Before the 2022 decision, Texas, under SB-8, had banned abortion at six weeks with no exceptions for rape, incest or severe fetal abnormalities. There was an exception for medical emergencies, but the bill didn't define what those were. Doctors say strict abortion laws in Texas put pregnant...
Before Roe v. Wade was overturned, states could impose certain restrictions as long as the right to an abortion remained intact. Legislators in predominantly Republican states such as Texas tended to pass bills putting limits on abortion, many of which have resulted in legal challenges and small...
Return to Live CoverageHow post-Roe Texas abortion law has been put into practice ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Wendy Davis, co-executive director of Planned Parenthood Texas, about how her state’s strict abortion laws have affected women. ...
Protesters march while holding signs during an abortion-rights rally on June 25, 2022 in Austin, Texas. In 1992, as the Supreme Court affirmed a right to abortion, the majority famously held that “the ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation ha...
How Late Can You Get an Abortion? Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion options vary even more drastically between states. While many have upheld their abortion laws, some have now banned or restricted abortion in their states—many with no exceptions for rape or incest. To make matters...
Amid Texas' abortion ruling, here's how telehealth allows people in some states to get medication abortion mailed to their home, with consultations over video or text.
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A judge's ruling in Texas to outlaw an abortion drug undermines the foundation of all biotech stocks, a group of nearly 600 executives says.
A Texas judge will soon issue a pivotal ruling in a closely watched case challenging the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The lawsuit filed by a group of doctors who oppose abortion, called the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, is an unprecedented c...
government made permanent its COVID-era rule change that allows a pregnant person to obtain the drugs by mail, in states where this is legal. But many Americans still may not know what an abortion pill is, or if it's even available to them should they need it. “To many patients, ...