The majority of U.S. abortions involve pills rather than surgical procedures. Telehealth providers in states where abortion remains legal (at least for part of a pregnancy) sometimes prescribe […]
Fourth Circuit Allows West Virginia to Restrict Abortion Drug — Justia News — July 21, 2025
People often think of abortion as a surgical procedure. However, a significant percentage of abortions in the U.S. involve medication rather than surgery. Abortion providers often prescribe a […]
Federal Judge Divided Over State’s Abortion Mandates on Physicians
A section of a 2016 Illinois law requiring a health care provider to discuss the risks and benefits of childbirth and abortion is compelled speech and violates the […]
New York Court Clerk Rejects Texas Judgment in Abortion Case — Justia News — March 31, 2025
Texas has a near-total ban on abortion with only a few narrow exceptions. Toward the end of last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York […]
NY Doctor Faces Louisiana Prosecution Involving Abortion Drugs — Justia News — February 3, 2025
Louisiana has one of the toughest abortion laws in the United States. It forbids abortion throughout pregnancy, with a few very narrow exceptions. A doctor who breaks the […]
Law Firms Join Abortion Legal Hotline
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and the Reproductive Equity Now Foundation Friday announced an abortion legal hotline. The goal is to provide legal support to patients residing in […]
Indiana Court Declines to Expand Medical Exception to Abortion Ban — Justia News — September 16, 2024
Indiana has adopted a highly restrictive law prohibiting abortion. It contains a narrow exception for a pregnancy resulting from rape or incest, which may be terminated within the […]
Federal Judge Allows Centers to Promote Abortion ‘Reversal’ Protocol
A western New York judge has authorized two anti-abortion organizations to continue to tout a so-called “abortion reversal protocol” while their federal lawsuit against the state government proceeds. […]
Supreme Court Reveals Dismissal of Idaho Emergency Abortion Ban Case — Justia News — June 26, 2024
A copy of an opinion “inadvertently and briefly uploaded” to the U.S. Supreme Court’s website on Wednesday revealed that it may allow emergency abortions in Idaho. The Idaho […]
Louisiana Labels Abortion Drugs as Controlled Substances — Justia News — May 27, 2024
Louisiana prohibits providing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy, with very limited exceptions. The statute bans doctors not only from performing procedures but also from prescribing drugs […]