Florida, Texas sue FDA over long-standing approval of abortion drug mifepristone

Two Republican-led states are challenging more than two decades of federal decisions that allowed mifepristone to be approved, regulated and shipped by mail.

Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding cuts hearing today

The legal fight continues Wednesday over the Medicaid funding cuts to Planned Parenthood, which was targeted in President Trump’s tax and spending cut bill this summer.

Major pro-life group demands investigation into abortion pill billboards in Florida

A major pro-life organization is calling on Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to investigate a nonprofit it accuses of running "deceptive and misleading" abortion pill ads across the state.

RFK Jr. launches FDA safety review of abortion pill mifepristone

The Food and Drug Administration will review the safety of mifepristone, the most widely used abortion drug in the U.S, at the request of Republican-led states.

Wisconsin abortion ban, court strikes down 1849 law

The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state’s 1849 abortion ban in a decision released Wednesday.

Supreme Court: States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

Public money can't be used on abortion services, but Medicaid patients use Planned Parenthood for things like contraception and cancer screenings.

Trump administration rescinds Biden-era emergency abortion guidelines

The Biden administration tried to preserve abortion access for serious cases in which women experienced medical emergencies and needed an abortion to prevent organ loss and other complications.

Brain-dead Georgia woman kept on life support due to state's abortion law

A Georgia mother declared brain dead at two months pregnant remains on life support due to the state’s heartbeat law, leaving her family without medical decision-making rights.

Abortion pill access faces new legal hurdle nationwide after Texas ruling

A Texas judge has allowed three states to move forward with a legal challenge seeking to impose stricter rules on the abortion pill mifepristone, reigniting the battle over medication abortion access in the U.S.

Doctors say birth control, abortion pill requests have surged since election

Doctors saw a similar spike in birth control requests after Donald Trump was elected in 2016, “but the patients seem more afraid this time."

Abortion laws by state

Abortion was on the ballot in 10 states this year, bringing more changes to the patchwork of state abortion laws following the end of Roe v. Wade. Here's where abortion laws stand in each state.

Federal judge denies injunction in Florida abortion ad case

After a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion rights did not pass Tuesday, a federal judge has denied a request for a preliminary injunction against state officials over threats to television stations that aired an ad supporting the ballot measure.

Trump won't say how he voted on Florida abortion issue: 'Stop talking about it'

Donald Trump voted Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida, near his Mar-a-Lago club, where he was then asked twice by reporters how he voted on the state’s abortion measure.