Abortion Rights

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National

Documents in abortion pill lawsuit raise questions about ex-husband's claims

A Texas man is suing three women he says helped his ex-wife obtain an abortion "without even his knowledge." Experts say documents related to the case suggest he might have known ahead of time.
Sarah McCammon
Health

U.S. judge says FDA wrongly approved key abortion pill, putting access in jeopardy

A federal judge in Texas stayed the FDA's approval of the drug mifepristone and gave the government a week to seek relief from an appeals court.
Sarah McCammon
Government

Idaho's 'abortion trafficking' law prompts pushback from Washington leaders

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed HB 242 into law on April 5. It outlaws helping a minor get an abortion without parental permission. The law includes restrictions on any Idaho resident from helping others travel to other states for abortion services. The bill calls this "abortion trafficking."
Paige Browning
Health

Washington abortion providers face new legal hurdles

Seeking abortion care in Idaho is about to get even harder. New legislation in Idaho makes it a crime to assist a minor with abortion care in another state without parental consent. And that has legal implications for providers in Washington. Legal Voice Washington Policy Counsel Alizeh Bhojani is here to explain.
Patricia Murphy

Jennie Cecil Moore
Health

Washington state stocks up on abortion drug as federal ruling on access looms

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday the state has purchased 30,000 doses of the abortion drug mifepristone in preparation for a federal court decision that could limit access to the medication.
Jeanie Lindsay
National

Texas man sues ex-wife's friends for allegedly helping her get abortion pills

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Galveston County man accuses three women of helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills used to terminate her pregnancy last year.
Sarah McCammon
National

California will cut ties with Walgreens over the company's plan to drop abortion pills

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that the state would halt business with Walgreens after the pharmacy giant agreed to stop distributing mifepristone in some red states amid legal pressure.
Emily Olson
National

5 Texas women denied abortions sue the state, saying the bans put them in danger

The lawsuit filed on behalf of five patients who said their lives were put at risk and two physicians asks a state judge to clarify exceptions for medical emergencies under Texas law.
Sarah McCammon
Health

Two bills to protect abortion rights move forward in Olympia

Two bills in Olympia to protect abortion rights took important steps forward on Tuesday. One seeks to protect people including those who travel to Washington seeking abortions. It was the first abortion rights bill to pass the state House this session.
David Hyde
Health

To safeguard healthy twin, she had to 'escape' Texas for abortion procedure

When Lauren Miller found out one of her twins had a fatal condition, she discovered her doctors in Texas would only say: You need to leave the state. She went to Colorado for a selective reduction.
Selena Simmons-Duffin

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