Vance says Trump would veto a national abortion ban
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, on Saturday said Trump would veto a federal abortion ban if a bill were to be passed by...
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Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blocked clinic entrances
Trump’s pardons have drawn criticism from abortion rights advocates, who argue the move reflects his strong opposition to abortion access.
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Toss suit restricting access to abortion medication
The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three GOP-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to abortion medication mifepristone.
Chicago Tribune by Chicago Tribune
Trump administration urges judge to toss states' lawsuit over access to abortion pill mifepristone
The Trump administration said a lawsuit involving the abortion pill mifepristone that was brought by three GOP-led states should be dismissed.
CBS News by CBS News
Trump administration scraps guidance on emergency abortions
The Biden-era guidance was issued weeks after the Supreme Court upended national abortion rights in 2022
The Globe and Mail by The Globe and Mail
Collins, Murkowski vote with Democrats on striking Planned Parenthood provision from GOP megabill
Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) on Monday sided with Democrats who were trying to strike a provision from the GOP’s...
The Hill by Alexander Bolton
The "Big Beautiful Bill" destroys science, freedom, equality, and democracy
The "Big Beautiful Bill" destroys science, freedom, equality, democracy, and collective progress.
Immunologic.org by Dr. Andrea Love
New Book Confirms Trump Avoided Abortion Stance Because He Knew He'd Lose
The book also outlines the campaign's manosphere outreach strategy.
Jezebel by Susan Rinkunas
Lena Dunham Says She Saw MAGA's Rise Coming
“I was experiencing those voices in 2012,” Dunham said of the far-right’s rise. “In the way that there were so many angry, seemingly men and some women, dissecting the show in these incredibly conservative terms.”
Jezebel by Claire Guinan
Beyond Dobbs: How Abortion Bans Enforce State-Sanctioned Violence
Journalist Kylie Cheung on why post-Dobbs restrictions “aren’t unintended consequences.” The post Beyond Dobbs: How Abortion Bans Enforce State-Sanctioned Violence appeared first on The Intercept.
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James Dobson, controversial evangelical who advised US presidents, dies
Dobson advised Trump and four other US presidents and was a fierce opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights.
Al Jazeera English by Al Jazeera
How Abortion Bans Hurt Maternity Care
In places with significant abortion restrictions, many pregnant women experience delays, confusion, and other substandard care.
The Atlantic by Olga Khazan
Trump-Appointed Judge Decimates Health Care Access for Thousands in Maine
The federal judge ruled that Congress's Big, Beautiful Bill can defund Maine Family Planning for offering abortion services because this is what the people voted for.
Jezebel by Lauren Tousignant
RFK Jr. Says He Doesn’t Know How Many Americans Died From Covid During Heated Senate Hearing
The health secretary dodged any blame for imploding the CDC's leadership and appeared to endorse anti-vaccination talking points.
Gizmodo.com by Ed Cara
Abortion’s Long History
Abortion has been an inescapable fact of life for millennia. The question is, why do women gain or lose control over their reproductive lives at different times in history?
The New York Review of Books by Linda Greenhouse
How student abortion rights activists reshaped Illinois state law
As many states go backward on abortion access, Illinois students drove change to the governor's desk
Salon by Tatyana Tandanpolie
Trump Administration Officially Going After the Abortion Pill
If Trump’s re-election didn't motivate you to stockpile abortion pills, here’s your chance.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
‘South Park’ Abandons Controversial Topic of Charlie Kirk for Gaza and Abortion
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: September 24th, 2025
Cracked.com by Opheli Garcia Lawler
Louisiana issues warrant for California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills
It is part of effort by anti-abortion activists and red states to target telemedicine abortion and providers across states
Yahoo Entertainment by Carter Sherman
From the Cesspool to the Mainstream
The “new fusionist” intellectuals are the missing link between nineteenth-century race science, twentieth-century libertarianism, and the contemporary alt-right.
The New York Review of Books by Suzanne Schneider
South Carolina’s abortion ban could get more extreme
In South Carolina, some Republicans are proposing to eliminate exemptions for rape and incest
Salon by Tatyana Tandanpolie
After GOP Pressure, EPA Says It Could Test Wastewater for Abortion Meds
A New York Times report reveals that dozens of Republican lawmakers want to see how badly they can misuse the agency's capabilities.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
Donald Trump Is Confused on Exactly How Abortions Work on ‘South Park’
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: October 15th, 2025
Cracked.com by Opheli Garcia Lawler
Allegedly Pro-Choice Susan Collins Confirms Yet Another Anti-Abortion Judge to Lifetime Seat
The Maine Senator provided the 50th vote to give a Trump-loving, abortion-hating law professor a job for life.
