A Judge Temporarily Blocked South Carolina’s New Abortion Ban
Protesters against a stricter ban on abortion in South Carolina stand in the Statehouse lobby on May, 23, 2023, in Columbia, South Carolina. (Jeffrey Collins/AP) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A South Carolina judge temporarily blocked the state’s new six-week abortion ban on Friday,…
Health Care Without Mifepristone? “The Experience for Patients Is Going to Be Awful.”
Mother Jones; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“It was absolutely revolutionary,” Dr. Marguerite Cohen, an OB-GYN in Portland, Oregon, says. Dr. Cassing Hammond, an OB-GYN in Chicago, Illinois, describes it as a “sea change—a godsend for so many of the patients who needed…
Health Secretary Says “Everything Is on the Table” to Protect Abortion Pill Access
Mariam Zuhaib/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra said the administration is willing to do whatever it takes to protect access to the abortion drug mifepristone, after a federal judge in Texas suspended the FDA’s approval of…
The Latest Casualties of Idaho’s Abortion Ban: Babies
Matt York, File/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.An Idaho hospital is ending its labor and delivery services in the wake of a Texas-style, near-total abortion ban signed into state law last year. Citing the state’s “legal and political climate,” Bonner General Health plans to…
Will One Controversial Texas Judge Outlaw the Most Popular Form of Abortion for the Whole Country?
Mother Jones/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For weeks, abortion rights advocates have been waiting for a potential bombshell: A conservative federal judge in Texas is expected to effectively outlaw the most popular method of abortion nationwide. Now, the day may finally be here. Judge…
Minnesota Becomes First State to Pass Bill Enshrining Abortion Rights Post-Dobbs
Steve Karnowski/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After more than 14 hours of debate, the Minnesota Senate passed a bill on Saturday that would establish a “fundamental right” to abortion in the state. Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, has said he will sign the Protect…