abortion

A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and conceal the fetus has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Five women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year.

The Biden administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to maintain broad access to a commonly used medication abortion pill.

The court’s sweeping decision Wednesday comes amid a trend in Latin America of loosening restrictions on abortion, even as access has been limited in parts of the United States.

Five anti-abortion activists, including a woman who was discovered to have five fetuses in her home, have been convicted of illegally blocking a reproductive clinic in Washington, D.C., The Washington Post reports. Lauren Handy of Virginia was part of a group accused of violating federal law when they blocked access to the Washington Surgi-Clinic in October 2020. Handy and four...

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to make abortion legislation a priority in Virginia, the last Southern state without significant restrictions.

The governor will try again to pass new abortion legislation if his party takes control of the General Assembly this fall.

More than a year after the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the issue has at times dominated the discussion among the Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination.

Taking a common arthritis drug together with the morning-after pill Plan B could boost the contraceptive’s effectiveness, according to new research published Wednesday.

New restrictions on access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion would be imposed under a federal appeals court ruling.

The defeat of Issue 1 keeps in place a simple majority threshold for passing future constitutional amendments. It would have raised that to a 60% supermajority.

A Texas judge ruled Friday the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges. The ruling was the first to undercut Texas’ law since it took effect in 2022 and delivers a major victory to abortion rights supporters, who see the case as a potential...

An 18-year-old Nebraska woman has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years of probation for burning and burying a fetus after she took medication from her mother to end her pregnancy.

Christine Wormuth said the policy is important to ensure that the Army can retain female troops who might leave the military if they cannot get access to abortion services.

A Wyoming judge is set to consider a plea deal for an abortion opponent who investigators say burned the state’s first full-service abortion clinic in years.

Women who sued Texas after saying they were denied abortions despite serious risks to their health are asking a court to step in.

Women who sued Texas after saying they were denied abortions despite serious risks to their health are headed to court Wednesday as legal challenges to abortion bans across the U.S. continue a year after the fall of Roe v. Wade.

Approving military nominations and promotions has long been one of the most bipartisan duties of the Senate.

A new poll finds most U.S. adults oppose the strictest bans on abortion.

A man accused of raping and impregnating a 9-year-old girl pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of rape.