Jezebel by Susan Rinkunas
Trump wants to torch contraception for poor women. So far, Belgium says no
After killing USAID, Trump administration intends to incinerate contraceptives meant for low-income countries
Salon by Nicole Karlis
FDA Is Investigating the Abortion Pill Mifepristone despite Decades of Studies Showing It’s Safe
Some scientists are concerned that the Trump administration will use “junk science” when reviewing mifepristone’s safety record
Scientific American by Liz Szabo
Florida and Nebraska Just Killed My Blue Wave High
On Thursday, Nebraska's Governor and Florida's Attorney General each made moves to further gut abortion access in their states.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
More Young Women Than Ever Want to GTFO of the U.S.
Where are we going, friends? I’ll pack my bags.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
Where Wokeness Went Wrong
Symbolic struggles cannot be a force of resistance to the Trump administration.
The New York Review of Books by Susan Neiman
How 'defund Planned Parenthood' came to threaten primary care in rural Maine
Abortion is supported by 3 out of 4 Mainers, but a popular network of clinics that provides it alongside primary care has been shut out of Medicaid by the Trump administration, which also targeted Planned Parenthood.
NPR by Selena Simmons-Duffin
Contextualizing claims State Department declared abortion, DEI and LGBTQ+ rights 'human rights violations'
Outlets reported U.S. diplomats are now required "to scrutinize the prevalence of abortion and gender-transition surgery among children."
Snopes.com by Joey Esposito
Trump Wants to Make African Countries Share Abortion Data to Get AIDS Funding
An aid agreement template would require countries to share vast amounts of health data, including on abortion, to receive funds to combat HIV and other infectious diseases. The post Trump Wants to Make African Countries Share Abortion Data to Get AIDS Funding…
The Intercept by Jessica Washington
Supreme Court Seems Likely to Side With Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers
The conservative justices appear like they'll help anti-abortion fake clinics avoid a subpoena—and any modicum of accountability.
Jezebel by Susan Rinkunas
Mike Johnson Doesn’t Want Military Members to Have Access to IVF
“It’s disgraceful but not surprising that he is working behind the scenes to force servicemembers to suffer through infertility," Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wa.) said on Thursday.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
New Research Debunks Trump and RFK Jr.’s Claims Linking Tylenol to Autism
It's the latest research to find no clear link between maternal acetaminophen use and a higher autism risk.
Gizmodo.com by Ed Cara
Abortions increased post Roe. A clash over mail-order pills helps explain why
National abortion numbers were expected to fall after the Dobbs ruling ended federal protections - instead, they increased. The post Abortions increased post...
San.com by Lauren Pearle
The state attorneys general are as mad as you are
The sun was already beginning to set as Portlanders in weatherproof jackets and fleeces lined up around Revolution Hall. It wasn't yet 5PM on a Wednesday but the crowd was gathering well before the town hall was scheduled to begin. Just a day earlier, news ou…
The Verge by Sarah Jeong
Trump expands policy banning aid to groups abroad that discuss or provide abortions
In addition to adding to the list of groups that will lose funding for providing or discussing abortion, the policy now also calls for ending aid to groups that embrace DEI.
NPR by Jonathan Lambert
Guy With No Friends Uses Anti-Abortion Rally to Brag About Recently Having Sex
At the March for Life rally, JD Vance touted his sex life while promising anti-abortion activists more attacks on reproductive rights.
Jezebel by Lauren Tousignant
Trump’s new foreign aid ban expands his “cruel” agenda on the world
Experts say the Trump administration is using foreign aid to impose anti-human rights ideology globally
Salon by Nicole Karlis
Trump Admin Expands the Already Draconian Global Gag Rule to Target Trans Rights, DEI
One human rights expert told Jezebel that the expanded rule pushes Trump’s agenda “of conditioning previously apolitical funding to control people’s bodies and decimate human rights internationally.”
Jezebel by Danielle Han
Trump Admin Suddenly Wants Louisiana to Drop Abortion Pill Lawsuit. I Wonder Why...
Hint: The answer starts with “mid” and ends with “terms.”
