This case sets up a legal battle between Texas’ near-total abortion ban and New York’s shield law that protects doctors from out-of-state prosecution.
In Congress, Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans to reintroduce legislation to ban data brokers from selling consumers’ health and location data. A similar effort is underway in Michigan.
The outgoing administration worked to secure abortion access, but it can do little to maintain those protections beyond January 20.
Abortion rights groups are pivoting away from ballot initiatives and starting to go on defense.
The 2024 election put unprecedented focus on the experiences of people who sought abortions. They won't stop telling their stories with Trump in office.
The key abortion surrogate, who shared her story for the Harris campaign and sued Texas over its abortion ban, is considering her next moves: “I think my role will continue to evolve.”
The department has vast power to influence an array of areas, including disease prevention and monitoring, LGBTQ+ health access and reproductive health.
The election results in Florida and Nevada affirm that voters do not see their support of abortion rights at odds with their support of Donald Trump, who has bragged about overturning Roe v. Wade.
Gaetz would lead the Department of Justice, which last year declined to bring charges against him in a sex trafficking investigation.
A second Trump presidency and mixed results in abortion ballot measures and state supreme court races suggest access will grow more unequal in the United States.