Abortion

The battles over abortion in the U.S. are increasingly focusing on the pills that are now the most common way pregnancies are ended.

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.

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.

Multiple people were arrested during an anti-abortion march to Boston Common on Saturday that was met with counterprotesters, police said.

Multiple people were arrested during an anti-abortion march to Boston Common on Saturday that was met with counterprotesters, police said.

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. 

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.

The issue of abortion rights is a major factor in the presidential race, but voters in 10 states will directly weigh in on ballot questions.

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.”

Three midwestern states are trying to restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone across the United States in a recently filed amended lawsuit targeting so-called shield states like Massachusetts. The complaint challenges the ability of telehealth providers to dispense the drug through the mail to patients and makes it illegal for minors. Local reproductive health experts told NBC10 Boston Monday...

NBC10 Boston political commentator Sue O’Connell discusses why states are suing each other over access to abortion pills, as well as the growing movement on college campuses to remain uncommitted in the presidential election and an early voting turnout record in North Carolina.

Three midwestern states are trying to restrict access to mifepristone across the country, arguing in court that shield states like Massachusetts shouldn’t be allowed to ship abortion pills to states with abortion bans.

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.