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.

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Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women's Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, US.
UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

The UN can't afford another appeaser: Why Michelle Bachelet must not lead - opinion

Systematically, Bachelet applied a double standard against the Jewish state, which she condemned more than any other country in the world.

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Prof. John Loike (R), Prof Alan Kadish (M), and Rabbi Tzvi Flaum (L)

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.”

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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, December 25, 2025.

Pope Leo decries use of military force in fiery 'state of the world' speech

Leo, the first US pope, said the weakness of international organizations in the face of global conflicts was "a particular cause for concern."

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

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

APRIL 5, 2023ByBEN SALES/JTA
Nikki Fried gives her campaign speech during the gala event of the Florida Democratic Party Leadership Blue 2022 convention in Tampa, Florida, US July 16, 2022.

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.

MARCH 28, 2023ByREUTERS
A threat is spray painted on the building wall near Wisconsin Family Action's offices in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. May 8, 2022

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.

MARCH 14, 2023ByREUTERS
Used boxes of Mifepristone pills, the first drug used in a medical abortion, fill a trash can at Alamo Women's Clinic in New Mexico

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.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023ByREUTERS
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a Veterans Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 11, 2022.

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.

FEBRUARY 18, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
National Council of Jewish Women leaders and advocates rallied on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to show support for abortion access, Dec. 1, 2021.

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.

JANUARY 24, 2023BySTEPHEN SILVER/JTA
Abortion rights demonstrators protest outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, US, June 24, 2022.

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.

JANUARY 21, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
THE ‘JEWISH RALLY for Abortion Justice’ rally near the US Capitol in May. The rally, hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women, took place two weeks after the leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s potential decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Abortion opponents push post-Roe agenda at annual Washington march

March for Life plans to ramp up its marches across different states, which started with the first state "March for Life" in Virginia in 2019.

JANUARY 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Anti-abortion activists hold a banner as they walk in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the annual "March for Life", in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2022.

Judge rules for Florida's DeSantis against prosecutor for abortion stance

Lawyers for DeSantis argued that the governor suspended Warren from office not over his speech but his conduct as a prosecutor.

JANUARY 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks with his wife Casey DeSantis at his side during his 2022 US midterm elections night party in Tampa, Florida, US, November 8, 2022

Reversing abortion drug's approval would harm public interest, US FDA says

The FDA commented on risks that would be posed by an abortion drug no longer being accessible.

JANUARY 17, 2023ByREUTERS
Used boxes of Mifepristone pills, the first drug used in a medical abortion, fill a trash can at Alamo Women's Clinic in New Mexico