The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Louisiana investigates New York doctor for allegedly mailing abortion pills

Margaret Carpenter was previously indicted over reported abortion pill prescription in state with near-total ban

The Guardian - US · May 13, 2025

Woman cleared of illegal abortion tells of ‘horrific’ wait for justice

Nicola Packer said it was ‘absolutely amazing’ to be cleared by the jury.

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025

‘I was right to be frightened’: Nicola Packer on the humiliation and trauma of her trial for illegal abortion

Acquitted woman wants to ensure there​ is never again an abortion trial in England​ ​

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025

Conservatives are trumpeting a new abortion-pill study. One problem: it’s bogus

The FDA chief suggested he wouldn’t crack down on mifepristone without new data. Conveniently, misleading research emerged within days

The Guardian - US · May 12, 2025

Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts

The bill contains many provisions legal experts say are likely unconstitutional, including one that says it can’t be challenged in state court.

The Texas Tribune · May 12, 2025

The right to abortion is under threat in Britain. Secure it now – or risk losing it

Decriminalisation is finally possible – but unless we future-proof the law against anti-abortion extremists, the right to choose hangs in the balance, says Labour MP Stella Creasy

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2025

Late abortion clinic closes after 50 years of procedures in America

Anti-abortion advocates have celebrated the closure

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025

From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions within its ranks

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025

‘We’re ready to fight’: activists brace as US anti-rights figures descend on Africa

Ultra-conservative campaigners fly in for ‘family values’ conferences to share tactics with African allies who oppose abortion and LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025

Feminist reformer Beatrice Faust was a sexual libertarian who did her homework, kept her cool and criticised ‘wimp feminism’

Beatrice Faust was an iconoclastic public intellectual. I first encountered her through her columns in the Weekend Australian in the 1990s. She was by then a standard-bearer for second-wave feminism, at a time when public conversations about feminism were defined by inter-generational conflict.

The Conversation · May 9, 2025