Abortion

Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review

A federal judge has ruled that the abortion drug mifepristone can continue to be dispensed by mail to people with prescriptions, at least for now. But U.S.

Mississippi State Rep. Celeste Hurst, R-Sandhill, listens to a colleague's questions during her bill presentation in the House chamber, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, file)

Mississippi lawmakers send bill that criminalizes abortion-inducing medication to governor

An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Abortion pills are gaining ground as a method for ending pregnancies, and opponents are responding

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Dr. Kermit Gosnell is seen during an interview with the Philadelphia Daily News at his attorney's office on March 8, 2010, in Philadelphia. (Yong Kim/Philadelphia Daily News via AP, File)

Dr. Kermit Gosnell, convicted of killing babies at Philadelphia abortion clinic, dies at 85

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen, April 5, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump administration launches investigation of states that mandate health insurance covers abortion

March for Life president highlights youth turnout at Washington anti-abortion rally

Thousands of anti-abortion supporters marched in Washington, D.C., for the 2026 March for Life rally. Its President Jennie Bradley Lichter about what she says makes this year’s participants unique. (AP Video: Mike Pesoli)

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Vance tells anti-abortion activists at March for Life rally to ‘take heart in how far we’ve come’

Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be ‘pro-life’

Abortion-rights groups rally across Latin America to call for widening of access to procedure

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Judge grants $1 murder bond for woman accused of using pills to induce abortion

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Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce an abortion

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Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon looks on during the opening of the Western Governors Association Winter Meeting, Nov. 6, 2023, in Teton Village, Wyo. (Bradly J. Boner/Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP, File)

Wyoming governor signs ban on abortions after about 6 weeks but cites misgivings

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European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Hadja Lahbib addresses the media on the Commission's response to the European Citizens' Initiative 'My Voice, My Choice' at EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU expands funds for abortion access in response to a citizens’ campaign

The Nevada state Legislature is seen on May 30, 2025, Carson City, Nev. (AP Photo/Bridget Bennett, File)

‘I lost a lot of hope’: Nevada pays $100K to woman convicted for miscarriage under 1911 law

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Violet Zulu, who was sent to a maximum-security prison after she was denied a legal abortion and ended her pregnancy on her own, poses for a photograph in Lusaka, Zambia, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Kille)

She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison over an illegal one. Now she tells her story

Anti-abortion protesters gather for a news conference after Arizona abortion-rights supporters delivered more than 800,000 petition signatures to the state Capitol to get abortion rights on the November general election ballot, July 3, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Judge strikes down old Arizona abortion restrictions that clash with voter-backed guarantees

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Lawsuit accuses California doctor of violating Texas’ anti-abortion laws

Paxton sues another provider accused of illegally sending abortion-inducing pills to Texans

An anti-abortion demonstrator attends the annual March for Life, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Photos of the annual March for Life in Washington

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Vice President JD Vance speaks at a rally ahead of the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rally

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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he climbs a staircase after a signing ceremony of his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Trump administration to block foreign aid from those promoting abortion, DEI and gender identity

The Capitol is seen at nightfall in Washington on Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies

Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Newsom says he is blocking Louisiana’s push to extradite doctor accused of mailing abortion pills

Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Louisiana seeks California doctor’s extradition, testing the limits of shield laws

President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump tells Republicans to be ‘flexible’ on abortion restrictions to get a health care deal

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This April 24, 2023. photo, shows the Wellspring Health Access clinic in Casper, Wyo. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban

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Abortion opponents prepare for a rally at the Missouri Capitol on May 1, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Missouri court orders new wording for ballot measure seeking to restrict abortion rights

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With flowers in the foreground, construction on the front of the U.S. Supreme Court continues Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court likely to rule in favor of abortion opponents in challenge to state investigation

North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Jensen, center, addresses new lawyers during a ceremony, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in the North Dakota House of Representatives at the state Capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota. The other justices are, from left, Douglas Bahr, Daniel Crothers, Lisa Fair McEvers and Jerod Tufte. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after court reverses a judge’s earlier decision

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Over two dozen abortion rights supporters attend a rally outside the South Carolina State House in Columbia, S.C., on Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/James Pollard, file)

What would have been the most restrictive abortion bill in the US stalls in South Carolina

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State Sen. Richard Cash, R-Powdersville, speaks during a South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Committee meeting where the nomination of Dr. Edward Simmer to be the first director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health was given an unfavorable vote on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the US as opponents keep pushing limits

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Mifepristone tablets are seen at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Florida is suing Planned Parenthood over the safety of abortion drugs. Here’s what to know

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

NY judge dismisses legal challenge from Texas in early test of abortion shield law

A sign for the Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building and Courthouse is displayed outside the courthouse on Jan. 22, 2024, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Jennifer Kelleher, File)

Federal judge in Hawaii rules FDA violated the law by restricting access to abortion medication

Bear sculptures sit outside the Boney Courthouse, where the Alaska Supreme Court hears cases, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that could decide who can provide abortion care in the state

Protesters are seen outside Planned Parenthood, Sept. 18, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause

A sign for the Alternatives Pregnancy Center in Sacramento, Calif., is seen on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)

Anti-abortion pregnancy centers are looking to offer much more than ultrasounds and diapers

This combo image shows Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, left, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, right. (AP Photo)

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger spar over abortion in Virginia

Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves gives a joint news conference with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the presidential palace in San Jose, Costa Rica, June 25, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Costa Rica’s president limits abortion to life-threatening cases