(CNN Politics, Jan. 23, 2024) The Justice Department and the manufacturer of a widely used abortion pill urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to preserve full access to the drug, warning that a lower-court ruling restricting its availability "threatens profound harms" nationwide. Read More

(NY Times, Jan. 18, 2024) A coalition of reproductive-rights groups in Missouri kicked off a campaign to establish a right to abortion in the state constitution, setting up the nation’s next big test of public support for legalized abortion. A successful ballot measure there could make it the first state where a citizen-led initiative reverses a near-total ban. Read More

(Guttmacher Institute, Jan. 17, 2024) In the first 10 months of 2023, there were an estimated 878,000 abortions in the formal U.S. healthcare system, 94% as many abortions as were provided in 2020 (930,000), according to the Guttmacher Institute. Read More >

 (NPR, Jan. 24, 2024) Researchers estimate nearly 65,000 rape-caused pregnancies have happened in states with abortion bans in effect since Roe v. Wade was overturned. The report is in JAMA Internal Medicine. Rape exceptions for abortion laws have fallen out of favor among anti-abortion rights groups, and the majority of states with abortion bans do not include such an exception. Students for Life, an anti-abortion rights group that strongly opposes rape exceptions, did not immediately [...]

(NY Times, Dec. 14, 2023) One of the most effective birth control options is also known for the painful procedure to insert it. The CDC is in the process of reviewing recently published data on pain management for IUD insertions with plans to update recommendations in 2024. (Current CDC guidance is vaguely supportive of using a local anesthetic.) Read More >

A petition initiative that would enshrine abortion rights in the Florida constitution has reached the necessary number of verified signatures to qualify for the 2024 ballot. Read More >

“On the Brink,” shares the stories of 18 women from different states with laws in place restricting abortions. These women share their traumatic journeys. Watch Video from Good Morning America >

(NY Times, Jan. 2, 2024) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided with the state of Texas that emergency rooms are not required to perform emergency abortions. The ruling Tuesday is the latest development over whether there can be exceptions to the abortion ban in states like Texas. Read Article >

(Washington Post, Jan. 6, 2024) The Supreme Court said Friday it will review a case challenging Idaho’s strict abortion ban. The Biden administration sued Idaho last year, arguing that its ban did not provide enough leeway for physicians to perform abortions in emergency situations for pregnant patients experiencing complications. Federal law protects patients not only from imminent death but also from emergencies that seriously threaten their health, Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar told the justices [...]