Federal judges issue conflicting rulings in a pill used for medication abortion

Originally published by The 19thYour trusted source for contextualizing abortion news. Subscribe to our daily newsletter.Federal judges have issued contradicting orders about whether mifepristone — one of two drugs used to induce a medication abortion — can be legally distributed.A judge in Texas ru...

Iowa AG halts state coverage of abortions, emergency contraceptives for rape victims

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird (R) has halted the state’s practice of paying for rape victims’ abortions and emergency contraceptives, according to the Des Moines Register. The state is required to cover the costs of forensic exams and treatments for sexually transmitted diseases for victims of sexual assault. While not mandated by state law, Iowa has…

No drug is safe: Drug developers decry Texas abortion pill ruling

Over 400 biopharma leaders are calling for the ruling to be reversed.

Drug companies complaining about judge’s abortion pill ruling gave money to Republicans who nominated him

The New York Times reported on Monday that over 250 drug companies are coming out against the ruling by District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, halting the Food and Drug Administration’s 23-year-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. But those same drug companies were supporting the Republican...

Biden admin to shore up HIPAA to protect abortion seekers and providers

Advocates have long demanded data privacy improvements as doctors and patients fear prosecution post-Roe.

Appeals court declines to block key abortion pill, bars access by mail

A federal appeals court late Wednesday declined to suspend the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone but left restrictions in place that would prevent it from being sent to patients in the mail.

Ron DeSantis quietly signs Florida's 6-week abortion ban into law

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that would ban most abortions after six weeks in Florida, a move that will weigh on his likely 2024 presidential bid.

'Forced Pregnancy Act': Dem introduces amendment to rename Florida abortion ban

Florida state Rep. Anna V. Eskamani (D) pushed to rename a proposed Florida abortion ban the "Forced Pregnancy Act." Eskamani offered the amendment on Thursday during a House floor debate on the Pregnancy and Parenting Support Act. If passed, the law would prevent most abortions after six weeks ...

West Virginia’s sole abortion clinic drops challenge to state ban

The sole abortion provider in West Virginia is no longer challenging the state law imposing a near-total ban on abortions. In a court filing Monday, Women’s Health Center of West Virginia said it voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit after its physician “determined that he will not be able to resume providing abortion care in West Virginia”…

Abortion pill mifepristone will remain available for now, Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court preserved access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit challenging its FDA approval continues.

Trump-appointed judge concealing multimillion-dollar stock holding from financial disclosures: report

The Texas-based federal judge who ruled to revoke the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion drug mifepristone is redacting personal wealth disclosures in an unusual move, reported CNN on Friday."In his 2020 and 2021 annual disclosures, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk wrote that he held bet...

North Dakota governor signs law banning nearly all abortions

North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions up to six weeks’ gestation.

Abortion bans fail in red states Nebraska and South Carolina, signaling election headache for Republicans

Abortion bans have fallen short of passage in two heavily Republican states, signaling more political turmoil for the GOP as it seeks to enact restrictive policies. A handful of Republican state senators in both South Carolina and Nebraska defected from their party late Thursday to derail proposed n...

Brazen attack on Ohioans’ 111-year-old voting rights draws deserved rebuke from ex-governors: editorial

It’s nearly impossible to overstate how blatant these antics are. In effect, a majority of the state Senate, and likely but not certainly, a majority of Ohio’s House, aims to signal its contempt for the state’s voters by trying to rig rejection at the polls of the abortion-rights proposal as well as a likely 2024 anti-gerrymandering plan. This is politics at its grubbiest. Were its operatives capable of being ashamed, they should be, writes the editorial board of The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com.

With abortion access in play, some Republicans flip-flop on August elections

GOP lawmakers nixed most August elections a few months ago. Now they're trying to schedule one this year.

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Texas man accused of using abortion bounty law for ‘extortion’ of wife and her friends

A man who is suing his ex-wife’s friends for allegedly helping her get an abortion may have known about her plans and done nothing to stop her, according to a new legal filing.Marcus Silva brought a wrongful-death lawsuit in March in Galveston County, claiming three women helped his now-ex-wife obta...

NC lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban; governor vows veto

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday approved a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, down from the current 20 weeks, in response to last year’s overturning of Roe v.

N.C. governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdown

North Carolina’s Democratic governor has vetoed legislation that would have banned nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Scoop: Planned Parenthood calls for major judicial reform

Planned Parenthood's calls for judicial reform come as a federal court is set to hear a case on abortion pills this week.

