Abortion clinics reassure worried patients and set backup plans

Abortion providers say they are trying to assure patients that nothing has changed, at least for the moment. And even if the ruling by a U.S. District Court judge in Texas stands, doctors are devising backup plans.

Austin couple travels out of Texas to get 'medically-necessary' abortion

An Austin woman and her husband is sharing their story and warning that Texas' abortion law is having devastating consequences for families like theirs.

Supreme Court likely to have final say over abortion pill mifepristone, expert says

For now, the drug that the Food and Drug Administration approved in 2000 remains at least immediately available in wake of the separate rulings by judges in Texas and Washington state.

Judge halts FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone

Judge halts FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone but delays order to give time to feds to appeal.

Idaho bill to criminalize helping minors get abortions without parental consent passes

A bill that seeks to criminalize helping minors get an abortion without parental consent has won final passage in Idaho's legislature and is bound for the governor’s desk. The measure would be the first of its kind in the U.S.

Idaho law could criminalize helping minors get abortions

Idaho lawmakers are considering making it a crime for an adult to help a minor obtain an abortion without parental consent. The law would be the first of its kind in the U.S. Abortions are already banned at all stages of pregnancy in Idaho.

Oklahoma court greenlights abortion to save mother's life

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a portion of the state’s ban on abortion, ruling women have a right to an abortion not just in a medical emergency.

Wyoming governor signs bill banning abortion pills

Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

North Dakota abortion ban injunction upheld by state Supreme Court

The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds.

California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills

Sen. Nancy Skinner's bill would not let California extradite doctors who are facing charges in another state for providing abortion medication

Abortion pill challenge goes before judge in Texas

The suit alleges the FDA improperly approved the drug 23 years ago, without doing adequate safety testing.

Abortion pill challenge goes before judge in Texas

A federal judge in Texas will hear arguments Wednesday in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to abortion medication and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators.

Texas man sues 3 women accused of helping his ex-wife acquire abortion pill

Two of the defendants named in the lawsuit are friends of the ex-wife. The other defendant is a woman who allegedly delivered the pill used.

Three Texas women are sued for wrongful death after allegedly helping friend obtain abortion medication

In the first lawsuit of its kind since Roe v. Wade was overturned, a husband seeks damages from women who allegedly helped his ex-wife obtain the medications to terminate her pregnancy.

California won't renew $54M contract with Walgreens over abortion pill stance

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is delivering on his word to cut ties with Walgreens over the drugstore chain's stance on distributing abortion pills.

Women impacted by abortion laws file case against Texas

The Center for Reproductive Rights says it is filing an unprecedented lawsuit on behalf of Texans harmed by the state’s abortion bans.