Ohio Woman’s Miscarriage Leads to Potential Indictment
Reproductive rights advocates fear the case could set a precedent for criminalizing miscarriages and other pregnancy outcomes.
‘Chilling’: Supreme Court Says Idaho Can Jail Doctors for Providing Abortions
"Yet again, women's lives are at the mercy of this extreme Court stacked by Donald Trump."
Birth Rates Increased in First Six Months of 2023 Because of Abortions Bans
Forty-three states currently restrict abortion after a certain point in pregnancy, and 14 states ban the procedure.
How to Protect US Reproductive Rights in 2024
We need more people who believe in abortion as a human right to stand up for telemedicine abortion and protect access to mifepristone.
Ohio Doctors Urge Prosecutor to Drop Case Against Woman Who Suffered Miscarriage
A prosecutor in Trumbull County, Ohio is "under no legal obligation" to prosecute Brittany Watts, said an advocacy group.
18 Months After “Dobbs,” Here’s How Abortion Providers and Activists See Things
Abortion funds and logistical support groups are enabling people to travel out of state to obtain abortion care.
How Abortion Bans are Undercutting Efforts to Prevent Domestic Violence
OB-GYNs are often the first or only doctors to learn if a patient is facing intimate partner violence. As they leave places with abortion bans, domestic violence victims are feeling…
The Battle for Virginia: Can the Last State in the South to Not Restrict Abortion Post-Roe Survive?
Millions of Americans’ ability to get an abortion hinges on Virginia’s Upcoming Election.
Pregnancy Criminalization in the US Is an “Avoidable Human Rights Crisis”
“The United States is in the midst of a completely avoidable human rights crisis,” a new report states.
Mother Sues Alabama Jail After Being Forced to Give Birth Alone in a Shower
Alabama jailed Ashley Caswell on charges of endangering a fetus, then made her give birth without medical support.
ERA and Abortion Are Key to Women’s Vote in 2024
The overturning of Roe v. Wade was a wake-up call and the Equal Rights Amendment is needed now more than ever.
House Speaker Mike Johnson Has Long Opposed Abortion and LGBTQ+ Rights
The Louisiana Republican’s ascension puts an ally of one of the country’s most influential anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion groups third in line for the presidency.
Nebraska Woman Gets Two Years in Prison After Giving Abortion Pills to Teen Daughter
"In this particular case, here's the audacity: Self-managed abortion is not even a crime in fucking Nebraska," said one rights advocate.
If Signed, CA’s Latest Shield Law Would Offer Strongest Abortion Protections Yet
SB 345 offers new protections to abortion providers, patients and those who support survivors of domestic violence.
Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion Nationally in Landmark Ruling
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the sections of the Federal Penal Code that criminalize women, pregnant persons, and healthcare professionals for abortion are unconstitutional, thereby decriminalizing abortion at the…