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Arkansas’ abortion ban made a life-threatening miscarriage worse
Kavitha Surana, Salon
Even appeals to the governor of Arkansas couldn't get care for Emily Waldorf.
May 27, 2026, 10:00 AM
The Future of Abortion Rights
Amy Littlefield, Nora Caplan-Bricker, The New York Review of Books
In March the NYR Online published Amy Littlefield’s sweeping overview of the shifts in abortion access since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization effectively outlawed the procedure in more than a dozen states. Many of t…
May 23, 2026, 2:30 PM
Planned Parenthood Launches Advance-Order Abortion Pills Program in Two States
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Through “Just in Case Abortion Pills,” people in Hawaii and Washington can order medication abortions—including mifepristone and misoprostol—ahead of an unwanted pregnancy.
May 22, 2026, 1:31 PM
As voters prioritize cost of living, focus on abortion evolves in midterm elections
Elena Moore, NPR
There's been a shift in attention in the party ahead of the midterms as voters rank affordability the top issue. That raises questions about what an evolving message on reproductive rights looks like.
May 22, 2026, 9:00 AM
Anti-Abortion Extremists Could Get Taxpayer-Funded Payouts Under Trump’s New Fund
Wren Woodson, Jezebel
The fine print of the Anti-Weaponization Fund specifically invites anti-abortion extremists prosecuted during the Biden administration to file claims—including those convicted of invading and blockading abortion clinics to temporarily shut them down.
May 22, 2026, 8:59 AM
A “Scheme” Against Dobbs: SCOTUS Dissent Hints at Next Phase of Abortion Rights Fight
Jessica Washington, The Intercept
Justice Clarence Thomas argues the Comstock Act, passed in 1873, prohibits the mailing of abortion medication. The post A “Scheme” Against Dobbs: SCOTUS Dissent Hints at Next Phase of Abortion Rights Fight appeared first on The Intercept.
May 16, 2026, 10:14 AM
‘I Feel Terrified’: Trump Admin Sued Over VA’s National Abortion Ban
Danielle Han, Jezebel
“VA’s ban on abortion care and counseling is a direct threat to my health and my ability to parent my existing children and a betrayal of the sacrifices I have made for my country,” one VA member told Jezebel in a statement.
May 15, 2026, 2:16 PM
Morning news brief
Michel Martin, NPR
Trump returns to U.S. after trip to China, Supreme Court decides to maintain abortion pill access, U.K. prime minister faces challenges from his own party.
May 15, 2026, 8:45 AM
U.S. Supreme Court allows mifepristone by mail—for now
Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American
The nation's top court extended a stay on a lower court order banning telemedicine access to mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions—but the order sets up a longer legal fight
May 14, 2026, 11:20 PM
Why the anti-abortion movement is disappointed in Trump
Peter Balonon-Rosen, Sean Rameswaram, Vox
If you talk to folks in the anti-abortion movement, they’re pretty disappointed about the state of things in the US. Despite the headline victories they’ve achieved in recent years — like, say, the overturning of Roe v. Wade (1973) — they thought they’d be ac…
May 14, 2026, 5:29 PM
The Supreme Court abortion pills case, explained
Peter Balonon-Rosen, Sean Rameswaram, Vox
Abortion pills have been on a bit of a journey in the United States over the past few weeks. It starts in Louisiana: The state sued the Food and Drug Administration late last year, seeking to eliminate access to the abortion pill mifepristone through teleheal…
May 13, 2026, 5:48 PM
Marty Makary Could Get the Boot for Being Too Slow to Attack Abortion Access
Danielle Han, Jezebel
There’s been a lot of frustration directed at the FDA Commissioner for being slow to curtail—and ultimately eliminate—access to abortion.
May 11, 2026, 4:13 PM
The Supreme Court Is Considering Whether to Deal Another Big Blow to Abortion Access
Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone
The Supreme Court is considering whether to uphold a lower court ruling prohibiting abortion providers from mailing mifepristone.
May 9, 2026, 1:00 PM
How the Pope Connects War, Immigration, and Abortion
Luis Parrales, The Atlantic
It all comes down to a particular stance on life.
May 8, 2026, 2:00 PM
Confused about the abortion pill news? Here's where things stand
Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR
The courts are considering ending telemedicine access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in a medication abortion. Here's what's happened this week and what's to come.
May 7, 2026, 8:33 PM
Abortion is still a problem for the GOP
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Even this Supreme Court seems wary of efforts to restrict the abortion pill
May 6, 2026, 10:45 AM
The Supreme Court gets thrown back into the abortion wars
Ian Millhiser, Vox
On Friday evening, the far-right United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit attempted to cut off access to the abortion drug mifepristone. If you’re experiencing déjà vu, you should be, because in 2023, the far-right United States Court of Appeals for…
May 4, 2026, 5:29 PM
US Supreme Court temporarily lifts ban on abortion pill mail delivery
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Top court restores telehealth access to mifepristone for at least one week as legal challenges to medication play out.
May 4, 2026, 5:29 PM
SCOTUS Rules Telehealth Abortions Safe, For Now
Danielle Han, Jezebel
“Of course, we are relieved that the stay allows telehealth providers to continue to mail abortion pills,” Elisa Wells, co-founder of Plan C, told Jezebel. “But we remain concerned about the final outcome of this case, which bases its claims on bogus claims a…
May 4, 2026, 12:20 PM
Supreme Court asked to restore access to mail-order abortion pill
Peter Charalambous, Devin Dwyer, Abcnews.com
A pharma company that produces mifepristone asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court’s ruling barring health providers from dispensing the abortion pill by mail.
May 2, 2026, 8:09 PM
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
The Associated Press, NPR
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.
May 1, 2026, 10:40 PM
Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation
LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Yahoo Entertainment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled...
Apr 29, 2026, 2:08 PM
The Midterms Aren’t Stopping the Anti-Abortion Movement—Even as Trump Tries to Shut Everyone Up
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
Apr 28, 2026, 10:57 AM
MAGA wants more teen births. It won’t work
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Teen birth rates are at historic lows — and young women want to keep it that way
Apr 20, 2026, 10:45 AM