Mar 06 Watch 5:03 Justice Department drops Biden-era challenge to Idaho abortion law By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat The Trump administration moved to dismiss a lawsuit against the state of Idaho seeking to allow abortions in medical emergencies. Idaho is one of 12 states with a near-total abortion ban. The Biden administration sued Idaho arguing that federal law… Continue watching
Mar 06 What to know about the Idaho emergency abortion case dropped by the Trump administration By Kimberlee Kruesi, Laura Ungar, Associated Press President Donald Trump's decision to abandon the legal fight signals how the Republican administration plans on interpreting federal law designed to protect urgent care when up against states' abortion bans. Continue reading
Mar 04 Trump administration to drop lawsuit pushing Idaho to allow emergency abortions By Lindsay Whitehurst, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press The hospital system is seeking a court order temporarily allowing it to continue providing abortions in emergency situations as doctors see fit. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 6:09 More pregnant women face life-threatening sepsis in wake of strict abortion laws By Stephanie Sy, Shrai Popat In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among women who lost their pregnancies in the… Continue watching
Feb 24 WATCH: Woman is forcibly removed from Idaho town hall meeting by plainclothes security workers By Rebecca Boone, Martha Bellisle, Associated Press The incident Saturday at Coeur d'Alene High School, first reported by the Coeur d'Alene Press, drew widespread attention after videos of the turbulence were posted online. Continue reading
Feb 24 Supreme Court won’t hear cases from anti-abortion activists on protest limits By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a pair of cases from abortion opponents who say laws limiting anti-abortion demonstrations near clinics violate their First Amendment rights. Continue reading
Feb 11 What to know about state proposals to ban abortion pills and punish women who seek to end pregnancies By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Lawmakers in some states are pushing measures to crack down on abortion pills or penalize women who obtain abortions. Continue reading
Jan 31 New York doctor indicted over online prescription of abortion pill in Louisiana By Sara Cline, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The case appears to be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state, at least since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and opened the door for… Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: ‘Every abortion is a tragedy,’ RFK Jr. says By Molly Finnegan "I agree with President Trump that every abortion is a tragedy. I agree with him we cannot be a moral nation if we have 1.2 million abortions a year," Kennedy said. Continue reading
Jan 24 Court rules North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal By Jack Dura, Associated Press North Dakota’s abortion ban will not be enforced while the state appeals an earlier decision that found it unconstitutional, the state's highest court ruled Friday. Continue reading