Jezebel by Danielle Han
Anti-Abortion Extremists, Including Those Trump Pardoned, Are Remobilizing to Harass Clinics
MS Now reports that anti-abortion extremists have been emboldened by the DOJ’s decision to limit enforcement of a 1994 law meant to protect reproductive health clinics from violence.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
Pro-life group says Trump has power to overturn Biden-era policy allowing mail-order abortions
Restoration of America Foundation CEO Doug Truax is urging the Trump administration to end a Biden administration FDA policy that he says is driving around...
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MAGA’s war on “woke” has a long history — like 400 years
Trump and Stephen Miller don’t just want to erase the 20th century. Their dream is much bigger than that
Salon by Andrew O'Hehir
Texas Is Prosecuting a Midwife for Abortion. Its Case Is Already Falling Apart.
Even charges like the ones Rojas faces can be devastating, whether or not a jury ever convicts.
Slate Magazine by Mary Ziegler
Federal Gov Trafficking Pregnant Children to Texas So They Can't Get Abortions
At least half of these unaccompanied migrant kids are rape victims, and all are being denied adequate medical care for high-risk pregnancies in a state with sky-high maternal mortality rates.
Throughline.news by Jill Filipovic
Ken Paxton Wants to Implement Texas’ Abortion Ban...in Europe
After losing multiple attempts to sue a New York–based doctor, the anti-abortion AG is now going after providers in Austria and the Netherlands.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
The MAGA Religious Right Are Pure Evil
The biggest group of Trump supporters in 2015 was the Christian right, anti-abortion, homophobic, and Islamophobic pastors and evangelicals. They rallied around Donald because he had promised to overturn Roe V Wade. His racist immigration policies were music…
Crooksandliars.com by John Amato
DOJ Quietly Pleads With Another State to STFU About Its Anti-Abortion Agenda
The Trump Administration on Friday asked Missouri to pause or dismiss its lawsuit against the FDA over mifepristone. Sounds like someone's getting more and more concerned about the midterms.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
I Challenge Josh Hawley to a Duel
If he loses, he has to stop trying to ban the abortion pill. If I lose, then at least I'm spared from hearing him talk about it ever again.
Jezebel by Lauren Tousignant
For Gen Z Republican men, sex is solitary
Young conservatives' anger at women is taking a nihilistic turn
Salon by Amanda Marcotte
Hey, Look! Another Reminder That Abortion Bans Haven’t Stopped People from Needing Abortion Care
And they haven’t scared doctors out of providing it, either.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
Your TL;DR for This Weekend’s No Kings Protests
An estimated 8 million Americans marched in cities across the country (and around the world) to protest—well, take your pick: War? Affordability? Constant attacks on reproductive rights? Trump’s crazy goddamn ballroom?
Jezebel by Danielle Han
Woman's Lawsuit Over Criminalized Abortion Gets Tossed by Trump-Appointed Judge
For the last year, Lizelle Gonzalez has been seeking $1 million in federal damages after officials tried to charge her with murder for self-inducing an abortion.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
Telehealth abortion will remain available for now, after a federal judge's ruling
The abortion pill mifepristone must undergo a safety review by the FDA, the judge said. Louisiana's case seeking to ban its use through telemedicine will proceed after that review.
NPR by Selena Simmons-Duffin
Abortion clinics are closing nationwide. Could urgent care help fill the gap?
When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan's rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care decided to step in to fill the gap. Now, others are considering similar moves as brick-and-mortar clinics close in blue states.
NPR by Kate Wells
Well, Well, Well, Look Who’s Too Scared to Defund Planned Parenthood Now
With the GOP likely to lose its trifecta in November, House Speaker Mike Johnson is suddenly not worried about Medicaid money funding what he's called "big abortion."
Jezebel by Danielle Han
The DOJ Just Fired 4 Officials for Prosecuting Violent, Anti-Abortion Extremists
Nothing like a DOJ working hard to get justice off our streets.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
MAGA wants more teen births. It won’t work
Teen birth rates are at historic lows — and young women want to keep it that way
Salon by Amanda Marcotte
The Midterms Aren’t Stopping the Anti-Abortion Movement—Even as Trump Tries to Shut Everyone Up
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled...
Yahoo Entertainment by LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
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.
NPR by The Associated Press
Supreme Court asked to restore access to mail-order abortion pill
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.
Abcnews.com by Peter Charalambous, Devin Dwyer
SCOTUS Rules Telehealth Abortions Safe, For Now
“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…
Jezebel by Danielle Han
The Supreme Court gets thrown back into the abortion wars
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…
Vox by Ian Millhiser
US Supreme Court temporarily lifts ban on abortion pill mail delivery
Top court restores telehealth access to mifepristone for at least one week as legal challenges to medication play out.
