Pennsylvania voters will choose a new member of the state’s supreme court on Tuesday in a judicial election that has attracted attention from Republican billionaire donors, political action committees, and advocates for abortion rights. Democrat Daniel McCaffery is competing against Carolyn Carluccio, a conservative judge known for her opposition to abortion access, which has drawn …
A federal court judge lifts restrictions on North Carolina’s abortion ban, boosting access to reproductive healthcare. In a groundbreaking decision, District Judge Catherine Eagles grants a preliminary injunction to Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, rendering certain provisions of the abortion ban unenforceable. These specific provisions, which required documentation of an intrauterine pregnancy and mandated surgical abortions …
After a halt of over a year due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood has resumed providing abortions in Wisconsin. The organization had stopped its services following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health ruling in June 2022, which led to the interpretation of Wisconsin’s 1849 law as banning most …
Indiana’s recently enacted law that prohibits nearly all abortions will be immediately implemented on Monday, as the state Supreme Court has rejected a plea from the ACLU and Planned Parenthood to reconsider a previous ruling in favor of the law and the lifting of an injunction that had blocked it. The 4-1 ruling, officially certified …
A federal court in Texas heard a lawsuit on Tuesday that could potentially result in Planned Parenthood being forced to pay over $1 billion in Medicaid payments and fines to the state and an anonymous whistleblower. The organization has warned that a ruling in favor of the state would financially cripple its Texas affiliates, leading …
A landmark decision was reached on Friday when a judge in Nebraska upheld the state’s bans on abortion after 12 weeks and gender-affirming care. This ruling is a significant setback for advocacy groups that had challenged the law. Nebraska passed these bans in May, and they were combined through a last-minute amendment. Earlier this year, …
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 …
North Carolina’s 12-week abortion ban will partially take effect on Saturday, following a federal judge’s temporary block of one provision of the law. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles blocked a provision that required doctors to document the existence of a pregnancy in the uterus when prescribing or administering abortion drugs until July 14. However, the …
Planned Parenthood expressed surprise at Saskatchewan education minister Dustin Duncan’s decision to suspend the organization from presenting in schools. Executive director Julian Wotherspoon stated that they were disappointed with the ministry’s decision, as they had not been contacted to discuss their programs or the resources and services they provide. The decision was made after a …
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 …