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Yelp says many companies are asking about its benefit supporting employees seeking abortions
More companies could be following Yelp's decision to cover travel costs for employees seeking abort…
Marguerite Ward
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Texas abortion law could have 'traumatic' consequences for trans and nonbinary people who are forced to carry out a pregnancy, experts say
The legislation only refers to women. Pregnancy is defined as "the human female reproductive condit…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Federal appeals court allows Texas abortion ban to stay in place while it considers Biden administration lawsuit
A panel of federal judges rejected the Department of Justice's attempt to block enforcement of the …
Grace Panetta
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Federal judge blocks enforcement of Texas' ban on most abortions
In his ruling, Judge Robert Pitman called the law an "offensive deprivation of such an important ri…
Azmi Haroun,Oma Seddiq
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WATCH: An abortion provider shut down an anti-choice OBGYN for 'spreading medical misinformation' at a House oversight hearing
Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi told Dr. Ingrid Skop, an anti-choice OBGYN, that "spreading medical misinforma…
Sonam Sheth
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Biden administration sues Texas over strict 'heartbeat' abortion ban in an attempt to block the legally tricky law
The Department of Justice is taking action over the law, but has a tough road ahead in the courts t…
Grace Panetta,Oma Seddiq
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Portland postpones vote to boycott Texas products over the state's new restrictive abortion law, saying the city needs longer to study the potential impact
A boycott would stop municipal purchases from Texas until the abortion law was struck down, and sto…
Kevin Shalvey
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A growing number of companies, from Match to GoDaddy to Uber, have spoken out against Texas' restrictive new abortion law
Big players in the business world are calling out Texas' "regressive" new law, including Lyft, whic…
Katie Canales
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Texas' strict abortion law led to nearly 10,000 more births in under a year, study finds
New research suggests Senate Bill 8, which prevented abortions past six weeks of pregnancy, resulte…
Rebecca Cohen
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A man in Texas suing his ex-wife's friends for helping her get an abortion is the latest scare-tactic in the anti-abortion movement, experts say
A Texas man is seeking $1 million each from his ex-wife's friends who texted her about her efforts …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,Kelsey Vlamis
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Repressive state laws and the overturning of Roe v. Wade are causing a mass migration of abortion clinics and providers, experts say
"Today we had to call hundreds of patients and cancel their appointments," the founder of a network…
Azmi Haroun,Lloyd Lee
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Gas, food, and a hotel: Americans seeking an abortion out of state already shell out up to $10,000 for the procedure. Experts warn that cost could rise.
In places where abortion is already restricted, experts say Americans spend a lot of money to trave…
Yelena Dzhanova,Jason Lalljee
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Oklahoma passes law making nearly all abortions illegal
Under SB16, anyone convicted of performing an abortion would face up to 10 years in prison and a $1…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Planned Parenthood says the Texas abortion ban has turned its call centers into therapy hotlines for people who are 'pregnant against their will'
Phone counselors must comfort abortion patients who can't find care in their home state or nearby, …
Julia Naftulin
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Gas, food, and a hotel: Americans seeking an abortion out of state already shell out up to $10,000 for the procedure. Experts warn that cost could rise.
In places where abortion is already restricted, experts say Americans spend a lot of money to trave…
Yelena Dzhanova,Jason Lalljee
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Abortion pill providers are fielding high-volume requests from Texans who want to safely terminate their pregnancies
Texans are beginning to scramble for options to terminate their own pregnancies after the rollout o…
Yelena Dzhanova
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As anti-abortion laws pop up across the US, Mexican activists are helping Americans access free abortions
Some Americans seeking abortions are turning Mexico, which will ship abortion pills to the US, for …
Andréa Becker
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Women who got abortions in the final hours before Texas issued a 6-week ban said they were in 'a race against time'
On Tuesday, in the final hours before SB 8 became state law, Texas abortion clinics were packed wit…
Andrea Michelson
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Texas law banning abortions after 6 weeks is back in effect, circuit court says
On Friday, The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals granted Texas' request and issued a temporary stay o…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Democrats lash out at Supreme Court for doing 'nothing' and allowing 'radical' and 'extreme' 6-week abortion ban to take effect in Texas
The Supreme Court's failure to block the Texas law "is an effort to rip away women's rights," Senat…