What’s next for abortion after Supreme Court leak?
2 years, 7 months ago

What’s next for abortion after Supreme Court leak?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital has a long tradition of stunning leaks, from national security secrets to political scandals, but this week’s disclosure of a draft Supreme Court decision is one for the history books. It’s not surprising that the court, which has a strong conservative majority after former President Donald Trump appointed three justices during his single term in office, would seek to curb abortion rights. Alito’s draft said control over abortion should be left “to the people and their elected representatives.” Theoretically, Congress could move swiftly to enshrine a national right to abortion, but that’s unlikely. If there’s no legislative path to protecting abortion, it could take decades for the Supreme Court’s decision to be undone.

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Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures
1 month, 1 week ago

Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures

Politico  

While President-elect Donald Trump and other Republicans campaigned on a promise to leave abortion policy to the states, Students for Life is lobbying allies on Capitol Hill to ban telehealth prescriptions of abortion pills and slash funding for colleges and universities that provide abortion pills through student health centers. “The federal government has a sacred duty to protect the right …

America’s ‘war on women’: The Independent’s documentary and investigative series on abortion rights
2 months ago

America’s ‘war on women’: The Independent’s documentary and investigative series on abortion rights

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Abortion rights demonstrators rally outside the …

Column: A reminder that the GOP used to be the pro-abortion party, and Democrats the anti party
2 months ago

Column: A reminder that the GOP used to be the pro-abortion party, and Democrats the anti party

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris speaking to promote women’s reproductive rights in San Jose in January, before she became the Democratic nominee for president and made those rights a centerpiece of her campaign. Here are the landmarks: In the decades prior to Roe vs. Wade, abortion was broadly illegal in the U.S. Women seeking abortions for their physical and psychological health …

Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion
4 months ago

Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Voters in Arizona and Montana will be able to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitutions. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that abortion advocates used to collect signatures for a ballot measure is valid, clearing the way for the issue to remain on …

US abortion numbers rise slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US abortion numbers rise slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds

Associated Press  

The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. AP AUDIO: US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds AP correspondent …

The Supreme Court’s New Leaked Abortion Draft Reeks of Cynicism
54 years, 11 months ago

The Supreme Court’s New Leaked Abortion Draft Reeks of Cynicism

Slate  

On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court inadvertently released a draft of its decision in Moyle v. United States, a major case about emergency abortions. The Idaho Supreme Court has already provided its definitive interpretation of the state ban, declaring that it permits abortion only when necessary to prevent death, not to protect a patient’s health more broadly. As Jackson wrote …

Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks investigation after abortion draft order leaks
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks investigation after abortion draft order leaks

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court called for an investigation Wednesday after the leak of a draft order that showed the court would take a case brought by Planned Parenthood that seeks to declare that access to abortion is a right protected by the state constitution. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has not said whether it …

US Supreme Court accidentally releases major information on abortion ruling in Idaho
5 months, 4 weeks ago

US Supreme Court accidentally releases major information on abortion ruling in Idaho

Hindustan Times  

The US Supreme Court accidentally released an opinion that hints that abortions will be allowed in Idaho in case of medical emergencies. US Supreme Court accidentally releases major information on abortion ruling in Idaho The opinion seems to have been leaked by mistake. The published opinion shows that the supreme court would reject Idaho’s challenge citing that abortions should be …

Another major Supreme Court abortion ruling mistakenly posted online: report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Another major Supreme Court abortion ruling mistakenly posted online: report

Raw Story  

A Supreme Court opinion mistakenly posted Wednesday showed the justices are poised to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho. The leaked decision shows the justices plan to reinstate a lower court ruling that said Idaho hospitals could continue performing emergency abortions to protect mothers. “The Court’s opinion in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States will be …

Supreme Court inadvertently posts then removes draft opinion on abortion ruling
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court inadvertently posts then removes draft opinion on abortion ruling

LA Times  

The Supreme Court acknowledged that a document was inadvertently posted Wednesday. The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk, according to Bloomberg News, which said a copy of the opinion was briefly posted Wednesday on the court’s website. The opinion briefly posted would reverse the Supreme Court’s earlier …

Where Trump and Biden Stand on the Issues, From Abortion to Immigration
6 months ago

Where Trump and Biden Stand on the Issues, From Abortion to Immigration

New York Times  

Roe v. Wade and its successor, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, affirmed a constitutional right to abortion until the fetus can survive outside the womb. Mr. Biden wants to enshrine that right in federal law now that the Supreme Court has overturned it. “Give me a Democratic House of Representatives and a bigger Democratic Senate, and we will pass a new …

