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More than 1,800 cases of people criminalized for their pregnancies between Roe’s emergence in 1973 and its end in 2022, report showsLaw enforcement carried out nearly 1,400 arrests of people for allegedly endangering “unborn life” between 2006 and the …
Experts say official data obscures scale of emergencies and underscores how little is known about abortion in states with bansIf you’re a pregnant person in Texas and you find yourself facing a medical emergency, you are legally able to have an abortio…
New lawsuit accuses ballot board of presenting voters with a confusing summary on November ballot about access to abortionAbortion rights advocates in Ohio filed a lawsuit on Monday, claiming that state Republican leaders are trying to confuse voters o…
Law allows for termination if patient’s water breaks too early or in cases of ectopic pregnancy, but critics say it is not enoughA Texas law about to take effect on Friday carves out exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.In June, the Republican govern…
Ruling prevents mifepristone being prescribed by non-doctors or shipped by mail but does not order drug off marketA US appeals court ruled on Wednesday to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone, returning to regulations that were in place in se…
While anti-abortion activists vow to ‘continue the fight’, supporters of abortion retain hope for November electionIn a resounding victory for supporters of abortion rights, Ohio voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Issue 1, a GOP-backed ballot me…
Case watched by advocates as a slew of states move to restrict abortion accessAn 18-year-old north-eastern Nebraska woman was sentenced on Thursday to 90 days in jail and two years of probation for burning and burying a fetus she aborted with her mothe…
Legislation is latest in raft of anti-abortion laws passed in states across the country since supreme court overturned Roe v WadeIowa’s state legislature voted on Tuesday night to ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy, a time before mo…
Democrats pledge to protect reproductive rights as US marks one year since supreme court overturned federal right to abortionIn a recent interview, actor and comedian Natalie Morales spoke to the Guardian about her fight for reproductive rights, her ow…
A look back on the year since the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade with the Dobbs decision, and the advocates who aren’t giving upWhile the supreme court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade sent shockwaves around the country, many activists, physic…