Al Jazeera English by Al Jazeera
Abortion is still a problem for the GOP
Even this Supreme Court seems wary of efforts to restrict the abortion pill
Salon by Amanda Marcotte
Confused about the abortion pill news? Here's where things stand
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.
NPR by Selena Simmons-Duffin
How the Pope Connects War, Immigration, and Abortion
It all comes down to a particular stance on life.
The Atlantic by Luis Parrales
The Supreme Court Is Considering Whether to Deal Another Big Blow to Abortion Access
The Supreme Court is considering whether to uphold a lower court ruling prohibiting abortion providers from mailing mifepristone.
Rolling Stone by Ryan Bort
Marty Makary Could Get the Boot for Being Too Slow to Attack Abortion Access
There’s been a lot of frustration directed at the FDA Commissioner for being slow to curtail—and ultimately eliminate—access to abortion.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
The Supreme Court abortion pills case, explained
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…
Vox by Peter Balonon-Rosen, Sean Rameswaram
U.S. Supreme Court allows mifepristone by mail—for now
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
Scientific American by Jackie Flynn Mogensen
Why the anti-abortion movement is disappointed in Trump
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…
Vox by Peter Balonon-Rosen, Sean Rameswaram
Morning news brief
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.
NPR by Michel Martin
‘I Feel Terrified’: Trump Admin Sued Over VA’s National Abortion Ban
“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.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
A “Scheme” Against Dobbs: SCOTUS Dissent Hints at Next Phase of Abortion Rights Fight
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.
The Intercept by Jessica Washington
As voters prioritize cost of living, focus on abortion evolves in midterm elections
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.
NPR by Elena Moore
Anti-Abortion Extremists Could Get Taxpayer-Funded Payouts Under Trump’s New Fund
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.
Jezebel by Wren Woodson
Planned Parenthood Launches Advance-Order Abortion Pills Program in Two States
Through “Just in Case Abortion Pills,” people in Hawaii and Washington can order medication abortions—including mifepristone and misoprostol—ahead of an unwanted pregnancy.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
The Future of Abortion Rights
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…
The New York Review of Books by Amy Littlefield, Nora Caplan-Bricker
Arkansas’ abortion ban made a life-threatening miscarriage worse
Even appeals to the governor of Arkansas couldn't get care for Emily Waldorf.
Salon by Kavitha Surana
Report: FDA just launched a study on the abortion pill
The FDA’s ongoing review of mifepristone could skip over established science, health experts warn
Scientific American by Jackie Flynn Mogensen
The FDA is Moving Forward With a Needless Investigation of a Medication That More Than 7.5 Million Americans Have Used
“The Trump administration is bulldozing the overwhelming body of medical research and evidence to try to make it harder for everyone, everywhere to get an abortion,“ Alexis McGill Johnson of Planned Parenthood told Jezebel in a statement.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
Has Nancy Mace’s Crusade Against Sexual Violence Ruined Her Career?
Last year, the Republican congresswoman accused her ex-fiancé of sexual assault. It may have doomed her bid for South Carolina’s gubernatorial nomination. Moira Donegan reports.
The New Yorker by Moira Donegan
Josh Hawley Wants Todd Blanche’s Version of the DOJ to Help Him With His Anti-Abortion Agenda
Specifically, Hawley wants a Blanche that would settle various states’ lawsuits against mifepristone, the first of two pills taken in a medication abortion.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
So Much for Leaving Abortion Up to the States
Louisiana’s case against the FDA is not just about one drug.
The Atlantic by Adam Serwer
The Trump Admin Is Calling Frozen Embryos ‘Children’ Now
“IVF becomes impossible if embryos are defined as human beings,” Katie O’Connor at the National Women’s Law Center told Jezebel in a statement.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
4 surprising things to know about abortion in America since Dobbs
A confusing patchwork of state laws began to take shape hours after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em> on June 24, 2022. Here's where things stand now on the abortion issue.
NPR by Selena Simmons-Duffin
Is the Left Driving Women Away?
Shannon Watts on the increasing hostility toward women among some progressive voters. Plus: the Graham Platner news and Killing Baby Hitler by Michael Tomasky.
The Atlantic by David Frum
At Least 1 Million Women and Girls Have Lost Access to Aid Because of Trump’s Funding Cuts
A new report by the UN reveals the administration’s caused the worst-ever setbacks in official development assistance.
Jezebel by Danielle Han