California hotline to provide legal help related to abortion

California has joined with law firms and advocacy groups to create a hotline that provides access to information and pro bono services for people who need legal help related to abortion.

North Dakota adopts strict abortion ban after 6 weeks of pregnancy

North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure at six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest.

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone for now
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The Supreme Court has preserved women?s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone for now

The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

Supreme Court moves to temporarily extend access to abortion pill

The justices are still considering whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect while a legal challenge to the medication’s FDA approval continues. In an order signed by Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday, the court indicated it will act by Friday night.

Supreme Court temporarily keeps FDA abortion pill rules in place

The Supreme Court has temporarily kept in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it more fully considers the issues raised in a court challenge.

Court preserves access to abortion drug, tightens rules

A federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow the drug only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail.

Idaho bill to criminalize helping minors get abortions without parental consent passes

A bill that seeks to criminalize helping minors get an abortion without parental consent has won final passage in Idaho's legislature and is bound for the governor’s desk. The measure would be the first of its kind in the U.S.

Abortion rights groups submit 2023 fall ballot measure in Ohio

The measure would require restrictions imposed past a fetus' viability outside the womb to be based on evidence of patient health and safety benefits.

Idaho court tosses lawsuits aiming to block abortion bans

Idaho's Constitution does not implicitly enshrine abortion as a fundamental right, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday as it dismissed a series of lawsuits brought by Planned Parenthood.

Opponents file lawsuit targeting medication abortions

The lawsuit was filed by the Alliance for Defending Freedom, which was also involved in the Mississippi case that led to Roe v. Wade being overturned.

Which states are voting on abortion rights this election?

The overturning of Roe v. Wade has produced abortion ballot questions in a handful of states come Nov. 8.

Karen Bass joins Boyle Heights rally for reproductive rights

Speakers also addressed women's rights to learn in Afghanistan and women's rights not to cover their heads in Iran.

Judge blocks restrictive Ohio 'heartbeat' abortion law as suit proceeds

An Ohio law that bans virtually all abortions will remain blocked while a state constitutional challenge proceeds, a judge said Friday in a ruling that will allow pregnancy terminations through 20 weeks’ gestation to continue for now.