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France to seal the right to abortion in its constitution as world marks International Women's Day
France’s leadership will use a Napoleon-era press to seal the right to abortion into the country’s constitution in a historic ceremony on Friday that’s open to the public — and designed to show support to women across the world on International Women’s Day.
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France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right
The historic move was proposed as a way to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights seen in the United States in recent years.
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Walgreens and CVS pharmacies will soon begin dispensing abortion pills
The drugstore chains will begin selling mifepristone to patients with a doctor’s prescription in several select locations to start.
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Dozens of Idaho obstetricians stopped practicing in the state since abortions were banned, study says
A new report says dozens of Idaho obstetricians have stopped practicing in the state since a near-total abortion ban took effect in August 2022.
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64,000 women and girls became pregnant due to rape in states with abortion bans, study estimates
More than 64,000 women and girls became pregnant due to rape in states that implemented abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overruled, according to a new research estimate published online on Wednesday.
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Biden calls for Congress to codify abortion rights on anniversary of Roe v. Wade
President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass abortion rights legislation on Monday, the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade.
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In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law
A federal appeals court in New Orleans says the Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require that Texas hospitals provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy.
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US women are stocking up on abortion pills, especially when there is news about restrictions
New research shows thousands of women in the U.S. have stocked up on abortion pills just in case they need them. The demand peaks when court decisions might threaten access to the medications.
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Supreme Court to decide abortion pill access
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide on whether mifepristone, the drug most commonly used for medication abortions, will continue to be accessible by mail.
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New Mexico Supreme Court weighs whether to strike down local abortion restrictions
The New Mexico Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike down local abortion bans and restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the state attorney general.
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Texas Supreme Court rules against Dallas woman who sought abortion; her attorneys say she left state to get procedure
A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal condition left the state to get an abortion elsewhere before the state Supreme Court on Monday rejected her unprecedented challenge of one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.
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Texas judge to consider pregnant woman's request for order allowing her to have an abortion
An unprecedented test of Texas’ strict abortion ban is headed before a court in Austin. A judge on Thursday is set to consider a pregnant woman’s request to be allowed to have an abortion despite the state’s ban.
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Alabama can't prosecute people who help women leave the state for abortions, Justice Department says
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said Alabama cannot use conspiracy laws to prosecute people and groups who help women leave the state to obtain abortions.
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Mississippi sees major spike in child care public assistance after abortion ban
Mississippi’s human services director says the state has seen a consistent increase in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in almost all circumstances.
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Wyoming woman who set fire to abortion clinic gets 5 years in prison
Green faced up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty in July. As at her plea hearing, she said she was sorry for what she did
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Nebraska mother sentenced to 2 years in prison for giving abortion pills to pregnant daughter
A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and conceal the fetus has been sentenced to two years in prison.
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South Carolina women senators who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage award
Five women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year.
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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to end abortion pill legal challenge that threatens widespread access
The Biden administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to maintain broad access to a commonly used medication abortion pill.
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Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
The court’s sweeping decision Wednesday comes amid a trend in Latin America of loosening restrictions on abortion, even as access has been limited in parts of the United States.
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Where do the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion? Take a look
More than a year after the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the issue has at times dominated the discussion among the Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination.