Abortion
New study examines debate over brain-dead pregnant women kept on ventilator
The case that occurred in 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, has just been described in “The halachic heartbeat at the edge of life: navigating maternal brain death and fetal life.”
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
Genetic model from Rabin Medical Center cuts pregnancy terminations
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.
UAE announces new regulations on abortion access
New regulation calls for the establishment of committees to evaluate abortion requests on a case-by-case basis.
Is destroying frozen embryos permitted in Jewish law?
Halacha only allows for abortion for therapeutic reasons, with decisors greatly divided over the scope of justifying rationales.