North Carolina abortion: Lawmakers override governor's veto on 12-week ban

Republicans overturn the governor's veto of their bill, prompting chants of "shame" from onlookers.

NJ Gov. Murphy would consider defying Supreme Court if justices back abortion pill ban

Gov. Phil Murphy's remarks come after an appeals court heard arguments in a case that could force the abortion pill mifepristone off the market nationwide.

Hospitals in two states denied an abortion to a miscarrying patient — investigators say they broke federal law

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Post-Roe America Abortion Access Divides the Nation Mylissa Farmer knew her fetus was dying inside of her. He...

Rhode Island governor signs bill to fund abortion coverage for state workers and Medicaid recipients

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee signed a bill into law Thursday that would let state funds be used to pay for health insurance plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions.

Texas Abortion Ban: Woman Claims She Was Forced to Birth Stillborn Son

“I was told that if I tried to discharge myself, or seek care elsewhere, that I could be arrested for trying to kill my child”

Male Republican Senators Ignore Women, Vote for Abortion Ban in South Carolina

Despite pleas from their five female colleagues, the men of the Republican-led South Carolina Senate voted to ban abortion after six weeks on Tuesday.

Indiana doctor reprimanded, fined $3,000 for talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old's abortion

A hearing on whether an Indianapolis doctor should face disciplinary action after she spoke publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio opened with finger pointing over how the case became a political flashpoint.

Court Temporarily Blocks South Carolina Abortion Ban

Nevada Republican governor approves abortion protections in cross-party move

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed a bill enshrining existing protections for out-of-state abortion patients and in-state providers. The move on Tuesday marks a rare occurrence of a Republican governor approving measures that are part of Democrats’ vow to make the western swing state an abortion safe haven. The bill codifies former Gov. Steve Sisolak's executive order from last year. Sisolak lost reelection to Lombardo. The executive order bars state agencies from assisting other states in out-of-state investigations that could lead to prosecution of abortion patients. It also ensures medical boards and commissions that oversee medical licenses do not discipline or disqualify doctors who provide abortions.

New York AG hits anti-abortion group with lawsuit for blocking access to health care clinics

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit Thursday against an anti-abortion group, Red Rose Rescue, alleging its members have repeatedly blocked entrances to health clinics and have “made it their mission to terrorize reproductive health care providers and the patients they serve.” “Only we have the right to make decisions about our own…

Twitter restricted Democrat’s abortion-rights ad—but platform may backpedal

Twitter ad policy restricting abortion advocacy may soon change, employee says.

Health care providers in North Carolina file lawsuit against state over abortion restrictions

Health care providers in North Carolina filed a lawsuit against the state challenging the constitutionality of various provisions of its abortion ban.  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) brought the lawsuit on behalf of Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and physician Beverly Gray. The suit challenges the legitimacy of North Carolina’s Senate Bill 20, which bans…

In rare 3-3 decision, Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate law largely banning abortion

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Abortion will remain legal in Iowa after the state's high court declined Friday to reinstate a law that would have largely banned the procedure, rebuffing Republican Gov.

Senate Confirms Prominent Abortion-Rights Lawyer To Be A Federal Judge

Julie Rikelman, who represented an abortion clinic in the landmark Supreme Court case that gutted Roe v. Wade, will now serve on a U.S. appeals court.

New York moves to protect doctors sending abortion pills into states with bans 

The New York state legislature approved a bill Tuesday that will protect medical providers for serving those who live in states with bans on abortion. This law could expand the use of telehealth for those seeking abortions, especially those who are from states who have restricted access to abortion care. The bill will shield providers…

Judge suspends Wyoming’s ban on abortion pills amid lawsuit

A federal judge paused Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban on medicated abortion pills on Thursday, citing an ongoing lawsuit over the law’s constitutionality. The ban, signed by the state’s governor in March, was set to be implemented on July 1.  The law concerns two abortion pills, one of which, mifepristone, had its FDA approval challenged earlier this…

Kansas' attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Transgender people born in Kansas could be prevented from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities if the state’s conservative Republican attorney is successful with a legal move he launched late Friday.

'If you’re pregnant you shouldn’t travel here': Tennessee's Planned Parenthood issues severe warning

Planned Parenthood officials in Tennessee issued a severe warning for pregnant people not to travel to the state.The warning came one year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down federal abortion rights. Tennessee passed a near-total, with scant exceptions for ectopic and molar pregnancies. An abor...