ProPublica’s review of Texas hospital data reveals a more than 50% increase in sepsis rates among pregnant women after abortion was banned.

The 19th reports on the legal battles facing Dr. Margaret Carpenter over providing abortion pills, with questions about extradition and state protections.

A JAMA study finds that in states with abortion bans, a modest increase in fertility is accompanied by a significant rise in infant mortality rates.

An OBGYN in Texas describes how strict abortion bans are stripping patients of decision-making power in their healthcare.

An Associated Press overview details how various states are introducing bills to criminalize women for obtaining abortion pills.

Profiles reveal that women in states with strict abortion bans are avoiding pregnancy for fear of inadequate health care.

New York introduces a shield law to protect doctors who prescribe abortion medications.

A New York physician faces indictment in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pills.

Vox examines strategies that might let Trump maintain a moderate image on abortion while enforcing restrictions.

An obituary celebrating Carol Downer’s lifelong advocacy for abortion rights.

Despite state-level abortion bans following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the number of abortions performed in the U.S. decreased by only 2% that year, according to a CDC report. 

In one example, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s entire OB-GYN department is shutting down, highlighting the severity of the crisis.

The Texas committee responsible for examining all pregnancy-related deaths in the state has decided to skip cases in 2022 and 2023, the first two years after the state’s full abortion ban went into effect.

In 2012, Savita Halappanavar, a dentist in Ireland, died after doctors failed to give her an abortion when her amniotic sac ruptured at 17 weeks pregnant.

Porsha Ngumezi had a miscarriage at 11 weeks, and bled so much in emergency department she had needed two blood transfusions.

Anti-abortion groups aren’t thrilled about his nomination, and they are demanding that he commit to hiring anti-abortion leaders at HHS and publicly commit to antiabortion policies during his confirmation hearings.

Georgia state officials shut down an entire committee dedicated to reviewing maternal mortality in the state, after ProPublica reported in September on the deaths of two women as a result of the state’s abortion ban.

Reproductive rights groups are not ready to embrace compromises on abortion, IVF, and birth control access, arguing that they could harm access to reproductive care.

A federal judge struck down Wyoming’s abortion ban, ruling it unconstitutional and granting access to abortion in the state.

There were millions of people who voted against abortion bans *and* FOR the man who put those bans in motion.