Trump's Justice Department Just Defended Telehealth Abortion In a Monday legal filing, lawyers for the Trump administration argue that an effort by red states to ban mail-order abortion drugs lacks standing. Reason · May 7, 2025
The Trump administration is defending abortion pill access in court. What? It may seem a victory to some, but experts worry a win will allow the government to be coy about future attacks The Guardian - US · May 6, 2025
Kelsey Grammer expresses deep regret for ex-girlfriend’s abortion, says it ‘eats away at my soul’ ‘Frasier’ star said that while he supports a woman’s right to choose, abortion is still ‘hard for me’ The Independent UK · May 6, 2025
Woman accused of having illegal abortion ‘still utterly traumatised’ by events Nicola Packer, 45, is on trial at Isleworth Crown Court. Evening Standard · May 6, 2025
Trump continues Biden’s court defense of mail-order abortion pills Supreme Court tossed challenge to abortion pill last year The Independent UK · May 6, 2025
The Bad Data Backing Josh Hawley's Attack on Abortion Pills A new study being used to call for mifepristone restrictions relies on vague and dubious definitions of drug-related complications. Reason · May 5, 2025
Where do the main contenders to replace Pope Francis stand on key global issues? It remains unclear whether the conclave will result in a leader aligned with Pope Francis' more progressive stance or a conservative who will take the church in a new direction. Euronews · May 5, 2025
‘We must be alert to complacency’: inside Victoria’s push to extend abortion access The state has increased availability of medical and surgical abortions – but a recent symposium has heard affordability and some doctors’ reluctance are halting progress The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2025
Will Jeffrey Epstein’s victims ever get justice? Five years after the sex offender’s death, the only person to have faced any real consequences is Ghislaine Maxwell The Guardian - US · May 3, 2025
Trump plays favorites with Title X funds The Biden administration in 2023 cut off funding to Tennessee and Oklahoma, saying they violated federal rules Salon · May 3, 2025
Republican Lawmaker Argues Raising Missouri's Marriage Age to 18 Would 'Triple' Abortions A Missouri lawmaker claimed raising the marriage age to 18 would increase abortions, as a child marriage ban advanced through the House. Latin Times · May 1, 2025
Woman tearfully says she would not have had abortion if she knew pregnancy stage Nicola Packer, 45, took abortion medicine at home on November 6 2020. Evening Standard · May 1, 2025
Laudato Si’: A look back on Pope Francis’s environmental legacy The Vatican’s College of Cardinals will soon gather in Rome to elect a new head of the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The Conversation · May 1, 2025
Call for abortion decriminalisation in Scotland amid Westminster proposals The Scottish Greens have called for abortion to be decriminalised in Scotland The National (Scotland) · May 1, 2025
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 Woman who denies illegal abortion tells of ‘shock’ on learning she was pregnant Nicola Packer, 45, is charged with ‘unlawfully administering to herself a poison or other noxious thing’ with the ‘intent to procure a miscarriage’.
The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2025 MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales Labour backbenchers put forward amendment to legislation that would reform ‘archaic abortion law’
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Questions swirl on if Texas bill to fine people who package the abortion pill $100k is actually legal An attorney last month described the bill as an ‘incursion on Texans’ constitutional rights’
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Investigators don't know who leaked a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft abortion order Investigators have concluded that the leak of a Wisconsin Supreme Court abortion order last year was likely deliberate, but they were unable to determine who was responsible
The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2025 Campaigners left 'frustrated' by 'weakness' in abortion buffer zones law Buffer zone campaigners have said they are “frustrated and concerned” after it emerged police cannot enforce anti-protest measures when clinics…
The Texas Tribune · Apr 30, 2025 Wide-ranging crackdown on abortion pills passes Texas Senate The bill gives the state new tools to try to stop the flow of abortion pills, but critics say it’s legally dubious on several fronts.
The Texas Tribune · Apr 29, 2025 Bill clarifying when doctors can perform medically necessary abortions clears Senate The bill, which must still go through the House, received unanimous approval from the upper chamber.
International Business Times · Apr 29, 2025 Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Nevada Law Requiring Parental Notification of Minors Trying To Get Abortions A federal judge ruled to temporarily block a Nevada law that requires parents be notified when a minor is trying to get an abortion.
The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025 Judge pauses old Nevada law requiring parental notification for minors to get abortion A federal judge is putting on hold for now a Nevada law that requires parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion
The Conversation · Apr 28, 2025 The Christian Right is taking over America, according to Talia Lavin – but what is the best response? Talia Lavin’s Wild Faith: How the Christian Right is Taking Over America is an angry response to the rise of American Christianity’s far-right fringe, which she depicts as a theocratic menace to secular government and liberal freedoms.
The Guardian - US · Apr 28, 2025 ‘Standing up for Christian values’: US evangelicals keep the faith with Trump Evangelicals say president is in step on core issues such as abortion and Israel – and they’re backing him all the way