Missouri lawmakers again 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.
Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite state’s ban
The judge said she would grant a temporary restraining order that would allow Kate Cox, a mother of two from the Dallas area, to have an abortion. That decision is likely to be appealed by the state.
Planned Parenthood sues Fontana over abortion access
Planned Parenthood is suing Fontana, as the city is accused of having a construction moratorium that allegedly limits residents' access to abortion.
Study pinpoints how many extra births occurred after Roe v Wade overturned
Births rose by an average 2.3 percent post-Roe v. Wade, the study found.
These states could see abortion on the ballot in 2024
Questions about abortion are being considered in several states — some to protect access and some to limit or ban it.
Ohio voters pass constitutional amendment to protect abortion access
The outcome of Tuesday’s election in Ohio follows a string of defeats in statewide votes since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Texas counties attempting to stop people from using roads to get an abortion grows
Texas is one of 13 states that bans abortion at all stages of pregnancy.
Newsom signs law to protect doctors who mail abortion pills to other states
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law that aims to stop other states from prosecuting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in places where the procedure is banned.
Nebraska abortion case: Mom who gave pills to teen daughter to end pregnancy gets prison time
The abortion, well into the teen's third trimester, violated Nebraska law at the time that banned abortion after 20 weeks of gestation.
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
The sweeping decision comes amid a trend in Latin America loosening restrictions on abortion even as access has been limited in the United States.
South Carolina abortion ban with 'fetal heartbeat' limit creates confusion, doctors say
The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions this week but left undecided the question of when, exactly, the “fetal heartbeat” limit begins during pregnancy.
Abortion is now legal in Iowa after judge blocks new ban
The judge’s decision on Monday means abortion is once again legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy while the courts assess the new law’s constitutionality.
Ohio man gets life sentence for raping 9-year-old who went to Indiana for abortion
Gerson Fuentes, 28, confessed to Columbus police.
One year without Roe v. Wade: Here's where abortion laws stand in your state
Saturday, June, 24, marks one year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that provided a constitutional right to abortion.
South Carolina judge halts new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review
A judge has put a temporary halt to South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.
Indiana doctor reprimanded for speaking publicly about 10-year-old girl's abortion
A medical board voted that Dr. Caitlin Bernard didn’t follow privacy laws when she told a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment in a case that gained attention in the national abortion debate.
Abortion providers scramble amid 'decimation' of access in US South
Providers have had to quickly determine how to comply with the pending laws amid the "decimation of abortion access across the South."
Indiana doctor who provided abortion for 10-year-old girl to face discipline hearing
The hearing comes after Indiana's attorney general accused Dr. Caitlin Bernard of violating state law by not reporting the girl’s child abuse to police and federal patient privacy laws by telling a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment.
Nebraska woman pleads guilty to burning and concealing fetus after taking medication to end pregnancy
A Nebraska woman has pleaded guilty to burning and concealing a fetus after she took medication to end her pregnancy when she was more than 20 weeks along.
Mifepristone abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for Supreme Court
Lawyers seeking to preserve pregnant women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion got pushback Wednesday from appellate judges with a history of supporting abortion restrictions.