Abortion
FDA launches safety study of abortion pill Mifepristone with White House approval
In May, the US Supreme Court ensured the abortion pill could continue to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed by mail when it restored a 2023 federal rule.
The UN can't afford another appeaser: Why Michelle Bachelet must not lead - opinion
New study examines debate over brain-dead pregnant women kept on ventilator
Pope Leo decries use of military force in fiery 'state of the world' speech
DOJ cites law designed to protect abortion clinics in suit against pro-Palestinian protesters
The lawsuit alleges that two pro-Palestinian groups and some demonstrators engaged in “threats of force, intimidation, and violent conduct” against the congregants of a New Jersey synagogue.
Genetic model from Rabin Medical Center cuts pregnancy terminations
Rather than using a rigid, one-size-fits-all global cutoff, the new model allows for a personalized “true risk threshold.”
US judge blocks Trump-backed Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood
A US District Judge in Boston granted a preliminary injunction, ruling the law likely violated the US Constitution by targeting Planned Parenthood for providing abortions.
Brain-dead woman forced to continue life support, pregnancy over Georgia’s abortion laws
The pregnancy has now reached its fifth month, and the case has been of significant interest following the Supreme Court’s 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade.
4B movement: Women swear off men following Trump's election win
The movement stems from outrage from women that a majority of men in the US voted for a candidate liable for sexual abuse.
Election day in America: What are voters focused on?
While the sample was too small to base any hard conclusions, it provides a snapshot of how Americans may have been thinking in the final days of the campaign.
‘I’m an American, but I’m also Jewish’: How Orthodox women in college are voting for president
Many Jewish women in the United States, including some who are Modern Orthodox, have taken up reproductive rights as a key issue, with some suing their home states on religious grounds.
Melania Trump suggests support for abortion rights in break from Donald Trump
Melania Trump asserted there's "no room for compromise" on women's rights to "individual freedom," conflicting with her husband’s abortion stance.
Kentucky judge dismisses Jewish mothers’ lawsuit challenging state abortion ban
Plaintiffs Lisa Sobel, Jessica Kalb and Sarah Baron argued in their lawsuit, filed in 2022, that Kentucky’s abortion law created obstacles to in-vitro fertilization.
Missouri judge rejects suit by interfaith clergy, including rabbis, that challenged abortion ban
A Missouri judge upheld the state's abortion ban, rejecting an interfaith clergy group's lawsuit. The clergy argued the ban violated church-state separation, but the judge disagreed.