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US
6 months ago

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US

Associated Press  

Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel Bans in Republican-led states have prompted many people seeking abortions to travel to get care. The U.S. Supreme Court this …

Here’s the landscape 2 years after the Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion
6 months ago

Here’s the landscape 2 years after the Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel Bans in …

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access
6 months ago

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access

NPR  

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access Two years after the Supreme Court removed federal abortion protections, the number of abortions is up as telehealth is on the rise and reproductive rights are on the ballot in November. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have an update now on the fight over abortion two years to the …

The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights in the U.S.
6 months ago

The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights in the U.S.

LA Times  

People march through downtown Amarillo, Texas, last year to protest a lawsuit that aimed to ban the abortion drug mifepristone. Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel …

US Supreme Court maintains access to the abortion pill mifepristone
6 months, 1 week ago

US Supreme Court maintains access to the abortion pill mifepristone

Hindustan Times  

The United States Supreme Court has rejected a bid to restrict access to a medication used in abortions, thereby ending abortion opponents' attempts to limit access to the operation, reported Al Jazeera. The US Supreme Court preserved full access to a widely used abortion pill in a case that carried major stakes for reproductive rights and election-year politics. In 2022, …

Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over
6 months, 1 week ago

Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in the majority of U.S. abortions on Thursday, though abortion opponents say the ruling won’t be the last word in the fight over mifepristone. The court found that the abortion opponents couldn’t sue because they weren’t actually injured by the medication, in part because federal laws protect doctors …

The Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Ruling Should Satisfy Nobody
6 months, 1 week ago

The Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Ruling Should Satisfy Nobody

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. Now the Supreme Court has unanimously shot down the 5th Circuit and Kacsmaryk, an embarrassing rejoinder to these lower courts’ law-free militancy. That’s true even in a “healthcare desert, where other doctors are not readily available.” A doctor who opposes abortion, the court …

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone
6 months, 1 week ago

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The nine justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal Food …

US Supreme Court upholds access to abortion pill mifepristone
6 months, 1 week ago

US Supreme Court upholds access to abortion pill mifepristone

Al Jazeera  

The United States Supreme Court has rejected a bid to curb access to a drug used in abortions, ending an attempt by abortion opponents to limit access to the procedure. In a 9-0 ruling on Thursday, the justices overturned a lower court’s decision last year to limit access to the drug mifepristone, used in more than half of abortions in …

What's next up for the Supreme Court? Abortion rights, gun laws and more
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What's next up for the Supreme Court? Abortion rights, gun laws and more

NPR  

What's next up for the Supreme Court? It is the most important test of presidential power since the Supreme Court’s 1974 decision ordering President Nixon to turn over to the Watergate special prosecutor specific — and ultimately incriminating — tape recordings of his White House conversations. Aside from those cases, there are other major controversies: two involving abortion, two involving …

Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked

Associated Press  

Two years after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion signaled that the nation’s abortion landscape was about to shift dramatically, the issue is still consuming the nation’s courts, legislatures and political campaigns — and changing the course of lives. “Some of it’s exactly what we knew would happen,” said David Cohen, a professor at the Thomas R. …

How treatment of miscarriages is upending the abortion debate
8 months ago

How treatment of miscarriages is upending the abortion debate

LA Times  

Amanda Zurawski, a woman featured in a Biden campaign ad about her experience losing her fetus and then being unable to access prompt medical care, is shown speaking in front of the Texas Capitol in Austin in 2023. The Biden campaign launched this ad a day before the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban dating back to 1864, …

Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law
8 months ago

Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

Associated Press  

Follow the AP’s live coverage of arguments in the Supreme Court WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans enacted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade violate federal health care law, though some also questioned the effects on emergency care for pregnant patients. The Biden administration says abortion care must be allowed in those …

Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here’s what’s happening in other states
8 months, 1 week ago

Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here’s what’s happening in other states

Associated Press  

Developments this week in Arizona underscored something that was already apparent about the 2024 elections in the United States: Abortion is going to loom large as an issue in state and federal elections — including the presidential race — and directly in the form of referendums in some states. An Arizona Supreme Court ruling that allows enforcement of a ban …

What the Supreme Court’s abortion pill case could mean for California
8 months, 3 weeks ago

