Voters overwhelmingly voted against a measure that would have allowed abortion to be banned in Kansas in the first post-Roe test of abortion’s legality put directly to the people. As of Wednesday morning—with 95 percent of precincts reporting—the vote was 58.8 percent against and 41.2 percent for, according to The New York Times. The ballot measure […]
Courts are delivering mixed results when asked to weigh whether state abortion bans can take effect. Since the Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization—overturning Roe v. Wade and upending American abortion access—state abortion bans (some predating Roe, some passed in recent years but unenforced) have begun to take effect. […]
Congress moves to establish a right to birth control. A new bill in the House of Representatives aims to protect access to contraception. The Right to Contraception Act declares that “a person has a statutory right…to obtain contraceptives and to engage in contraception, and a health care provider has a corresponding right to provide contraceptives, […]
The Idaho Republican Party on Saturday amended its platform to oppose abortion in all instances, including as a life-saving procedure for a pregnant woman. The party platform now supports more restrictions on abortion than currently exist in any state law and declares abortion to be “murder from the moment of fertilization,” even when it is required […]
The Biden administration says federal law preempts some types of bans on abortion. Doctors are not allowed to deny someone an abortion if their health or life is at risk, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This applies regardless of what state laws hold, says HHS. HHS cites the federal […]
On Monday, Paris-based drug company HRA Pharma sent a formal request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking that the regulatory agency approve birth control pills for over-the-counter availability. If approved, the drugs would be widely available without a prescription. While the application follows the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade (1973), […]