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National

Texas man sues ex-wife's friends for allegedly helping her get abortion pills

3:13pm March 11, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Galveston County man accuses three women of helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills used to terminate her pregnancy last year.

A Walgreens pharmacy is pictured on Jan. 5 in New York City. Walgreens says it won't sell mifepristone in states where Republican attorneys general threatened legal action.

Walgreens won't sell abortion pills in red states that threatened legal action

4:19pm March 04, 2023

The 20 states where Walgreens won't sell mifepristone include some where abortion remains legal. It's not clear whether other retail pharmacies will follow suit.

Karla Renée was 18 weeks into her pregnancy when she and her husband Sam learned that the fetus had a serious genetic anomaly that could lead to severe physical and mental disabilities. They were faced with an enormous and pressing decision. In North Carolina, where they live, the current law forbids abortion after 20 weeks gestational age.

Health & Safety

Have you tried to get an abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned? Share your story

3:35pm February 28, 2023

by Editors

NPR is reporting on the impact of state restrictions on abortion. If you have tried to obtain an abortion since last June, we'd like to hear from you.

Politics & Government

NC GOP lawmakers seek to defend abortion pill restrictions

9:20am February 22, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders asked on Tuesday to participate in litigation to defend state restrictions on dispensing abortion pills because Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein has made clear he won't.

Politics & Government

Democratic governors form alliance on abortion rights

12:19pm February 21, 2023

by Associated Press

Democratic governors in 20 states are launching a network intended to strengthen abortion access in the wake of the U.S.

Spain's Equality Minister Irene Montero looks down during a press conference in Madrid on Jan. 27. Spain's parliament passed laws on Thursday expanding abortion and transgender rights for teenagers, while making Spain the first country in Europe entitling workers to paid menstrual leave.

Spain approves menstrual leave, teen abortion and trans laws

12:14pm February 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

Among the enacted changes, 16- and 17-year-olds will be allowed to undergo an abortion without parental consent. And workers suffering debilitating period pain can take paid time off.

Attorney General Josh Stein at a press conference

Politics & Government

North Carolina AG won't defend abortion pill restrictions

8:31am February 14, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein won't defend state restrictions on dispensing abortion pills that are being challenged in a lawsuit and instead will argue the restrictions are preempted by federal regulations protecting access to the pills, Stein's office said Monday.

In this photo illustration, a person looks at the drug mifepristone on their smartphone.

A Trump-appointed Texas judge could force a major abortion pill off the market

7:11pm February 01, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

A decision is expected soon in a case challenging the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a drug commonly used to induce abortions.

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Sen. Sydney Batch speaks at a news conference on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.

Politics & Government

NC Democrats pitch abortion safeguards despite GOP majority

3:37pm January 26, 2023

by Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

North Carolina Democrats, who narrowly held off a Republican supermajority in the General Assembly, have introduced legislation to codify abortion protections into state law as Republicans are disc

Since the Dobbs decision in June, clinics providing abortions in what are now restrictive states have had to reinvent what they do. Shannon Brewer, pictured here in 2019 at the Jackson Women's Health Organization, now runs a clinic in Las Cruces, N.M., where abortion is legal.

50 years after Roe v. Wade, many abortion providers are changing how they do business

5:01am January 22, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

The overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision just months ahead of its 50th anniversary has prompted many abortion providers to shift how they serve patients.