The move has no immediate legal force but will likely spark lawsuits that advocates hope will restore abortion rights.

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

Some of the bills were filed in direct response to ProPublica’s reporting on the fatal consequences of abortion bans.

Gov. Josh Stein (D-NC) issued an executive order aimed at protecting abortion in the Tar Heel State, just weeks after taking office. Stein, a Democrat, governs over a state that has large GOP majorities in both state houses,

A man defaced two crisis pregnancy centers in Texas in light of the leaked Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court draft opinion that indicated the high court was going to turn abortion decisions back to the states in 2022, federal prosecutors said.

“Basically, the farther the patients resided from an abortion facility, the more they were depending on the pills being mailed to them,” co-lead researcher Dr. Emily Godfrey, an OB/GYN and family doctor with the University of Washington, said in a news release.

A Boise State University public policy survey found that the majority of Idaho residents prefer abortion policies that are more lax than the state’s current restrictions.

But it’s also a time of transition for the March for Life itself: On Feb. 1, current March for Life President Jeanne Mancini will be succeeded by Jennie Bradley Lichter, a lawyer who until November served as deputy general counsel for The Catholic University of America.

Instead of striking a balance between conservative and progressive takes on religious freedom, President Joe Biden mostly toed the Democratic Party line.

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio has acquired the Women's Med Center of Dayton, one of a few abortion clinics in Ohio. "This historic move illustrates our commitment to providing essential reproductive health care services to individuals across our region,

Speakers will talk about ways that people can take action to protect reproductive rights, such as writing to lawmakers and supporting local clinics, Lis said. The event is open to the public for a suggested donation of $20, but reservations are recommended, and available at destigmatizedshow.com.