May 14 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states’ bans or restrictions, survey finds By Laura Ungar, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The abortion-rights group Society for Family Planning issued its #WeCount survey Tuesday showing providers in states with laws that seek to protect them from prosecution by other states were writing prescriptions that covered about 1 in 10 abortions nationally. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 6:30 Supreme Court weighs whether federal law allowing emergency abortions overrides state bans By Geoff Bennett, Sarah Varney, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens It was a charged atmosphere at the Supreme Court as justices heard arguments in a major abortion case. The court looked at whether a federal law requiring hospitals to provide abortion care in emergencies would apply to states with strict… Continue watching
Apr 10 Arizona’s Supreme Court reinstated a near-total abortion ban enacted in 1864. Here’s what you should know By Jacques Billeaud, Morgan Lee, Associated Press The law predating Arizona's statehood provides no exceptions for rape or incest and allows abortions only if the mother's life is in jeopardy. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 6:06 Arizona Supreme Court upholds law from 1864 effectively banning abortion By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman Arizona will soon be the latest state with a near-total abortion ban after the state Supreme Court revived a 160-year-old law. The law provides no exceptions for rape or incest. Doctors who perform abortions could face criminal prosecution and prison… Continue watching
Mar 26 5 takeaways from the abortion pill case before the U.S. Supreme Court By Matthew Perrone, Amanda Seitz, Christine Fernando, Associated Press U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday did not appear ready to limit Americans’ access to the abortion pill mifepristone, in a case that could have sweeping implications for how the federal government approves scores of medications. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 6:43 Reproductive rights before Supreme Court again with abortion pill access at stake By William Brangham, Saher Khan The Supreme Court heard arguments in a major case that could further limit when and how women in America can get an abortion. The case centers on access to the most widely used abortion pill mifepristone. It's the latest in… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 7:48 Future of abortion pill mifepristone will be decided by Supreme Court By Sarah Varney, Maea Lenei Buhre, Shrai Popat The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to restrict access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. The case will be the first the court has heard on abortion since it overturned Roe v. Continue watching
Mar 07 WATCH: Biden promises to restore Roe v. Wade as the ‘law of the land’ in his 2024 State of the Union By Laura Santhanam In his last State of the Union address before the general election, President Joe Biden pledged to restore abortion protections after the Supreme Court’s decision in 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade. Continue reading
Feb 13 More patients rely on early prenatal testing as states toughen abortion laws By Laura Ungar, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, many health care providers say an increasing number of patients are deciding the fate of their pregnancies on whatever information they can gather before state abortion bans kick in. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 5:49 Study estimates 64,000 pregnancies from rape in states that enacted abortion bans post-Roe By John Yang Polls show about seven in 10 Americans say abortion should be legal in cases of rape or incest. But since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, nine states have banned abortion in those cases. A study in the Journal… Continue watching