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Court rules Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance
(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 […]
Supreme Court to Decide if U.S. Law Requires Some Emergency Room Abortions
(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, […]
A forgotten chapter of abortion history repeats itself
(NY Times, Dec. 22, 2023)
More than 60 years ago, America was confronted with the story of a young woman forced to seek an abortion abroad […]
Russian Orthodox Church condemns abortion as murder, at odds with Putin
(Fox News, Dec. 28, 2023)
The Russian Orthodox Church condemned all elective abortions as murder during a meeting of the Holy Synod this week, putting them […]
Behind the scenes at the dismantling of Roe v. Wade
(NY Times, Dec. 15, 2023)
This is the inside story of how the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion – shooting down compromise […]
What the current landscape of abortion rights looks like going into 2024
(NPR, Dec. 21, 2023)
When it comes to reproductive rights, 2023 is ending in much the same way it began – with confusion, lawsuits and the […]
The story of a 19th-century firebrand who stood up to abortion foes
Two new books chronicle the life of Madame Restell, who ran a birth-control empire in Manhattan – for as long as she could stay out […]
Missouri lawmakers propose allowing homicide charges for women who have abortions
Some Republican Missouri lawmakers are renewing their call to allow homicide charges against women who have abortions.
5 things to know about the latest abortion case in Texas
Texas state Supreme Court rules against Katie Cox, 31, from getting an abortion even though her fetus has a slim chance of survival. Cox left […]
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Abortion Pill Access
(New York Times, Dec. 13, 2023)
The justices announced that they would hear a case challenging the FDA’s approval of the commonly used pill, mifepristone.
The move […]
Opinion | What Republicans are missing on abortion politics, according to a Republican
(New York Times, Nov. 20, 2023)
The G.O.P. is struggling politically with abortion. Jane Coaston interviews South Carolina’s Sandy Senn, who says it is “best to […]
MA lawmakers seek to close loopholes in state abortion laws, ease access for all residents
In Massachussets, joint bills filed by Sen. Rebecca Rausch, D-Needham, and Rep. Sally Kerans, D-Danvers, heard before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary Nov. […]
Support for abortion access is near record, WSJ-NORC poll finds
(MSN, Nov. 21, 2023)
New results from a Wall Street Journal-NORC poll show Americans’ support for abortion access is at one of the highest levels on […]
20 women are now suing Texas, saying state abortion laws endangered them
Seven women who were denied reproductive health care in Texas have joined an ongoing lawsuit. (And more people are joining by the day, including Austin-based […]
Video shows House Speaker Blaming Mass Shootings on Divorce and Abortion
(Independent, Oct. 27, 2023)
In a clip resurfaced by liberal political groups, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson tells a Louisiana congregation in 2016 that […]