The positive vote today by a Food and Drug Administration panel paves the way for what could be the first birth control pill available over the counter.
Confidence in the Supreme Court sank to its lowest point in at least 50 years in 2022 after a ruling overturned the right to abortion and led to a flurry of state bans and other abortion restrictions.
Democrats looking at the 2024 landscape say abortion access remains a high priority for voters and they expect the issue that they used effectively during last year’s midterm elections to stay relevant on the campaign trail.
More Texas women who were told they could not end pregnancies with fatal fetal anomalies or that endangered their health are challenging the state's restrictive abortion laws.
Planned Parenthood is shifting funding to its state affiliates and cutting national office staff to reflect a changed landscape in both how abortion is provided and how battles over access are playing out.
In the year since the Supreme Court overturned the national legal right to abortion, President Joe Biden has made little progress toward restoring access. But the White House has maintained an intense focus on the issue.
Texas wants Planned Parenthood to give back millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements and pay far more in fines in a first-of-its-kind case against the nation's largest abortion provider.
New research shows thousands of women in the U.S. have stocked up on abortion pills just in case they need them. The demand peaks when court decisions might threaten access to the medications.
