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How Texas Republicans plan to keep cracking down on abortion

A flurry of bills aims to restrict the flow of abortion pills into the state and abortion seekers traveling out of the state.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 21, 2025

Harris campaign centers healthcare and abortion rights: ‘If she wins, it’s because of Dobbs’

Vice-president emphasizes bodily autonomy and affordable care as experts expect Democrats to remain on offense

The Guardian - US · Jul 29, 2024

How a trial in Texas changed the story of abortion rights in America

Wrenching testimony from women denied abortion care turned the focus toward the suffering and health risks faced by mothers.

WEKU · Aug 9, 2023

Analysis-In US abortion pill case, FDA could soften blow of court-ordered restrictions

A conservative federal judge in Texas could soon order the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its 22-year-old approval for a pill used in the most common form of abortion in the United States, or order the approval revoked outright.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2023

Judge signals he could rule to halt sales of common abortion pill

During a four-hour hearing last week that could eliminate nationwide access to a common and widely used abortion pill, federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, of the Northern District of Texas, signaled his conservative Christian beliefs early and often.

Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023

How an old law found new life in lawsuit seeking to revoke approval of abortion pill

Anti-abortion advocates are trying to revive the long-dormant 1873 Comstock Act, which banned mailing of anything related to abortion or contraception, in a lawsuit about mifepristone, an abortion-inducing drug.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 20, 2023

Medication abortions are under fire: Here's how they work

Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

How a pastor is trying to revive a 150-year-old US law to ban abortion

Mark Lee Dickson is trying to get the federal anti-obscenity law at the heart of ordinances enforced across the US

The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2023

Could a Texas judge halt abortion pill access, even in states with protections?

ATLANTA — A conservative federal judge in Texas is poised to rule in a lawsuit that could disrupt abortion access across the nation — including in states with strong abortion protections such as California — by halting distribution of a key abortion pill.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 7, 2023

Trump judge’s ruling could ban abortion pill across the US

Far-right groups have asked to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, which has been on the market for decades

The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2023