The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Long before Roe v. Wade was overturned, reproductive justice advocates had been sounding the alarm about the increasing number of women subjected to criminal investigation for suspected abortion, stillbirth or miscarriage. These cases were often initiated by health care providers and bolstered by state laws used to prosecute women for…

The current Supreme Court has upended historic precedent on abortion protections and drawn scrutiny for ethics conflicts, while its docket remains packed with high-profile cases set to dominate headlines in the months ahead.

A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the United States

Red state legislators have also introduced a slew of bills targeting abortion pills and minors’ access to the procedure

Senate Democrats, led by Sen. John Fetterman, blocked the 'Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,' sparking debate on healthcare choices and infant ...

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As 2025 begins, Russia ends its official “Year of the Family.” But the state has been promoting what it calls “traditional” or “pro-family” values for more than a decade – and looks likely to continue.

Words ‘at conception’ in order gesture to push by anti-abortion movement to give embryos and fetuses legal rights

Scientifically inaccurate wording in the order attempts to erase both trans and reproductive rights, experts say