Abortion U.S.

• U.S. federal court temporarily allows abortion pill access after Texas ruling

  The ruling temporarily narrowed a decision by a lower court judge in Texas that had completely blocked the FDA's approval of abortion pill mifepristone.

  U.S. News

  Apr 13, 2023
  
• U.S. appeals ‘unprecedented’ Texas abortion pill court ruling

  The U.S. Justice Department's request was filed just days after conflicting court rulings over the legality of mifepristone put access to the abortion medication in doubt.

  U.S. News

  Apr 10, 2023
  
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• Texas abortion pill ruling could undermine U.S. FDA, experts say

  The U.S. FDA approved mifepristone, part of a two-drug regimen that accounts for more than half of U.S. abortions, over 20 years ago.

  U.S. News

  Apr 10, 2023
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• Arizona agrees not to enforce total abortion ban until 2023, clinics resume service

  The state's largest provider of abortions restarted services at only their Tucson clinics after an appeals court blocked enforcement of the old law on Oct. 7.

  World

  Oct 27, 2022
• All abortions remain halted in Arizona as judge declines to suspend ruling

  The ruling from Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson means the state's abortion providers will not be able to restart procedures.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2022
• Stark divides on abortion, gun violence loom as U.S. governors meeting begins

  With stark political divides on abortion, gun violence and other issues threatening to overshadow their meeting, the nation's governors sought to find common ground.

  World

  Jul 14, 2022
• Biden says he’s considering declaring health emergency for abortion access

  President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access.

  Politics

  Jul 10, 2022
• Can abortion pill prescriptions circumvent U.S. state bans? Here’s what we know

  U.S. conservative states have already rushed to restrict the abortion pill, and if Roe falls, they will be able to ban it altogether, experts say. 

  World

  May 8, 2022
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• Louisiana advances bill banning abortion from point of fertilization

  The bill grants constitutional rights to "all unborn children from the moment of fertilization" and classifies abortion as a homicide crime.

  World

  May 6, 2022
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• U.S. Supreme Court to rule on Louisiana abortion law

  The justices will examine a Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

  World

  Oct 4, 2019