A recent lightning rod for abortion opponents, the drug mifepristone—the first of two in the standard medication abortion ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr had an absolute trainwreck of a confirmation hearing. Kennedy, who had been a vocal vaccine skeptic and ...

A higher dose of an emergency-contraception drug may open a back door for Americans seeking abortions in restrictive states.

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, allowed three states to go forward with a lawsuit that seeks to change how ...

Meanwhile, in an executive order, Trump created his long-discussed “Department of Government Efficiency,” to be led by Elon ...

The anti-abortion movement has launched a pressure campaign urging President Donald Trump’s administration to take steps ...

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Last Friday, my colleague Julianne McShane and I broke the news of a pair of letters sent by 30 prominent anti-abortion ...

A new study shows a possible new abortion drug to replace mifepristone. But will these results increase abortion access—or restrict women's reproductive health options down the line?

A federal judge in Texas is allowing three other states to pursue a challenge seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill ...

A Texas federal judge Thursday ruled Idaho, Kansas and Missouri can join a case challenging access to the abortion pill.