Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding cuts hearing today
The legal fight continues Wednesday over the Medicaid funding cuts to Planned Parenthood, which was targeted in President Trump’s tax and spending cut bill this summer.
RFK Jr. launches FDA safety review of abortion pill mifepristone
The Food and Drug Administration will review the safety of mifepristone, the most widely used abortion drug in the U.S, at the request of Republican-led states.
Costco cites lack of demand for not selling mifepristone drug at US pharmacies
Costco Wholesale will not sell the abortion pill mifepristone at its more than 500 U.S. pharmacies, the company said this week.
Most Americans still support legal abortion 3 years after Roe v. Wade was overturned: Poll
More people believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while half say abortion should be legal in their state if someone decides they don't want to be pregnant, a new poll finds.
Wisconsin abortion ban, court strikes down 1849 law
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state’s 1849 abortion ban in a decision released Wednesday.
Supreme Court: States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Public money can't be used on abortion services, but Medicaid patients use Planned Parenthood for things like contraception and cancer screenings.
Trump administration rescinds Biden-era emergency abortion guidelines
The Biden administration tried to preserve abortion access for serious cases in which women experienced medical emergencies and needed an abortion to prevent organ loss and other complications.
Brain-dead Georgia woman kept on life support due to state's abortion law
A Georgia mother declared brain dead at two months pregnant remains on life support due to the state’s heartbeat law, leaving her family without medical decision-making rights.
WA Senate Democrats eye constitution change for abortion, gender-affirming care
State democrats say the move is necessary to protect what is already in state law, while Republican opponents say the measure goes too far.
States with abortion bans saw increase in infant mortality rates, study finds
A recent study shows that the number of infants dying after states implemented abortion bans is higher than expected.
Abortion pill access faces new legal hurdle nationwide after Texas ruling
A Texas judge has allowed three states to move forward with a legal challenge seeking to impose stricter rules on the abortion pill mifepristone, reigniting the battle over medication abortion access in the U.S.
New CDC report shows what happened to the abortion rate after Roe was overturned
Abortions declined by just 2% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to new surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Wyoming abortion laws, including explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy, struck down by judge
A judge has struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy.
Doctors say birth control, abortion pill requests have surged since election
Doctors saw a similar spike in birth control requests after Donald Trump was elected in 2016, “but the patients seem more afraid this time."
Abortion laws by state
Abortion was on the ballot in 10 states this year, bringing more changes to the patchwork of state abortion laws following the end of Roe v. Wade. Here's where abortion laws stand in each state.
State abortion laws affecting access to millions
The 2024 general election has brought major changes in several state abortion laws, affecting access for some 2 million women.
Election 2024: Here’s how states voted on abortion rights
Abortion rights appeared on the ballot in 10 states last night. Here’s how they fared.
Trump won't say how he voted on Florida abortion issue: 'Stop talking about it'
Donald Trump voted Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida, near his Mar-a-Lago club, where he was then asked twice by reporters how he voted on the state’s abortion measure.
US infant mortality rate rose after overturning of Roe v. Wade, study finds
U.S. infant mortality increased 7% in the months following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, according to a new study.
Most Hispanic Americans support abortion access, AP-NORC poll finds
Around 6 in 10 Hispanic Protestants and about two-thirds of Hispanic Catholics say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, the new AP-NORC poll found.