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Louisiana escalates battle against medication abortion

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Louisiana escalates battle against medication abortion A New York doctor was indicted Friday by a grand jury ...

The Hill - 13h

Pentagon ends paying for travel for abortion and other reproductive care

The Pentagon rescinded a Biden administration policy that reimbursed service members for travel to obtain abortions and other reproductive health procedures.

NBC News - 17h

Under Trump, a Wink and a Nod at Anti-Abortion Violence

By undermining the FACE Act, Trump gives anti-abortion activists tacit permission to break laws.

The New York Times - 1d

Pentagon scrubs Biden-era abortion travel policy

The Pentagon has struck a Biden administration policy of covering travel costs for service members and their dependents who must cross state lines to receive abortions and other reproductive care, ...

The Hill - 1d

Kennedy grilled by Senate Democrats on vaccines and abortion

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's controversial nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, attempted to recast his record as a vaccine skeptic as he faced tough questions from Senate ...

NBC News - 2d

RFK Jr. pushed to explain changing abortion position

Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) brought up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s past comments on abortion during his Senate confirmation hearing to be President Trump's secretary of Health and Human ...

CBS News - 2d

Cecile Richards, reproductive rights activist, 1957-2025

She became a household name as leader of Planned Parenthood, a target for the US conservative right

Financial Times - Jan. 25

Trump bans funding for groups that aid abortion overseas

President Trump signed an order reinstating what's known as the Mexico City Policy. Critics say it will cut funding essential for health care in developing nations.

CBS News - Jan. 24

Trump signs actions curtailing federal funding for abortion

President Trump on Friday took a pair of actions to limit U.S. government funding for abortions, reversing some of the Biden administration's efforts to increase access to the procedure. Trump ...

The Hill - Jan. 25

Trump Reinstates Longstanding Republican Anti-Abortion Policy

The move came after he addressed thousands of abortion opponents in Washington to mark the 52nd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.

The New York Times - Jan. 25

DOJ limits enforcement of law protecting reproductive health centers

According to a Justice Department memo, future FACE Act violations will mostly be left to state or local law enforcement.

CBS News - Jan. 24

Cecile Richards, Abortion-Rights Powerhouse, Dies at 67

The activist modernized Planned Parenthood and transformed the organization into a formidable political player.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 24

March for Life: Abortion Opponents Raise Their Ambitions

The March for Life on Friday will bring together a movement invigorated by some early moves of the second Trump administration.

The New York Times - Jan. 24

House Republicans pass 'born-alive' abortion bill

House Republicans on Thursday passed their version of a “born-alive” abortion bill one day after Democrats blocked the Senate version from advancing. The bill requires health care practitioners to ...

The Hill - Jan. 23

GOP senators introduce bill to ban taxpayer funding for abortions

Republican lawmakers reintroduced a piece of legislation that would ban the use of federal funds for abortions or health coverage that includes abortion this week. If passed, the bill would ...

The Hill - Jan. 23

Government webpages vanish under Trump, from DEI to reproductive rights

The Trump administration has adjusted federal websites, with some agencies removing pages devoted to diversity, Spanish language, and reproductive rights.

NBC News - Jan. 23

Senate Democrats Block G.O.P. Effort to Criminalize Some Abortion Providers

The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, and threaten medical providers with prison time for failing to ...

The New York Times - Jan. 22

Senate Democrats block GOP's 'born-alive' abortion bill

Senate Republicans failed on Wednesday to invoke cloture on a bill legislating care for infants "born alive" during attempted abortions, with the motion largely serving to get Democrats on the ...

The Hill - Jan. 22

Government website offering reproductive health information goes offline

The site was launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a public awareness campaign.

CBS News - Jan. 20

Trump’s hands-off abortion stance faces political reality

President-elect Trump campaigned on leaving abortion decisions to the states, but that could prove a tough promise to keep as he returns to the Oval Office. Anti-abortion groups want Trump to ...

The Hill - Jan. 20

Trump expected to quickly revive 'global gag rule' on abortion

President-elect Trump is expected to reinstate a controversial policy soon after taking office that would further bar foreign nongovernmental organizations that perform, counsel on or provide ...

The Hill - Jan. 19

Anti-AIDS program in GOP crosshairs over abortion funding

Republicans are fuming at the State Department after learning that recipients of funding from the legacy program to curb HIV/AIDS across Africa, PEPFAR, performed abortions in violation of U.S. ...

The Hill - Jan. 17

Federal judge in Texas rules 3 other states can challenge access to abortion pill mifepristone nationwide

A Texas judge ruled Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone.

NBC News - Jan. 17

Judge allows 3 states to advance efforts to restrict access to abortion pill

A federal judge in Texas is allowing three other states to pursue a challenge seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.

CBS News - Jan. 16

North Carolina governor announces new abortion protections

Democratic North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued an executive order Thursday that he believes will further protect reproductive health care access across the state. The order directs Cabinet ...

The Hill - Jan. 16

Voters backed abortion rights, but the state judges they elected might not

Though abortion rights supporters prevailed on ballot measures in seven of the 10 states where abortion was up for a vote on Nov. 5, the state supreme courts they've elected indicate legal fights ...

CBS News - Jan. 14

Democratic states train non-doctors on providing abortions to expand US access

From Washington to Connecticut, pharmacists and healthcare workers pioneer efforts to limit abortion barriers. Democratic states across the country are embarking on a pioneering effort to ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

4 injured after Delta flight aborts takeoff at Atlanta airport

Approximately 200 passengers evacuated the plane through emergency slides and some were seen running through the snow, away from the aircraft.

CBS News - Jan. 10

4 injured in emergency evacuation of plane after aborted Atlanta takeoff

Four passengers were injured while deboarding a Delta Airlines flight in Atlanta after an aborted takeoff, according to a Friday statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “The crew ...

The Hill - Jan. 10

Delta flight evacuated on tarmac after takeoff aborted

Delta Flight 2668 was traveling from Atlanta to Minneapolis-St. Paul when it suspended takeoff after "an indication of an engine issue," the airline said.

ABC News - Jan. 10

New Mexico supreme court strikes down local abortion pill restrictions

Justice rules against ordinances in counties and towns on Texas border that sought to limit access to mifepristone. The New Mexico supreme court late on Thursday ruled against several local ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Many Americans are leaving U.S. states with abortion bans, study finds

Abortion bans enacted since Roe v. Wade was overturned may be driving Americans to leave restrictive states, researchers find.

CBS News - Jan. 10

Washington state tries new way to prescribe abortion pills

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Washington state tries new way to prescribe abortion pills A pilot program in Washington state aims to expand ...

The Hill - Jan. 9

New Mexico Supreme Court strikes down local abortion restrictions

Attorneys representing conservative cities and counties in New Mexico had argued that local abortion ordinances can’t be struck down under the Comstock Act.

NBC News - Jan. 9

Abortion restrictions struck down by New Mexico Supreme Court

The New Mexico Supreme Court has struck down abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the state attorney general

ABC News - Jan. 9

Dining across the divide: ‘I’m angry about elderly, supposedly celibate priests giving women advice on reproductive health’

They may not have seen eye to eye on abortion and assisted dying, but could American politics unite them?. Allison, 63, Edinburgh . Occupation Former policy manager. Currently “economically ...

The Guardian - Jan. 9

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