Abortion Laws

Senate Republicans blocked the Right to IVF Act, a bill championed by Sen. Tammy Duckworth to establish a nationwide right for women to access IVF and other fertility treatments, with the vote highlighting political differences on reproductive care ahead of the upcoming election.

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a push to restrict access to mifepristone, a medication used for abortions.

A new Louisiana abortion law would make mifepristone and misoprostol, also known as the “abortion pills,” a controlled, dangerous substance - the first law of its kind in the nation.

The regulations allow workers to request time off for obtaining an abortion and recovering from the procedure.

Former President Donald Trump clarified his position on abortion after months of mixed messages. Anti-abortion groups say they're "deeply disappointed" with Trump's statement.

Abortion opponents want the Supreme Court to ratify a ruling from a conservative federal appeals court that would limit access to a medication called mifepristone, which was used in nearly two-thirds of abortions last year.

If the bill is passed, Kansas would join at least seven other states with Republican legislatures that ban most abortions even though Kansas voters have affirmed abortion rights.

The bills would provide legal protection for fertility clinics.

A new study conducted for the advocacy group Society of Family Planning found that the number of monthly abortions in the U.S. is similar to what it was before the nation's top court overturned the right to abortion.

Senate Republicans rejected a bill introduced by by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., who used IVF treatments to have her two children after struggling with years of infertility.

Frozen embryos created during fertility treatments can be considered children under Alabama state law, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Friday.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system said in a statement Wednesday that it must evaluate whether its patients or doctors could face criminal charges or punitive damages for undergoing IVF treatments.

Frozen embryos created during fertility treatments can be considered children under Alabama state law, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Friday.

The report examined pregnancies resulting from rapes in states with abortion bans after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.

Kate Cox, a North Texas woman who was denied abortion in the state, will attend the State of the Union this March as a guest of the Bidens.

Brittany Watts’ case sparked a national firestorm over legal risks pregnant women face as U.S. states hash out new laws governing reproductive health care access.