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Published
May 17, 2023

A 150-year-old law could help determine the fate of U.S. abortion access

The Comstock Act, the signature work of a 19th-century anti-vice crusader, banned the mailing of 'indecent' materials but also limited abortion access.
Published
May 16, 2023

Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after lawmakers override governor’s veto

The votes came as abortion rights in the U.S. faced another tectonic shift with lawmakers in South Carolina and Nebraska also considering new abortion limits.
Published
May 10, 2023

Vermont governor signs first-in-nation bill shielding access to medication abortion

The Republican governor signed bills into law that explicitly include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone.
Published
May 9, 2023

Most U.S. adults say the abortion pill mifepristone should stay on the market, poll finds

The Post-ABC survey finds that 66% of U.S. adults say mifepristone should remain on the market, while 24% say it should be taken off the market.
Published
May 2, 2023

Utah judge delays implementing statewide abortion clinic ban

The state law banning abortion clinics cannot take effect on Wednesday as scheduled amid a lawsuit filed by the state’s largest abortion provider.

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Published
April 28, 2023

Justice Alito thinks he knows who Dobbs leaker is – and says it’s not a conservative

The leak of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization draft opinion rocked the Supreme Court and its tradition of secrecy involving unreleased opinions.
Published
April 23, 2023

In Iowa, Pence draws direct contrast with Trump on abortion

The remarks underlined Pence's ongoing efforts to establish himself as one of the staunchest opponents of abortion rights ahead of a potential presidential run and show some ways he is distinguishing himself from his former boss.
Published
April 21, 2023

Here’s what the Supreme Court abortion pill ruling means and what’s next

Here's what to know about the case, how we got here and what could be next.
Published
April 21, 2023

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now

The justices granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone.
Published
April 20, 2023

Abortion divides 2024 candidates and confounds many Republicans

Presidential hopefuls have struggled to settle on a position amid warning signs that Republicans are on the wrong side of public opinion on abortion rights.