Reproductive rights

North Carolina’s new law banning abortions after 12 weeks not only restricts abortion access in the state that saw the largest increase in abortions since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, but is also the first example since the…

Early clinical trials of norgestrel, the active ingredient in Opill, have shown that the pills can be up to 98 percent effective at preventing pregnancy, but only when the drug is taken exactly as indicated and used along with a back-up…

Governor Kathy Hochul holds media availability press conference and makes an announcement on abortion rights at the office on 633 3rd Avenue. Governor Hochul updated the media on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, announced…

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Abortion-rights groups filed a court motion Tuesday to dismiss their lawsuit challenging Kentucky's near-total abortion ban but…

According to WHO guidelines, if a doctor conscientiously objects to providing an abortion, then that country’s health system must refer a patient to an alternative health care provider. But mandatory referrals are a poor fix and…

The Texas ruling also conflicted with one made the same day by a judge in Washington state, directing US authorities to preserve mifepristone access in 17 states and the District of Columbia.Meanwhile, new suits have been filed in an effort…

Shira Fishbach, a newly graduated physician, was sitting in an orientation session for her first year of medical residency when her phone started blowing up. It was June 24, 2022, and the US Supreme Court had just handed down its decision…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM - Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Abortion providers in North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Friday that challenges several provisions of a state…

By GABE STERN - Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's Joe Lombardo on Tuesday became one of the first Republican governors to enshrine protections for…

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge on Friday put a temporary halt to South Carolina's new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the…