The high court had been asked to decide if Idaho’s strict abortion ban trumps EMTALA, a federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing care — which can include abortions.
Abortion has become more diffuse, thanks to the rise of telehealth and abortion pills. Both are under fire in the courts and state legislatures.
The legislation addressing the 1873 anti-obscenity law is part of an effort to keep abortion and other reproductive issues front and center for voters.
Personal stories have taken center stage in reproductive rights advocacy. The 19th shadowed three women who took their stories to the Hill — and hoped their Republican lawmakers would listen.
More than half of the 800,000 women under community supervision live in states with abortion restrictions, making the path to access more difficult — or impossible.
A ballot initiative effort in a deep-red state highlights the safety risks around the country for a group of organizers who are mostly women.
A narrower bill from Republicans, many of whom say the threats to IVF and contraception are overstated, failed Wednesday. Democrats plan to keep reproductive issues in the spotlight ahead of November’s elections.
In a 9-0 ruling, the high court shot down a challenge to the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, allowing the drug to continue to be prescribed online.
A challenge brought by patients and doctors argued that the state’s strict laws endanger the lives of people whose pregnancies develop serious complications.
A recent law in Louisiana highlights the effort to block access to mifepristone even as the Supreme Court considers a case that could restrict its use.