The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Blanket Ban review – startling account of abortion laws in Malta

Maltese duo use firsthand interviews – and warm humour – to highlight the lack of reproductive rights on the island

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023

A Texas man sued his ex-wife’s friends for allegedly helping her with an abortion. Now they’re suing him

Influential right-wing attorneys helped him file a $1m ‘wrongful death’ lawsuit against a group of women accused of supporting his ex-wife’s abortion. A countersuit alleges he wanted to keep her under his control

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Scottish Government criticised for scrapping buffer zone working group

PRO-CHOICE campaigners have criticised the Scottish Government for scrapping a ministerial working group on buffer zones around abortion clinics.

The National (Scotland) · May 3, 2023

California hotline to provide legal help related to abortion

California is joining with law firms and advocacy groups to create a hotline that provides access to information and pro bono services for people who need legal help related to abortion

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Texas man suing over abortion accused of abuse in court docs

A man who filed a lawsuit in Texas against three women he said helped his now-ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion is accused in a new court filing of using the lawsuit as an extension of the manipulative, controlling and emotionally abusive behavior he displayed toward her during their marriage

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Women accused of facilitating abortion in Galveston wrongful-death lawsuit file countersuit

The women are accused of helping their friend terminate her pregnancy, but they now claim her ex-husband, who brought the lawsuit, knew she had obtained the medication and did nothing to stop her.

The Texas Tribune · May 2, 2023

Woman 'left in pain and terrified' after two hospitals denied abortion

A groundbreaking investigation has found two hospitals put a pregnant woman's life in jeopardy and violated the law by refusing to provide an emergency abortion when she went into premature labor at 17 weeks

Daily Mirror · May 2, 2023

Two hospitals broke the law by denying woman emergency abortion, federal probe finds

A first-of-its-kind federal investigation has found two hospitals put a pregnant woman's life in jeopardy and violated federal law by refusing to provide an emergency abortion when she experienced premature labor at 17 weeks

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Terrifying reality of ND's abortion ban

The new law makes exceptions in the first six weeks for victims of rape and incest. Here's what that really means

Salon · May 2, 2023

Maine expanded abortion access up for debate, passage likely

A proposal that would give Maine one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country has come up for debate while passage seems all but assured because of Democratic control of the state’s legislature

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023