Abortion
Ron DeSantis signs bill approving six-week abortion ban in Florida
Bill gives governor key political victory ahead of expected presidential campaignThe Republican-dominated Florida legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by the state’s governor, Ron DeSant…
Your Friday Briefing: An Arrest in the Documents Leak
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US justice department to appeal to supreme court over abortion pill access
DoJ move comes after court ruling that mifepristone can remain available for now but will be subject to significant restrictionsThe justice department says it will immediately appeal to the supreme court following an appeals court ruling that the abort…
US abortion pill providers see surge in interest after judge targets mifepristone
People are seeking the advance provision of medication before Friday’s deadline, when the drug may become unavailableAbortion pill websites and providers are seeing a surge of interest following a series of court decisions that threaten to block access…
Donald Trump reportedly sues former lawyer Michael Cohen for $500m – as it happened
Lawsuit claims former fixer breached attorney-client privilege and unjustly enriched himself, among other allegationsSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailTennessee’s neighbor Kentucky is having its own reckoning with gun violence…
The Battle Over Abortion Drugs
We explain the dueling rulings on abortion and what’s likely to happen next.
Fate of US abortion drug hangs in balance ahead of Friday deadline
Mifepristone will lose its FDA approval this week unless an appeals court intervenes in a case likely to reach the supreme courtFDA authorization for a key abortion drug could be nullified after Friday, unless an appeals court acts on a Biden administr…
‘We will not cave’: governors stockpile abortion drugs as access is threatened
Massachusetts, California and Washington pledge to provide medication after a federal judge invalidated 23-year FDA approvalSeveral Democratic governors have moved swiftly to protect access to medication abortion in their states after a ruling by a Tex…
US appeals Texas judge’s ruling to suspend abortion pill approval
Justice department calls decision ‘especially unwarranted’ because it undermines the FDA’s scientific judgmentThe US government on Monday appealed a Texas judge’s decision to suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s 23-year-old approval of a key abor…