What the Supreme Court’s abortion pill case could mean for California

LA Times  

An abortion rights demonstrator’s sign is posted outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2023. “I’m concerned that people don’t realize how important telehealth is — it’s a major pillar in the abortion care landscape,” said professor Ushma Upadhyay of UC San Francisco, a reproductive healthcare expert. “Abortion care via mail is now the most viable form of access for …

5 takeaways from the abortion pill case before the U.S. Supreme Court
8 months, 4 weeks ago

5 takeaways from the abortion pill case before the U.S. Supreme Court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday did not appear ready to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone, in a case that could have far-reaching implications for millions of American women and for scores of drugs regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Chief Justice John Roberts “Why can’t the court specify that this relief runs to precisely …

Supreme Court to hear arguments over mifepristone Tuesday
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear arguments over mifepristone Tuesday

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with profound implications for millions of women no matter where they live in America and, perhaps, for the race for the White House. Two years …

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Tuesday on abortion pill limits
9 months ago

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Tuesday on abortion pill limits

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — The same U.S. Supreme Court that overturned the constitutional right to an abortion will hear oral arguments Tuesday over access to mifepristone, a pharmaceutical used in both medication abortion and miscarriage care. “While there are no comprehensive data on the number of self-managed medication abortions in the United States, evidence suggests they have been increasing in the past …

More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows
9 months ago

More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows

Firstpost  

Following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to abolish abortion rights, over a dozen states were able to close their abortion facilities and outlaw the operation altogether, limiting access to surgical abortions Pro-choice and anti-abortion both demonstrate outside the United States Supreme Court as the court hears arguments over a challenge to a Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks …

What to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the US
9 months, 3 weeks ago

What to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the US

Associated Press  

A judge in Montana rejected abortion restrictions, the attorney general in Missouri is accusing Planned Parenthood of illegally transporting minors for abortions and new data shows how the way abortions they’re provided continues to shift in a nation where some states have bans and others are protecting access. A judge last year also put on hold enforcement of more restrictions …

Alabama’s IVF ruling is spotlighting the anti-abortion movement’s long game
10 months ago

Alabama’s IVF ruling is spotlighting the anti-abortion movement’s long game

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are legally protected children is highlighting how support for the idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a person underpins far less dramatic laws and proposals from abortion foes across the U.S. Brittany Jones, an attorney and policy director for Kansas Family Voice, which opposes …

Will abortion be 'the issue' that swings 2024 US presidential election?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Will abortion be 'the issue' that swings 2024 US presidential election?

New Indian Express  

Prudence Flowers, Flinders University Abortion is shaping up to be a central issue for both parties in the 2024 US presidential and Congressional elections. Nearly two years ago, the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, finding there was no constitutional right to abortion and returning regulation to the states. Since that decision, 14 states now ban …

The Supreme Court Just Took on Abortion Again. It Won’t End Well.
1 year ago

The Supreme Court Just Took on Abortion Again. It Won’t End Well.

Slate  

This is part of Opening Arguments, Slate’s coverage of the start of the latest Supreme Court term. The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to consider a challenge to access to mifepristone, the first drug used in medication abortion, teeing up the most important dispute over reproductive rights since Roe v. Wade’s reversal in June of 2022. Related From Slate The …

US Supreme Court set to rule on abortion pill restrictions
1 year ago

US Supreme Court set to rule on abortion pill restrictions

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to rule on restrictions imposed by a lower court on a widely used abortion pill in the latest skirmish in the battle over reproductive rights in the United States. The lower court ruling imposing restrictions on the use of the abortion drug mifepristone has been on hold pending a decision by the conservative-dominated Supreme Court …

US Supreme Court to decide on access to abortion pill in major case
1 year ago

US Supreme Court to decide on access to abortion pill in major case

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration aims to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which has been approved by the FDA. The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to preserve access to the abortion pill, setting up another major ruling on reproductive rights set to come in a presidential election year. The justices took …

Republicans Have a New Plan to Save the Supreme Court Abortion Pill Case
1 year, 1 month ago

Republicans Have a New Plan to Save the Supreme Court Abortion Pill Case

Slate  

On the eve of this month’s off-year elections, the top lawyers in three states threw something of a Hail Mary pass: They went to the courtroom of one of the most notorious Trump judges in the country and asked to join the lawsuit that could revoke FDA approval of the abortion pill, mifepristone. Andrew Bailey of Missouri, Kris Kobach of …

Ending Roe v. Wade May Have Had the Opposite Effect That Conservatives Had Hoped For
1 year, 1 month ago

Ending Roe v. Wade May Have Had the Opposite Effect That Conservatives Had Hoped For

