Court blocks abortion access across US
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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rolled back access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide — blocking a 2023 Food and Drug Administration policy allowing the drug to be prescribed by telemedicine and delivered by mail.
Iowa passes law requiring in-person visits for medication abortion and mandates providers inform patients of drug risks, aiming to curb unregulated out-of-state abortion pill distribution in the state.
Lack of movement to enshrine abortion rights into the Illinois Constitution reflects the high bar for amendments and a focus on fighting rollbacks in Republican-led states.
Trump administration accuses Biden Justice Department team of working with abortion groups to create dossiers on pro-life Christian activists' families.
With these signatures being turned in to Idaho’s 44 county clerks over the course of the initiative effort, Folwell said the group has been able to meet the threshold for 70,725 valid signatures across 20 legislative districts.