Abortion tourism, the act of traveling to another state to access abortion services, was a common occurrence in the US before the legalization of abortion nationwide by the Supreme Court in 1973 through Roe v. Wade. Recently, this trend has resurfaced, particularly in states that have banned or restricted abortion following the overturning of Roe …
The future of mifepristone, a widely used abortion drug in the United States for over 20 years, hangs in the balance as the manufacturer seeks a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court. Danco Laboratories has requested the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s ruling that would restrict access to the medication across the country. …
West Virginia’s restrictions on the sale of the abortion pill have been upheld by a federal judge, overriding the FDA’s approval of the medication. U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers stated that states have the authority to regulate abortion in order to protect health and safety. Although the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe …
A manufacturer of a generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone, GenBioPro, has had certain portions of their lawsuit against West Virginia dismissed by a United States District Judge. The lawsuit claimed that the state’s restrictions on the medication have resulted in significant and ongoing economic harm to GenBioPro. However, District Judge Robert Chambers dismissed …
More than 100 advocacy groups supporting abortion rights are urging the House to remove a controversial provision from the GOP bill that aims to fund the FDA. Concerns have been raised surrounding the provision in the spending bill, which seeks to impose stricter restrictions on mifepristone, an abortion pill. Specifically, the provision would overturn the …
A federal judge has temporarily halted Wyoming’s groundbreaking ban on medicated abortion pills, acknowledging an ongoing legal challenge to the law’s constitutionality. The ban, which was signed by the state’s governor in March, was scheduled to take effect on July 1. The law focuses on two abortion pills, with specific attention on mifepristone, which faced …
The New York State Legislature passed a bill on Tuesday that provides legal protection for New York doctors who prescribe abortion pills to patients in states where abortion is banned. The bill was approved by a vote of 99 to 45 in the New York State Assembly, and it passed the state Senate last month …
A federal appeals court has made a significant ruling regarding the availability of abortion pills in the United States. The court’s decision, which came late Wednesday, preserved access to the abortion pill while imposing some restrictions. This ruling adds to the ongoing debate and uncertainty surrounding abortion rights in the country. The majority of abortions …