The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Arizona Man Awarded $67,500 on Behalf of Aborted Embryo

The ex-husband of an Arizona woman who voluntarily took abortion pills in 2018 has won a civil lawsuit against the clinic that prescribed them.

Reason · 47m ago

Poland’s abortion reforms would leave it among the EU’s most restrictive, even if signed into law

Poland’s parliament, Sejm, has voted to ease some of the country’s abortion restrictions, but the changes would leave its laws among the most restrictive in the European Union — and face an uphill battle to become law.

Euronews · 3h ago

Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president

Measures would remove some penalties for those helping women access abortion but are ‘small-scale step’, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK · 3h ago

Ballotpedia’s top 50 ballot measures and trends to watch on Election Day

Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, Brew.

Ballotpedia · Oct 20

A Texas Lawsuit Dubiously Accuses Students for Life of Violating the State's Abortion Pill Restrictions

The case, styled as a critique of the state's "vigilante" statute, aims to punish anti-abortion activists for constitutionally protected advocacy.

Reason · Oct 19

The abortion debate has gone quiet amid US midterms. In Idaho, the stakes remain high

Republicans delay major action on abortion until after midterm elections, and Democrats focus on affordability

The Guardian - US · Oct 19

Why Indians Tell Strangers on Trains What They Hide From Family

The Compartment as ConfessionalThe train has been moving for forty minutes when she tells you about the abortion she had at twenty-three. You are strangers. You will be strangers when the train pulls in. That is exactly why she is telling you. There is a concept in social psychology sometimes…

Times Life · Oct 19

Abortion Ban States Saw Homicides of Women Exceed Expected Levels After Dobbs, but the Analysis Cannot Show Cause

A JAMA Network Open study links abortion ban states to more homicides of women ages 15 to 44 than expected after Dobbs, but it cannot prove cause. Here is how to read it.

Medical Daily · Oct 19

Talarico Claims Bible Is 'Silent' on Abortion and Says Ten-Year-Old Girls 'Need Abortion Care'

James Talarico's claim that the Bible is silent on abortion drew a Catholic voter's challenge during a Texas Senate town hall.

International Business Times UK · Oct 18

GOP candidates walk back abortion stance

Rhetorical shifts from some in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Kansas exemplify the liabilities of abortion restriction

Salon · Oct 18