Trump’s judicial picks could reshape abortion rights for decades
CHICAGO — During Donald Trump’s campaign for president last year, he sought to ease the concerns of voters alarmed that the Supreme Court he helped shape during…
California, other states sue Trump administration over bill defunding Planned Parenthood
California and a coalition of other liberal-led states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over a provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” that bars Planned Parenthood…
Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state…
Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses state’s 1849 abortion law
July 2 (UPI) -- Wisconsin's Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a ruling that invalidated an 1849 state law banning nearly all abortions and said Wisconsin…
At Supreme Court, steady wins for conservative states and Trump’s claims of executive power
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court term that ended Friday will not be remembered for blockbuster rulings like those recent years that struck down the right to abortion…
Supreme Court says states may bar women on Medicaid from using Planned Parenthood clinics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states may exclude Planned Parenthood clinics from providing medical screenings and other healthcare for women on Medicaid.The court’s conservative…
‘Ginny & Georgia’ shows how abortion is a personal experience
The series: “Ginny & Georgia.” The setting: A women’s healthcare clinic. The scene: Ginny, 16, is carrying an unwanted pregnancy. She’s seeking an abortion. During…
UK votes to decriminalise abortion after prosecutions of some women | Women’s Rights News
The amendment comes after police investigated more than 100 women, including some who had natural miscarriages.British parliamentarians have voted to decriminalise abortion in England and…
Foes of Abortion Hear High Praise From Bush : Rally: Vice President Quayle also addresses crowd of 200,000 demonstrators and lauds ‘humanitarian’ efforts.
WASHINGTON — President Bush, reaffirming his support for the anti-abortion movement, told an estimated 200,000 abortion foes gathered under a hot, cloudless sky in the nation’s capital…
California petitions FDA to undo RFK Jr.’s new limits on abortion pill mifepristone
California and three other states petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday to ease its new restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, citing the…
FDA commissioner Marty Makary to review safety of abortion drug mifepristone
June 4 (UPI) -- Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he plans to review the safety of abortion drug mifepristone after a recent…
Kavanaugh sticks to his position on guns, dodges questions about abortion and presidential power
Reporting from Washington — Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday defended his broad view of gun rights and skepticism of federal regulatory agencies, but left uncertain his position…
Planned Parenthood affiliate to close clinics in Iowa and Minnesota
Four of the six Planned Parenthood clinics in Iowa and four in Minnesota will shut down in a year, the Midwestern affiliate operating them has…
Challenge to Louisiana law that lists abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances can proceed
BATON ROUGE, La. — A legal challenge against a first-of-its-kind measure that recategorized two widely used abortion-inducing drugs as “controlled dangerous substances” in Louisiana can move forward,…
Handmaid’s Tale star Bradley Whitford reveals hidden message amid ‘show’s darkness’
Bradley Whitford reprises his role as Commander Lawrence in the final season of The Handmaid's Tale, airing on C4. And he's spotted one significant message…
Contributor: Tax dollars for religious schools? Conservative justices could be the roadblock
In 1805, New York made a deal. State officials granted taxpayer funds and a corporate charter to a private organization known as the Free School…
Faction of ‘abolitionists’ wants women who have abortions to face criminal charges
WASHINGTON — As Kristan Hawkins, president of the national antiabortion group Students for Life, tours college campuses, she has grown accustomed to counterprotests from abortion rights activists.But…
California woman sues Catholic hospital chain over abortion denial
A Eureka woman who nearly bled to death while miscarrying twins last year is suing the Catholic hospital chain that she claims refused her life-saving…
Miquita Oliver shares she felt pressure to host huge show hours after having an abortion
Lily Allen's best friend Miquita Oliver has opened up about going through a secret abortion -and how she felt like she could take time away…
Planned Parenthood St. Louis resumes surgical abortions, while Missouri blocks others
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Planned Parenthood on Thursday resumed surgical abortions in St. Louis, months after voters in November enshrined abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution. The same…