Abortion Archives

[Photo: Outside view of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals courthouse.]

Mississippi Insists 15-Week Ban Isn’t a Ban at Fifth Circuit Hearing (Updated)

Imani Gandy

Banning abortion before viability is unconstitutional—so the state's attorney tried to play fast and loose with the definition of the word “ban."

[Photo: The exterior of the new Planned Parenthood Reproductive Clinic in Fairview Heights, Illinois.]

The Strategy Behind Where to Build Abortion Clinics

Erin Heger

The bifurcation of abortion access in the United States means more clinics should be built on the border of states with onerous anti-choice restrictions, advocates say.

[Photo: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at an event.]

Michigan Governor Says No to More Taxpayer Funds for Anti-Choice Clinics

Cayley Winters

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) threw a wrench into Republicans' plans to funnel state funding to clinics that lie to pregnant people and don't provide a full range of reproductive health services.

Federally Funded Obria Prescribes Abstinence to Stop the Spread of STDs

Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News & ‘No Surprise’: Congressional Republicans Go After Medication Abortion

Sexual health educators regard Obria Group's prohibition against condoms as reckless and dismiss its focus on abstinence as wishful thinking.

[Photo: A split screen view of David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt.]

Anti-Choice Activist Takes Stand in Lawsuit Brought by Planned Parenthood (Updated)

Helen Christophi

Records read aloud in court indicate David Daleiden hoped to “ignite public outrage at Planned Parenthood” and “permanently destroy” Planned Parenthood's reputation.

[Photo: Justice Brett Kavanaugh dons a worried look as he listens on during a hearing.]

Supreme Court Takes First Abortion Rights Case With Kavanaugh on the Bench

Jessica Mason Pieklo

The Court's decision to hear the case of June Medical Services v. Gee will test the strength of Chief Justice John Roberts’ stated dedication to upholding Supreme Court precedent.