Abortion Laws

Saturday, June, 24, marks one year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that provided a constitutional right to abortion.

A medical board voted that Dr. Caitlin Bernard didn’t follow privacy laws when she told a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment in a case that gained attention in the national abortion debate.

The hearing comes after Indiana's attorney general accused Dr. Caitlin Bernard of violating state law by not reporting the girl’s child abuse to police and federal patient privacy laws by telling a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment.

A Nebraska woman has pleaded guilty to burning and concealing a fetus after she took medication to end her pregnancy when she was more than 20 weeks along.

Under the law signed by Gov. Jim Pillen, the abortion ban starts immediately, and restrictions on gender-affirming care begins on Oct. 1.

Video shows a protester punch a Nebraska State Patrol officer after lawmakers approved a 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors.

Lawyers seeking to preserve pregnant women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion got pushback Wednesday from appellate judges with a history of supporting abortion restrictions.

The vote comes as abortion rights in the U.S. faced another shift with lawmakers debating laws to limit abortion rights in South Carolina and Nebraska.

The case involves a regulatory issue — whether the FDA's approval of abortion pill mifepristone, and subsequent actions making it easier to obtain, must be rolled back.

The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

What is mifepristone, how did this case get to the Supreme Court, and what could happen next? Here's what you need to know.

The justices are still considering whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect while a legal challenge to the medication’s FDA approval continues. In an order signed by Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday, the court indicated it will act by Friday night.

The Supreme Court has temporarily kept in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it more fully considers the issues raised in a court challenge.

The Justice Department is appealing a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the U.S.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will allow a monument near the state Capitol.