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October 18, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
New Abortion Pill Suit Wants to Force More Teenagers to Get Pregnant
Three states are once again suing to limit access to mifepristone.
June 18, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Judge Who Tried to Kill Abortion Pill Now Takes Aim at Gun Control
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has blocked a rule from the ATF expanding gun control regulations.
June 14, 2024
Melissa Gira Grant
Republicans Can—and Will—Keep Trying to Ban Mifepristone
The Supreme Court shot down a lousy argument from a fabricated plaintiff. But anti-abortion groups still have other paths to ban medication abortion.
June 13, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Supreme Court Shocks Everyone by Saving Abortion Pill—for Now
The conservative-majority court ruled against a challenge to mifepristone, one of the medications used to induce an abortion.
May 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The Sick Reason Texas Teachers Are Suing for Right to Punish Students
Professors want to mark students who miss class to get an abortion as having an unexcused absence.
March 26, 2024
Tori Otten
Supreme Court Considers Wrecking Abortion Access Nationwide
The court is hearing oral arguments on the biggest abortion case since Dobbs, on access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
March 1, 2024
Tori Otten
It’s About To Become a Whole Lot Easier to Get the Abortion Pill
Walgreens and CVS, the two biggest pharmacy chains in the country, have announced their timeline for making the abortion pill readily available (in some states).
February 6, 2024
Tori Otten
Judge in Abortion Pill Case Cited Study So Bogus It Was Just Retracted
A study used as justification to ban the abortion pill was just retracted by the journal that published it.
April 24, 2023
Tori Otten
Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Don’t Have Confidence in Supreme Court
The drop in confidence comes as the Supreme Court debates the future of the abortion pill.
April 21, 2023
Tori Otten
Supreme Court Protects Access to the Abortion Pill, for Now
Access to mifepristone will remain available while the legal battle plays out.
March 30, 2023
Tori Otten
Kansas House Passes Bill That Would Force Doctors to Lie to Patients About Abortion Pill
Kansas voted to protect abortion in a ballot initiative last year. The legislature has other plans.
March 7, 2023
Tori Otten
Walgreens Refuses to Clarify Decision to Stop Selling Abortion Pill in States Where It’s Legal
Meanwhile, boycott threats are growing.
March 6, 2023
Tori Otten
Gavin Newsom Says California Is “Done” With Walgreens After Abortion Pill Stance
The California governor said the state will no longer be doing business with Walgreens.
March 3, 2023
Tori Otten
A Texas GOP Bill Wants to Stop Credit Card Companies From Processing Your Abortion Pill Payment
Texas Republicans are introducing bill after bill to make it harder to get an abortion.
February 28, 2023
Tori Otten
A New Texas Bill Seeks to Ban Abortion Pill Websites Statewide
The legislation, which also targets abortion funds, seems to be a new front in the attack on abortion.
January 5, 2023
Tori Otten
CVS and Walgreens Will Now Sell Abortion Pills After FDA Rule Change
These are two of the biggest pharmacy chains in the country.
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