abortion

Abortion pill maker asks US Supreme Court to stop curbs on access to drug

Curbing access to mifepristone would deal another major setback to US abortion rights on the national level after SCOTUS in June 2022 overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

By REUTERS
14/04/2023

US appeals court preserves limited approval of abortion pill

The appeals court declined to block portions of Kacsmaryk's order, effectively reinstating restrictions on the pill's distribution that had been lifted since 2016.

By REUTERS
13/04/2023

Over half of Americans say abortion pills should be legal in the US

The Pew poll comes as the US government filed a bid on Monday for an emergency stay of a Texas federal judge’s ruling that suspended approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.

Jewish chair of Florida’s Democratic Party arrested at abortion rights protest

The chair and state Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book were released overnight.

By BEN SALES/JTA
05/04/2023

US arrests man for firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion group's office

The fire at Wisconsin Family Action's office occurred just days after Politico on May 2 published a draft of the US Supreme Court's blockbuster ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

By REUTERS
28/03/2023

Polish court rules activist guilty of helping terminate pregnancy

Along with Malta, Poland's anti-abortion laws are among the most restrictive in Europe, allowing for termination only in specific circumstances.

By REUTERS
14/03/2023

US VP Harris to defend abortion pill facing legal attack

Mifepristone is approved for medication abortion in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy in combination with another drug, misoprostol.

By REUTERS
24/02/2023

Jewish communities nationwide gather in person and online to observe Repro Shabbat

1500 synagogues are expected to join the third annual shabbat commemorating reproductive rights.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
18/02/2023

Sundance documentary ‘Under G-d’ details the Jewish legal response to the Dobbs decision

Filmmaker Paula Eiselt found a Jewish angle: the rabbis and Jewish organizations who are helping lead the charge in bringing lawsuits against the Dobbs decision.

By STEPHEN SILVER/JTA
24/01/2023

Five rabbis sue Missouri over abortion bans on religious freedom grounds

They are seeking to overturn a blanket ban on abortions except in the case of a medical emergency.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
21/01/2023
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