N.C. governor vetoes 12-week abortion ban, setting up fight with GOP lawmakers

The North Carolina governor, a Democrat, has vetoed the state's 12-week abortion ban but the state legislature could still override his action.

By Silvia Foster-FrauMay 13, 2023

Florida groups will launch effort to put abortion access on the ballot

The effort, led by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and two of its Florida affiliates, would allow voters to decide whether the state should allow abortions until a fetus is viable.

By Mariana AlfaroMay 5, 2023

States where abortion is legal, banned or under threat

More than a dozen states have laws that criminalize abortion when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Here’s a look at abortion laws by state.

By Caroline Kitchener, Kevin Schaul, N. Kirkpatrick, Daniela Santamariña and Lauren TierneyMay 4, 2023

N.C. Republicans poised to pass 12-week abortion ban after secret negotiations

GOP lawmakers are hoping to exploit a new veto-proof supermajority in a state that has become a critical access point for abortions.

By Caroline Kitchener and Rachel RoubeinMay 3, 2023

Conservative dissenters block abortion limits in Nebraska, South Carolina

The South Carolina bill was stopped by five women, three Republicans and two Democrats. The Nebraska bill went down due to an 80-year-old male Republican.

By Brittany Shammas, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Rachel Roubein and Caroline KitchenerApril 27, 2023

Florida’s conservative chief justice once affirmed abortion protections

In a little-noted legal article in 2004, Carlos Muñiz, then a private attorney and now chief justice, affirmed that abortion rights are protected by the Florida Constitution's privacy clause.

By Beth Reinhard and Caroline KitchenerApril 27, 2023

North Dakota governor signs near-total abortion ban into law

The law, one of the strictest in the country, permits abortions only in cases of rape or incest within six weeks of pregnancy, or if there is a "serious" health risk to the patient.

By Niha MasihApril 25, 2023

Here’s what the Supreme Court abortion pill ruling means and what’s next

The Supreme Court has preserved full access to mifepristone, the abortion pill. Here's the background and what's at stake.

By Perry Stein, Amber Phillips and David OvalleApril 21, 2023

Supreme Court preserves access to key abortion drug as appeal proceeds

The battle over whether to permanently restrict mifepristone, and whether the FDA properly approved use of the drug more than 20 years ago, continues.

By Robert Barnes and Ann E. MarimowApril 21, 2023

Read the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion pill mifepristone

The Supreme Court ruling on mifepristone retains full access to the abortion pill for the time being. Read the Court's full decision here.

By Washington Post StaffApril 21, 2023

Democratic states stockpile abortion pills as access rests in courts

The Supreme Court's Friday night stay has given Democratic states more time to craft opposition to conservative efforts to dramatically restrict abortion rights.

By Reis Thebault, David Ovalle, Karin Brulliard and Joanna SlaterApril 21, 2023

Abortion ban states see steep drop in OB/GYN residency applicants

States with abortion bans have seen a 10.5 percent drop in applicants for OB/GYN residencies from the previous year, according to new data.

By Fenit Nirappil and Frances Stead SellersApril 21, 2023

Supreme Court extends nationwide abortion pill access through Friday

The delay in ruling could indicate the court is not unanimous in how to handle its first major abortion-related controversy since overturning Roe v. Wade.

By Robert Barnes and Ann E. MarimowApril 19, 2023

The controversial article Matthew Kacsmaryk did not disclose to the Senate

The judge who delivered a high-stakes abortion pills ruling last week removed his name from a law review article during his judicial nomination process, emails obtained by The Post show.

By Caroline Kitchener, Robert Barnes and Ann E. MarimowApril 15, 2023

DeSantis signs Florida bill banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy

The state has become a critical access point for abortion care in the South since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

By Lori Rozsa and Caroline KitchenerApril 13, 2023

U.S. to ask Supreme Court to restore full access to abortion pill

If the justices do not respond before Friday evening, nationwide access to the drug mifepristone could be temporarily upended.

By Ann E. Marimow, Perry Stein and Robert BarnesApril 13, 2023

Unpacking the flawed science cited in the Texas abortion pill ruling

Texas judge ignored scientific evidence of abortion pill’s safety, citing statistics that overstate the negative physical and psychological effects of mifepristone.

By Lauren Weber, Laurie McGinley, David Ovalle and Frances Stead SellersApril 13, 2023

Antiabortion group asks court to let Texas mifepristone ruling stand

A Texas judge ruled mifepristone should be taken off the market after the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine challenged the FDA’s years-old approval of the pill.

By Bryan PietschApril 12, 2023

Two friends were denied care after Florida banned abortion. One almost died.

New abortion restrictions have disrupted the standard of care for a pregnancy complication both women experienced late last year

By Caroline KitchenerApril 10, 2023

Texas judge delivers on the hopes of his antiabortion world

Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has long been immersed in a community staunchly opposed to abortion and hasn't shied away from sharing his personal convictions.

By Caroline KitchenerApril 8, 2023