As the United States Supreme Court decides whether the abortion pill is safe, some legal scholars predict the decision may backfire on anti-abortion advocates. The case paving the way for the nation s highest court to get involved does not focus on abortion access, but rather the U.S. Food and Drug Administration s process to approve drugs. .
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an anti-abortion law in Idaho restricting people s ability to travel to other states for the procedure. During the 2023 legislative session, state lawmakers passed a law restricting "abortion trafficking," which it describes as an adult bringing a child across state lines for an abortion with the intent to conceal it from the child s parents or guardians. Kelly O Neill, staff attorney for the nonprofit Legal Voice, said a U.S. .
A Kansas state court judge has blocked several abortion-related restrictions, in a decision which is bound to have an effect in neighboring Missouri. It is being considered a win for the Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood on behalf of Kansas abortion providers. The ruling blocks laws requiring providers to give government-scripted information to patients, and to impose mandatory waiting periods, which delay care. .
(KMAland) Maternal mortality, or death from pregnancy-related issues, nearly doubled in the U.S. between 2018 and 2021 - and a person who is Black is three times more likely