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Published
December 1, 2021

Conservative Supreme Court justices signal they would OK abortion limits, overturn Roe

The justices led arguments that could decide the fate of the court's historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion throughout the United States and its 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed Roe.
Published
November 28, 2021

Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight

Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that declared a nationwide right to abortion, is facing its most serious challenge in 30 years.
Published
November 11, 2021

‘Anybody can just file a lawsuit’: Abortion rights groups challenge new Texas restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a legal challenge, but it’s not clear when the justices will act.
Published
November 1, 2021

Supreme Court signals willingness to allow abortion providers to challenge Texas law

The statute conflicts with landmark rulings that prevent a state from banning abortion early in pregnancy.
Published
October 22, 2021

Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion law in effect, but sets hearing on it

The justices say they will decide whether the federal government and abortion providers have the right to sue over the law.

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Published
October 18, 2021

Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law

The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours, and bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, usually around 6 weeks and before some women know they are pregnant.
Published
October 10, 2021

Maine philanthropist’s resignation shakes global reproductive rights charity founded by her father

Judy Kahrl of Arrowsic, an heir to the Procter & Gamble fortune, resigned from the board of Pathfinder International, accusing it of resisting full disclosure of her father’s eugenicist legacy and the CEO’s management record.
Published
October 8, 2021

U.S. appeals court lets Texas temporarily resume abortion law

U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman had issued an order Wednesday suspending the Texas law, which he called an ‘offensive deprivation’ of the constitutional right to an abortion.
Published
October 7, 2021

The Texas abortion law is suspended for now, but its impact has been swift

A federal judge has ordered Texas to suspend a new law banning most abortions in the state, but that doesn’t mean abortion services will instantly resume.
Published
October 6, 2021

Federal judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions

But even with the law on hold, abortion services in the state may not instantly resume because doctors still fear that they could be sued without a more permanent legal decision.