After half a century, Americans' constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization - handed down on June 24, 2022 - has far-reaching consequences.
The latest U.S. Census data reveals abortions have been on the rise across the nation.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to announce its decision on a case, which could upend abortion access across the country.
The most commonly used regimen for medication abortion in the United States involves two medications: mifepristone followed by misoprostol
Anyone in a state where abortion becomes illegal who relies on the internet for information, products and services related to reproductive health would be subject to online policing.
Controversy over abortion reached a fever pitch on May 2, 2022, when the leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion was published by Politico.
In simple terms, to codify something means to enshrine a right or a rule into a formal systematic code. It could be done through an act of Congress in the form of a federal law.
Alito's claim that a right to an abortion "was entirely unknown in American law" until Roe is unfounded. Historically, abortion was not completely illegal, even in Puritan New England.
Liberal policymakers are quickly positioning their states as abortion havens after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion indicating that the court could overturn Roe v. Wade was made public.
While many people may think that the political arguments over abortion now are fresh and new, scholars of women's, medical and legal history note that this debate has a long history in the U.S.
