Abortion clinics decline across US, impacting access to care; what factors are behind the shift and which states are hardest hitAmerica sees fewer abortion clinics. A recent report shows a two percent drop in physical clinics. This decline impacts access, especially ...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Trump has said abortion is a state issue; his judicial picks could shape it nationally for decadesDonald Trump's judicial picks show anti-abortion leanings. Many have defended abortion restrictions. Some even have ties to anti-abortion g...
10 Aug, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
Government website on reproductive health goes dark after Donald Trump inaugurationGovernment website reproductiverights.gov went offline on President Trump's inauguration day. It provided information on abortion and repro...
22 Jan, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in 3Voters across the United States grappled with abortion rights, delivering a mixed bag of victories and defeats for both sides of the issue....
06 Nov, 2024, 07.45 PM IST
Can a U.S President ban abortion across the country? Here's all you need to know about presidential power on abortion lawsWhile no President or Congress has successfully enacted national abortion legislation, the question remains, can a president effectively ba...
26 Oct, 2024, 10.40 PM IST
Arizona's top court revives 19th century abortion banArizona Supreme Court upheld a 1864 abortion ban, impacting reproductive rights. Planned Parenthood Arizona continues services under injunc...
10 Apr, 2024, 06.44 AM IST
DeSantis signs Florida GOP's 6-week abortion ban into lawThe governor's office said in a statement late Thursday that he had signed the legislation. The ban gives DeSantis a key political victory ...
14 Apr, 2023, 05.31 PM IST
1864 Arizona law that banned nearly all abortions is now in effect, U.S Judge rulesThe 1864 Arizona law that was dormant for nearly five decades is now in effect. The 1864 law bans abortion under all circumstances except w...
24 Sep, 2022, 06.18 PM IST
Indiana Senate bans most abortions as Bill heads to HouseThe state of Indiana passed a bill banning the most of the abortions angering women's rights groups and lawyers as the bill heads toward th...
01 Aug, 2022, 12.15 PM IST
Instagram and Facebook remove posts offering abortion pillsSuch social media posts ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting laws banning abortion suddenly snapped into effec...
28 Jun, 2022, 07.36 PM IST
Protesters at U.S. Supreme Court decry abortion ruling overturning Roe v. WadeThe White House said it also would challenge any efforts by states to restrict women's ability to travel out of their home state to seek an...
26 Jun, 2022, 07.05 AM IST
US Supreme Court overturns Roe, upends 50 years of abortion rights: 5 essential reads on what happens nextIt will have far-reaching implications for the social and political future of the states as well as for millions of American women. Here ar...
25 Jun, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade abortion landmarkThe court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a Republican-backed Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 wee...
25 Jun, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
Abortion access threatened in half of US statesThey differ in how they ban abortions. Idaho provides exceptions for rape or incest but Kentucky only does so if the pregnant woman's life ...
24 Jun, 2022, 09.29 PM IST
Oklahoma's ban on abortion fears a cascading effect in the Southern part of U.SGovernor Kevin Stitt has taken the extreme step of banning abortion in Oklahoma, which could go against current care seekers in the state.
26 May, 2022, 09.53 PM IST
Oklahoma lawmakers pass bill for near-total abortion ban with prison term for offendersOklahoma House lawmakers approved a bill that bans abortion in the state with an exception for medical emergencies. The bill imposes a fine...
06 Apr, 2022, 08.26 PM IST
American appeals court lets Texas resume ban on most abortionsA one-page order by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued late Friday reinstated the nation's strictest abortion law, which bans abo...
09 Oct, 2021, 08.17 PM IST