Abortion

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas woman via telemedicine. It appears to be the first challenge in the U.S. to a state shield law that’s intended to protect prescribers in Democratic-controlled states from being punished by states with abortion bans.

Contrary to many predictions, abortions did not decline nationally after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Here’s what’s behind the trend.

D.C. abortion rights advocates say they’re bracing for the possibility of restrictions in the District in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory — and because D.C. is not a state, abortion access is particularly vulnerable, they say.

A judge has struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy.

When patients who have appointments at the Planned Parenthood in Carbondale, Illinois, are late, staff members often know where to find them — at the crisis pregnancy center right next door.

Trump could further restrict or effectively ban abortion on the federal level through methods that won’t require Congress to pass new legislation.

President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in an election in which abortion rights were a heavy focus raises major questions about what might come next for abortion access in the U.S. 

The amendment says the state may not interfere with that right “unless justified by a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”

Some states have added abortion rights to their Constitution, while two have rejected measures.

While a majority of voters supported the ballot measure, the yes votes fell just short of the 60% needed to pass.

Next week, Maryland voters will be asked to decide if the state should enshrine reproductive freedom in its constitution.

Maryland voters will be asked to decide if the state should enshrine reproductive freedom in its constitution. News4’s Aimee Cho explains how the law currently stands in Maryland and spoke with people on both sides of the issue.

John Legend recently shared more details about the late-term abortion his wife Chrissy Teigen had in September 2020 when they lost baby boy Jack: “She was bleeding out.”

The ad encourages people to vote “yes” on a ballot initiative that would override the state’s abortion ban.

In a sharply worded ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker issued a temporary restraining order calling threats by the Florida Department of Health “unconstitutional coercion.”

Maryland is one of 10 states with abortion-related measures on the ballot in November, most of which would protect abortion rights.

A survey has found that abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30.

The issue remains legally and politically fraught two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and overruled the nationwide right to abortion.

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks is highlighting former Gov. Larry Hogan’s actions in office as evidence he isn’t as supportive of abortion rights as he now claims to be. But in a debate on Tuesday, Hogan says he supports abortion rights during a debate in a widely watched Senate race in Maryland. In a one-hour debate on Maryland Public Television, Alsobrooks criticized...

Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan faced off in their only debate before Maryland chooses a new U.S. Senator on Election Day, and abortion rights were a major point.