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Even in states that allow abortion if the life of the mother is in danger, doctors say fear of prosecution is leading many to send high-risk patients to Illinois.

As the unelected judiciary becomes depoliticized, the elected judiciary becomes more politicized.

Before last year’s midterms, the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the right to an abortion galvanized Democrats. History may be repeating itself.

Overturning Roe v. Wade and affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades

In the months following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, progressive cities and states across the country raced to establish themselves as “havens” or “sanctuaries” for people seeking abortion care. Twelve states, including Maryland, and Washington, D.C., have since passed laws to make abortion more accessible by strengthening legal protections,…

Susanna Gibson remembers where she was and what she was doing on June 24, 2022, the way some remember 9/11 or the Challenger explosion. The nurse practitioner was sitting at her kitchen table in Henrico, Va., going over some patient charts, when her phone buzzed. It was one of her…

Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine

New state laws are tackling some of the most divisive issues in the U.S., including abortion, gender and guns

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge ruled Friday that North Carolina’s 12-week abortion ban can go into effect beginning Saturday, but temporarily blocked one part of the law.