Jr. pledged that the FDA would review the drug's safety.
Food And Drug Administration Headquarters In Maryland
Food And Drug Administration Headquarters In Maryland
65d ago

Abortion Rights

Abortion Rights

New study finds more than 400 pregnancy-related prosecutions after Roe's fall

A report by a nonprofit legal group found that most cases of pregnancy-related crimes involved allegations of drug use.
Melinda Johnson with her daughter Memphis at her home in Birmingham, Ala., on Sept. 27, 2025.
Melinda Johnson with her daughter Memphis at her home in Birmingham, Ala., on Sept. 27, 2025.
75d ago

Abortion Rights

Abortion Rights

The policy divide between blue and red states keeps widening

Americans are facing increasingly different realities on issues based on what part of the country they live in.
Photo illustration of a road sign with two arrows, red and blue, diverging
Photo illustration of a road sign with two arrows, red and blue, diverging
87d ago

Abortion Rights

Abortion Rights

New York AG joins landmark legal battle over out-of-state abortion provider

Letitia James will help defend New York’s shield law against a challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
115d ago

Abortion Rights

Abortion Rights

Texas woman sues Marine, claiming he spiked her drink with abortion pills

In a lawsuit filed Monday, Liana Davis says the hot chocolate, allegedly tainted with nearly a dozen abortion pills, killed her unborn baby April 5.
Abortion Pill.
Abortion Pill.
154d ago

Abortion Rights

Abortion Rights

Supreme Court declines to revive Montana law requiring consent for minors to receive abortions

State officials appealed after the Montana Supreme Court ruled that the law requiring parental consent when a minor seeks an abortion violated the state constitution.
An exam room at Planned Parenthood in Flossmoor in 2018.
An exam room at Planned Parenthood in Flossmoor in 2018.
155d ago

Abortion Rights

Abortion Rights

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down state's 1849 near-total abortion ban

Abortion providers in the state resumed the procedure in 2023 after a judge ruled that a more recent law superseded the 176-year-old ban.
Abortion protest.
Abortion protest.
161d ago

Abortion Rights

Abortion Rights

Supreme Court rules for South Carolina in its bid to defund Planned Parenthood

The dispute arose from a long-running effort by the state to block the reproductive health care group from receiving Medicaid funds.
Image: Planned Parenthood
Image: Planned Parenthood
169d ago

Abortion Rights

Abortion Rights

British lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women

Supporters cited police investigations of more than 100 women for suspected illegal abortions in the past five years, including some who suffered natural miscarriages and stillbirths.
UK Parliament Holds Vote On Decriminalising Abortion In England And Wales
UK Parliament Holds Vote On Decriminalising Abortion In England And Wales
171d ago

Abortion Rights

Abortion Rights

Supreme Court orders reconsideration of religious objection to N.Y. abortion care requirement

The court also took up a case from New Jersey arising from the state's investigation of anti-abortion crisis centers.
supreme court building exterior
supreme court building exterior
181d ago

Abortion Rights

Abortion Rights

Planned Parenthood clinics provide basic health care. If they close, where will women go?

Citing deep funding cuts, at least 200 Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide are at risk.
A person passes in front of a closed planned parenthood.
A person passes in front of a closed planned parenthood.

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