The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

CHICAGO — In summer 1966, 17-year-old Leta Dally and her mother were driven by a stranger to an undisclosed location on Chicago’s South Side, where the recent high school graduate had an illegal abortion.

The US Supreme Court today struck down Roe v Wade, overturning the constitutional right to abortion for millions of women.

Returning the determination of abortion legality to the states will, without question, harm economically disadvantaged women and further compound health disparities.

Leading doctors are calling for the introduction of 'safe access zones' around abortion clinics to protect patients and staff

Statement signed by more than 100 global healthcare groups says US court decision ‘will cost lives for years to come’

As readers know, I've been interested in the question of abortion and religious exemption claims (see this May 9 post), so when I saw this item by Rabbi Simon, I found it much worth passing along. Rabbi Simon had been a lawyer for 20 years before becoming a full-time rabbi,…

The Supreme Court's decision to end the constitutional right to abortion likely will lead to legal battles as already divided states grapple with the new landscape of abortion access

What some insisted was a still-incubating draft majority decision overturning Roe v. Wade was fully born Friday: The Supreme Court has completely dismantled Roe and the series of cases upholding that core precedent, giving the states the ability to ban abortion starting from the moment of conception.

This week’s episode includes Nancy Pelosi addressing the Supreme Court abortion decision, as well as some chords — and discords — of levity.