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Anti-abortion protesters gather outside A Preferred Women’s Health Center of Atlanta
National

House committee votes to repeal law that protects abortion clinics, churches from violence

Jun 10, 2025
WV women who experience miscarriage won’t face criminal prosecution, prosecuting attorneys say
West Virginia

WV women who experience miscarriage won’t face criminal prosecution, prosecuting attorneys say

Jun 09, 2025
A decision is imminent in three of the four cases that will determine whether individual health information for legal reproductive care remains protected by a 2024 federal rule.
National

Will HIPAA protections continue for abortion care? Courts to soon decide.

Jun 09, 2025
Kansas abortion clinic leader was ready for Missouri abortion ban, fears it won’t be short-lived
Kansas

Kansas abortion clinic leader was ready for Missouri abortion ban, fears it won’t be short-lived

Jun 09, 2025
Confusion over maternal care medication plagues politics in Louisiana and beyond
Louisiana

Confusion over maternal care medication plagues politics in Louisiana and beyond

Jun 06, 2025
AG pushes back on federal abortion medication restrictions
Massachusetts

AG pushes back on federal abortion medication restrictions

Jun 05, 2025
No decision yet from Idaho Supreme Court leaves abortion ballot initiative group in the lurch
Idaho

No decision yet from Idaho Supreme Court leaves abortion ballot initiative group in the lurch

Jun 05, 2025
Anti-abortion advocates drop federal lawsuit against Vermont after lawmakers nix language targeting crisis pregnancy centers
Vermont

Anti-abortion advocates drop federal lawsuit against Vermont after lawmakers nix language targeting crisis pregnancy centers

Jun 05, 2025
Federal health officials rescinded guidance Tuesday issued by former President Joe Biden’s administration that said Medicare-funded hospitals must provide life-saving abortion care, regardless of state bans. (Photo by Otto Kitsinger/ Idaho Capital Sun)
National

Federal health agency says emergency abortion care guidance doesn’t reflect administration policy

Jun 04, 2025
Abortion opponents are coming for mifepristone using what medical experts call ‘junk science’
Louisiana

Abortion opponents are coming for mifepristone using what medical experts call ‘junk science’

May 31, 2025
Critics of Georgia’s abortion ban push for clarity after another case makes international news
Georgia

Critics of Georgia’s abortion ban push for clarity after another case makes international news

May 31, 2025
Kansans challenge constitutionality of state law nullifying end-of-life choices of pregnant women
Kansas

Kansans challenge constitutionality of state law nullifying end-of-life choices of pregnant women

May 30, 2025
Kansas abortion clinics could take on more patients in Missouri ban fallout
Kansas

Kansas abortion clinics could take on more patients in Missouri ban fallout

May 28, 2025
Amanda Becker, reporter for The 19th, and Colleen Long, editor for NBC News, presented their post-Dobbs books at the 2025 Gaithersburg Book Festival in Gaithersburg, Maryland, May 17. Becker’s “You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America” and Long and Rebecca Little’s “I’m Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America,” were both published in 2024. (Photo by Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom)
National

‘How we ended up here’: Authors on effects of abortion bans

May 28, 2025
Colorado abortion clinics report uptick in protesters and trespassing
Colorado

Colorado abortion clinics report uptick in protesters and trespassing

May 27, 2025
Barbara Collura, CEO and president of Resolve: The National Infertility Association, spoke outside the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on Feb. 28, 2024.
National

What top IVF advocates want from the White House fertility care plan

May 23, 2025
Federal judge rules workplace abortion accommodations should be overturned
Louisiana

Federal judge rules workplace abortion accommodations should be overturned

May 23, 2025
What Medicaid cuts passed by U.S. House could mean for WA
Washington

What Medicaid cuts passed by U.S. House could mean for WA

May 22, 2025
More access, less cost: Spanberger lays out health care plans if she wins Virginia governorship
Virginia

More access, less cost: Spanberger lays out health care plans if she wins Virginia governorship

May 22, 2025
Her miscarriage showed the limits of California’s abortion protections. Where you live matters
California

Her miscarriage showed the limits of California’s abortion protections. Where you live matters

May 21, 2025
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