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Supreme Court Leaves Mifepristone Rules Alone—For Now

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The U.S. Supreme Court overruled a lower court decision that would have made mifepristone harder to get even in states where abortion remains legal. But the decision doesn’t mean the court is softening its stance on abortion rights.

Supreme Court Overturns Roe v Wade

Abortion is health care

With the end of Roe v. Wade, abortion is now illegal in several states, but not nationwide. There are still many states in which abortion is, and will remain, legal. Learn more about the current status of safe, legal abortion access, as well the implications of the Supreme Court decision.

Texas Abortion Restrictions

Abortion law book with a gavel

Texas Abortion Law Threatens Reproductive Rights Abortion rights, often under fire, are facing the most serious attack since the passage of Roe v. Wade. The American Sexual Health Association decries the recently passed horrific restrictions to abortion access in Texas, compounded by the Supreme Court’s decision to permit enactment. The law bans abortion as early […]

Access Denied: Abortion Rights Threatened

[post_date] Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, and several other state legislatures recently passed “heartbeat bills” prohibiting abortion after a fetal heartbeat becomes detectable. Furthermore, It’s actually up in the air just how long Missouri’s only clinic providing abortion services will keep its doors open. Fetal heartbeats can be detected after just a few weeks, often before a […]

Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion Rates in US Adolescents Hit Historic Lows

[post_date] A new report from the Guttmacher Institute reveals that rates of adolescent pregnancy, birth and abortion in the United States reached historic lows in 2013. The decline among teens specifically is striking: the U.S. pregnancy rate among 15–19-year-olds was at its lowest point in at least 80 years and had dropped to just above […]