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
Supreme court weighs South Carolina effort to defund Planned Parenthood Court hears arguments on whether state can block clinics that provide abortions from receiving Medicaid funds The Guardian - US · Apr 2, 2025
Supreme Court to weigh Medicaid cutoff for Planned Parenthood - Roll Call The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday over South Carolina’s effort to keep Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funding. Roll Call · Apr 1, 2025
GOP lawmakers commit to big spending cuts, putting Medicaid under a spotlight – but trimming the low-income health insurance program would be hard Efforts by Republicans in Congress to make steep spending cuts have stirred widespread concerns that the federal government may trim expenditures on Medicaid even though President Donald Trump has previously indicated that he’s unwilling to do that. This public health insurance program covers around 72 million people – about 1… The Conversation · Mar 3, 2025
Wyoming Republicans’ anti-abortion bill inadvertently targets chemotherapy and surgeries Senate File 125 could limit access to any treatment that ‘causes harm’ to the heart, lungs, brain and other organs The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2025
‘A Trojan horse’: how the right is using ‘parental rights’ to fight abortion ballot measures With 10 states set to vote on abortion-related measures, anti-abortion activists are trying to disrupt a streak of wins The Guardian - US · Oct 28, 2024
Ketanji Brown Jackson pens fiery dissent in abortion ruling: ‘Facilitating suffering of people’ ‘We cannot simply wind back the clock’, the supreme court justice said of her colleagues’ 6-3 decision to dismiss suit The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2024
Alito dissent signals "gathering storm" As Justice Jackson noted, the court kicked the can down the road because it's currently "politically inconvenient" Salon · Jun 27, 2024
Despite the supreme court ruling for the abortion pill, the battle is far from over Justices unanimously upheld access to mifepristone, but Missouri, Idaho and Kansas are likely to revive the case The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2024
US supreme court seems skeptical of arguments against abortion drug mifepristone Decision in anti-abortion doctors’ favor would apply across US and would likely make the drug more difficult to acquire The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2024
Kate Cox case reveals toll of US abortion bans on women in medical emergencies Lawsuits from women denied the procedure despite health risks shows how bans don’t allow for complexities of pregnancy The Guardian - US · Dec 16, 2023
Roe vs Wade overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision The court decided by a 6-3 majority to uphold Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy Wales Online · Jun 25, 2022