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Supreme Court blocks Idaho's ban on emergency abortions, but it's 'not a victory for pregnant patients'

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked an Idaho ban on emergency abortions, but Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says the decision "is not a victory for pregnant patients."

Death of a Georgia mother denied an emergency abortion was 'preventable,' panel rules

An official state committee concluded that 28-year-old Amber Nicole Thurman's death was “preventable,” and the hospital’s delay in performing an abortion had a “large” impact on her passing.

Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Pregnant Woman Seeking Abortion Who Had to Flee the State for One

Texas as a near ban on abortion, except for medical emergencies. Kate Cox sought an abortion after being informed her fetus had a fatal condition, which could also affect her.

Olivia Rodrigo gives away free Plan B at Missouri show, calls for 'funding abortion'

Olivia Rodrigo gave away free boxes of Julie emergency contraception also known as Plan B — at her recent show in St. Louis, Mo., where abortion is a felony.

Idaho allowed to partially enforce ‘abortion trafficking’ law

An appeals court still blocked a provision in the legislation that vaguely banned “recruiting” pregnant youth for abortions.

A Texas woman died after the hospital said it would be a “crime” to intervene in her miscarriage

Josseli Barnica is one of at least two Texas women who lost their lives after doctors delayed treating miscarriages, which fall into a gray area under the state’s strict abortion laws that prohibit doctors from ending the heartbeat of a fetus.

Florida Republican who almost died from ectopic pregnancy blames Democrats, not abortion ban

Kat Cammack doesn't believe Florida's abortion ban was at fault for her near-death experience, but instead blames Democrats for "fearmongering."

Biden and Harris Reaffirm Backing for Reproductive Rights a Year After Dobbs

It comes ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade and its national guarantee of abortion rights.

Colorado Governor Signs Bills to Protect Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care Rights

Out Gov. Jared Polis signed the bills as 15 states block gender-affirming care for transgender people.

10 states voted on pro-abortion referendums. 7 of them passed

Millions will now have access to abortion thanks to the passage of state constitutional amendments.

Florida judge chastises Ron DeSantis for threatening abortion ad: 'It's the First Amendment, stupid'

"The government cannot excuse its indirect censorship of political speech simply by declaring the disfavored speech is 'false,'" the judge wrote.

Ohio bill would ban ejaculation without intent to conceive — with exceptions for LGBTQ+ people

The Conception Begins at Erection Act contains exceptions for men using birth control, donating sperm, masturbating, or having sex with another man or member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Third Judge Voids Trump's Rule Allowing Discrimination in Health Care

"When a rule is so saturated with error, as here, there is no point in trying to sever the problematic provisions," U.S. District Judge William Alsup wrote.

Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died at 67

Cecile Richards died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer.

Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to abortion pill mifepristone

The ruling is a significant setback for the anti-abortion movement in what was the first major Supreme Court case on reproductive rights since the court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.

Second Judge Voids Trump Rule Allowing Health Care Discrimination

The ruling in Washington State comes one day after a similar one in New York.

Trump Admin's 'License to Discriminate' Health Care Rule Struck Down

Allowing health care workers to refuse services to those who offend their religious beliefs is illegal, a federal judge rules.

5 key takeaways from the vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance

JD Vance is in denial about a lot of things, including about the January 6 insurrection.

Restore Roe: Biden and Harris warn supporters what a second Trump term could mean for bodily autonomy

The president, the vice president, and their spouses delivered this message loud and clear at the "Restore Roe" rally in Virginia on Tuesday.

Oklahoma Governor Orders State to Use Anti-Trans Definition of Gender

Gov. Kevin Stitt's executive order calls for binary definitions of gender according to that assigned at birth.

Harris-Walz campaign slams Trump, Vance, and Republicans for not supporting IVF protection bill

Republican senators killed a bill Tuesday that would have protected IVF.