Slate  

On Tuesday, Ohio voters passed a ballot measure enshrining the right to an abortion in the state constitution, joining several states where voters have responded to the end of Roe v. Wade by protecting reproductive rights via popular referendum. To many observers’ surprise, two recent studies reveal that national abortion numbers have actually slightly increased since the Supreme Court ended …

The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl
1 year, 2 months ago

The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is returning to a new term to take up some familiar topics — guns and abortion — and concerns about ethics swirling around the justices. “I can’t remember a term where the court was poised to say so much about the power of federal administrative agencies,” said Jeffrey Wall, who served as the deputy solicitor …

One year since Roe v Wade was overturned, Where does America stand now?
1 year, 5 months ago

One year since Roe v Wade was overturned, Where does America stand now?

Hindustan Times  

June 24, 2022, marks an important day in the history of abortion laws. Exactly a year ago, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, leading to a cascade of state-level abortion bans and restrictions. Travelling time to abortion clinics With more and more states restricting, or even totally banning abortions, women who wanted an abortion have had to cross …

One year later, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on right to abortion is both scorned and praised
1 year, 6 months ago

One year later, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on right to abortion is both scorned and praised

The Hindu  

Activists and politicians are marking the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a nationwide right to abortion with a range of reactions that vary from praise and protests. “I’m absolutely livid that people think that they can interfere with medical decisions between a woman and her doctor,” said Lynn Rust, of Silver Springs, Maryland, at a …

One year later, the Supreme Court's abortion decision is both scorned and praised
1 year, 6 months ago

One year later, the Supreme Court's abortion decision is both scorned and praised

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement, President Joe Biden pledged to protect access and decried the court's …

One year later, the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is both scorned and praised
1 year, 6 months ago

One year later, the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is both scorned and praised

Associated Press  

Activists and politicians are marking the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a nationwide right to abortion with praise from some and protests from others. “We knew this decision would create a healthcare crisis in America,” she said, pointing to women who were initially denied abortion access even during miscarriages because hospitals were concerned about legal …

Anti-abortion laws threaten millions one year after Roe v Wade fell. The battle for access is far from over
1 year, 6 months ago

Anti-abortion laws threaten millions one year after Roe v Wade fell. The battle for access is far from over

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A decision from the US Supreme Court’s conservative …

Trust In Supreme Court Fell To Lowest Point In 50 Years After Abortion Decision, Poll Shows
1 year, 7 months ago

Trust In Supreme Court Fell To Lowest Point In 50 Years After Abortion Decision, Poll Shows

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The divide between Democrats and Republicans over support for abortion rights also was the largest ever in 2022, according to the General Social Survey. The long-running and widely respected survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago has been measuring confidence in the court since 1973, the same year that Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide. …

What’s next for abortion pill after Supreme Court’s order
1 year, 8 months ago

What’s next for abortion pill after Supreme Court’s order

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Nothing will change for now. That’s what the Supreme Court said Friday evening about access to a widely used abortion pill. The court’s action almost certainly will leave access to mifepristone unchanged at least into next year, as appeals play out, including a potential appeal to the high court. The new abortion controversy comes less than a year …

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. “As is common practice, the Supreme Court has decided to maintain the status quo that existed prior to our lawsuit while our challenge to the FDA’s illegal approval of chemical abortion drugs …

US Supreme Court upholds access to abortion pill mifepristone
1 year, 8 months ago

US Supreme Court upholds access to abortion pill mifepristone

Al Jazeera  

The ruling preserves broad access to mifepristone, while litigation continues over the pill’s approval for US use. “But let’s be clear – the American people must continue to use their vote as their voice, and elect a Congress who will pass a law restoring the protections of Roe v Wade,” Biden added, citing a landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that …

The Supreme Court fight over an abortion pill: What’s next?
1 year, 8 months ago

The Supreme Court fight over an abortion pill: What’s next?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court initially gave itself a deadline of Wednesday to decide whether women seeking access to a widely used abortion pill would face more restrictions while a court case plays out. The new abortion controversy comes less than a year after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states …

The Supreme Court Has Delayed Its Abortion Pill Decision
54 years, 11 months ago

The Supreme Court Has Delayed Its Abortion Pill Decision

Wired  

The legal saga over the abortion pill mifepristone isn’t over yet. The Supreme Court’s decision on access to the pill will likely be the most important ruling on reproductive rights since the court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Last week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Kacsmaryk’s ban but upheld restrictions on the drug that haven’t been …

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