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Raped, pregnant and in an abortion ban state Researchers gauge how often it happens
(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 […]
Getting an IUD hurts. Why aren’t more women offered relief?
(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 […]
Abortion initiative hits milestone for getting in front of Florida voters
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 […]
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 […]