On Nov. 14, 1972, Maude Findlay, a 47-year-old woman living in suburban New York with her fourth husband found herself unexpectedly pregnant. It was a year before Roe vs. Wade was passed, and like many women in America, Maude wasn’t interested in having another child and found herself weighing an abortion. The dilemma played out […]
“Legal protection for abortion does not mean equitable access for minors,” a pediatrics resident writes.
Since Idaho’s abortion bans took effect almost four years ago, an Idaho doctor says he’s had to send patients out of state for medically necessary abortions for a range of pregnancy complications under which he used to be able to provide abortions. Dr. Stacy Seyb, who treats high-risk pregnancies as a maternal fetal medicine specialist, […]
Carrie Frail was in the process of leaving an abusive relationship when she discovered she was pregnant. Her partner told her he could hit her in the stomach until she had a miscarriage, and it would save some money. “I firmly believe he would have killed me at some point, whether accidentally or intentionally,” Frail […]
(RNS) — What clergypersons say about such topics varies depending on their viewpoint and, sometimes, their religious affiliation, the Pew Research Center found.
The campaign opposing a November ballot measure that would reinstate Missouri’s abortion ban formally launched Wednesday, arguing Republican lawmakers are trying to overturn the 2024 vote that ended the state’s near-total ban through a “bait and switch” measure. The coalition, called Stop the Ban Missouri, has already amassed nearly $2 million. Its first ad leans heavily into […]
Gov. Mike Kehoe will ask Missouri voters in August to decide whether lawmakers should have new power to expand sales taxes to replace the income tax and whether citizen-led constitutional amendments should face a higher bar for passage. Kehoe moved four proposed constitutional amendments to the Aug. 4 primary ballot: Amendment 1, renewing a sales […]
An advocacy group has filed suit against the Trump administration over its decision to reinstate a near-ban on abortions for veterans and their family members.
Gov. Mike Kehoe will soon choose when several proposed constitutional amendments will appear on the statewide ballot, a decision that could affect whether they pass and the turnout in this year’s elections. Seven constitutional amendments are slated to go before Missouri voters this year, with two more possible ballot measures still awaiting decisions. Five could […]
There could be as many as nine ballot measures before Missouri voters in August and November, including proposals on abortion, taxes, initiative petitions, state parks and congressional redistricting. Seven are already slated for the ballot, while an initiative petition and a possible referendum on congressional redistricting are still awaiting decisions. If all nine appear, it […]
Ok, so five time state Representative Chris Rabb only won the primary for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District. However it’s very solidly blue so he’d really have to screw up to not wind up being elected come November. Rabb’s winning 44.3% of the vote is considered an upset but who cares? His advocacy for reproductive rights […]
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A couple weeks back, Supreme Court watcher Steve Vladeck pointed out a fascinating “tell” by Justice Samuel Alito in dealing with stays that he will issue on shadow docket requests. If he is prone to agree with the underlying claim, he’ll issue an unbounded stay on a lower court’s ruling. If he is inclined to […]
"It's stabbing me! What do I do?"
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Sammie the Slug Alito is hopping mad this weekend. If he had his way even thinking about getting an abortion would be criminal, much less actually obtaining one. His dissent to an Emergency Ruling of SCOTUS to block an appellate court ban on the abortion drug Mifepristone being mailed to Louisiana shows he thought he’d […]
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Restricting telehealth prescribing of mifepristone wouldn't spell the end of telehealth medication abortion, writes OB-GYN Christine Henneberg.
This article was originally published by The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom covering gender, politics, and policy. After briefly letting a national ban take effect, the Supreme Court blocked a lower court’s ruling that would have prevented mailing a key abortion drug. The decision, issued Thursday, allows telehealth dispensation of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to the abortion drug mifepristone, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
Oregon is officially the first state to create a long-term plan to replace Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood if Congress permanently cuts off those funds, lawmakers and health officials said at a ceremonial bill signing.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended a highly anticipated stay blocking an appellate court’s pause on telehealth abortion access until May 14. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approved medication-abortion regimen remains available via telehealth until then, following a week of uncertainty among abortion patients and providers. “With this critical temporary administrative stay…
The Supreme Court is temporarily extending access to a widely used abortion pill while it considers whether to allow restrictions on the drug to take effect.
“The fundamental question is: Who gets to regulate mifepristone?”
In 2023, the Food and Drug Administration started allowing mifepristone to be delivered by mail. The federal courts are deciding whether to pull that permission.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary stay on an appeals court ruling from Friday that was blocking remote access to an abortion drug, restoring access until at least May 11. The administrative stay, issued by Justice Samuel Alito, pauses Friday’s decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. That ruling blocked a 2023 rule […]
The 5th Circuit’s ruling on mifepristone “is bad for health care access, and it’s also bad for innovation,” writes Grace E. Colón.
The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the…
State of the Union: The court ruled that allowing the pills to be mailed undermines the state’s abortion law.
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that mifepristone must be obtained in person.
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has opened a new front in the fight over medication abortion, pushing legislation to revoke federal approval of mifepristone, urging the Justice Department to investigate its manufacturer and helping launch a national political group aimed at reshaping abortion debates after a string of losses on the ballot. The push has made […]
The Vatican has released a new document titled “Integral Ecology in the Life of the Family” aimed at promoting the care of creation and human life within the family, warning against the advancement of certain ideologies that encourage abortion and sterilization as means to control population growth. The document, issued April 27, notes that there is currently […]
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The same system that encouraged the reduction of births is now trying to manage the consequences.