Trump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDA

Overton has said that Congress should strictly regulate abortion drug mifepristone ‘to protect women and children’…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/heidi-overton-fda-commissioner-nomination

 

Rest assured, the new CDC director thinks ‘abortion surveillance’ is essential

“The CDC collects data on abortions that are committed in the United States of America through a system called the Abortion Reporting System,” Hawley said when asking Schwartz whether she would commit to collecting detailed data on abortions. “This system is voluntary, and so a number of states, not coincidentally large blue states, do not turn over any data, so that it’s difficult to get a picture of just how many abortions and under what circumstances are committed in this country. We do know the numbers are going way up.”

 “Senator, you have my commitment,” Schwartz replied. “Abortion surveillance is absolutely a critical component of what the CDC is currently doing.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/08/cdc-abortion-surveillance-schwartz-hawley

Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’ - POLITICO

The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/03/blanche-pledged-abortion-pill-crackdown-private-call-01023304

Republicans are FURIOUS over new abortion numbers

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STf4GYhxgsY

Judge rules FDA restrictions on mifepristone are arbitrary and capricious

Previous FDA reviews have “steadfastly found” that mifepristone is safe and effective, Ballou wrote in his decision. 

Fifth circuit judges are set to hear arguments in a separate case, with Louisiana asking the FDA to reinstate previous restrictions that would block mail-order mifepristone and put limits on pharmacy prescriptions… 

“The efforts to restrict it are not about science or safety – they are about making abortion harder to access,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO at the center, in a statement. She called Friday’s ruling “a win for science”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/24/fda-mifepristone-restrictions 

Dobbs Didn’t End Abortion. It Ignited a Movement. – Mother Jones

Abortion sociologist Carole Joffe on the resilience, the gaps, and the legal threats that could unravel everything...

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/dobbs-didnt-end-abortion-it-ignited-a-movement/

 

Hawley pushes Blanche to settle abortion pill case - Live Updates - POLITICO

The administration is not defending the merits of the FDA’s policy allowing telehealth prescription and mail delivery of mifepristone, but the Trump DOJ’s refusal to go all in against the drug has infuriated lawmakers and activists who oppose abortion...

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/11/congress/hawley-pushes-blanche-to-settle-abortion-pill-case-00957797

Amid efforts to restrict mifepristone access, here's what studies say about the medication - PolitiFact

Out of about 11,000 medication abortion cases examined in that study, 5.2% had complications, and most were "minor and expected," it said. Major complications occurred in 35 cases, or 0.3%. …

 https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/may/26/medication-abortion-mifepristone-safety-studies/

 

Anti-abortion activists' frustrations escalate after abortion pill ruling - POLITICO

Abortion opponents are demanding action from the FDA and other federal agencies...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/25/abortion-pill-case-widens-anti-abortion-activists-rift-with-trump-00930433 

 

Abortion pills can be ordered "just in case" they'll be needed in the future : NPR

"The idea that you can get abortion pills by mail or that you can get them in advance is really new to a lot of people," she says. "So having a group like Planned Parenthood that does have such trust and name recognition adding those services is really important." She points out that the geography of both Hawaii and Washington make it so that getting care quickly can be a challenge, and since days and hours matter during pregnancy, stocking up in advance might be especially important...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5827444/abortion-pills-mifepristone-misoprostol-planned-parenthood-advance-provision

 

Supreme court allows abortion pill mifepristone to continue to be available by mail

Earlier on Thursday, the entire Senate Democratic caucus reintroduced a resolution “affirming that the abortion medication mifepristone is safe and effective”, and underscoring that law and policy related to the medication must be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science. While not binding, the formal expression of all 45 Democratic senators’ opinion is “notable”. 

“Healthcare providers have safely prescribed mifepristone for decades – limiting access to this medication would be another blow to our hard-earned reproductive freedoms. Extremists should never dictate a woman’s right to reproductive care,” wrote Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire senator, on Xabout the resolution...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/14/supreme-court-mifepristone-abortion-pill-upheld

 

Supreme Court extends order maintaining abortion pill access - POLITICO

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the majority decision...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/14/supreme-court-extends-order-maintaining-abortion-pill-access-00922492 

Supreme Court temporarily extends access to a widely used abortion pill | PBS News

The Supreme Court is leaving women's access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-temporarily-extends-access-to-a-widely-used-abortion-pill

 

They Came for Mifepristone. The Abortion Rights Movement Is Ready. – Mother Jones

It’s an ulcer medication. Anybody who can prescribe medications can prescribe misoprostol, except in Louisiana. The Society of Family Planning and the National Abortion Federation both have a sample protocol for misoprostol-only abortion to help clinicians prescribe…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/they-came-for-mifepristone-the-abortion-rights-movement-is-ready/

 

Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change

The appeals court order meant that mifepristone could not be prescribed via telehealth or sent through the mail. Alito's order restores that telehealth access for one week...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5810510/supreme-court-mifepristone-appeals-telehealth

 

Appeals court approves sweeping abortion pill restrictions, teeing up SCOTUS showdown - POLITICO

A panel of three judges ruled unanimously in favor of arguments from Louisiana that the Biden-era regulations on the drug threaten the state’s sovereignty and the safety of pregnant women. Two of the judges were appointed by Donald Trump and the other by George W. Bush...

The temporary ruling will curtail access nationwide to a drug used in more than two-thirds of abortions.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/01/appeals-court-approves-sweeping-abortion-pill-restrictions-teeing-up-scotus-showdown-00903298 

 

Trump’s surgeon general pick faces mounting GOP opposition - POLITICO

Add abortion and psychedelics to the list of reasons many Republicans oppose Casey Means...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/trump-surgeon-general-casey-means-abortion-psychedelics-00881954

 

The “Messy” Plaintiffs Behind So Many Anti-Abortion Lawsuits – Mother Jones

According to an investigation by the San Francisco Chronicle, at the same time that Mitchell was promoting his client as a symbol of aggrieved fathers-to-be, the Galveston man was evading a felony arrest warrant for allegedly beating up the girlfriend whose abortions he claimed to mourn. In October 2024—a few months before filing his lawsuit—Rodriguez had a violent altercation with his girlfriend at a motel. He allegedly grabbed the woman’s neck as if he was trying to “crush” it, the article detailed, to the point where she “believed she was going to die.” She told police the attack was the eighth time in five months that Rodriguez assaulted her. He then proceeded to slam her to the floor, climb on top of her, and punch and slap her until she finally broke free and escaped, the Chronicle said…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/the-messy-plaintiffs-behind-so-many-anti-abortion-lawsuits/

 

Judge sets $1 bail for Georgia woman charged with murder for taking abortion pills

Alexia Moore was arrested under a Georgia law that bans abortions after detection of embryonic cardiac activity…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/georgia-woman-bail-abortion-pills-murder-charge

 

Number of abortions in the U.S. holds steady at 1.1 million, a new report says : NPR

"There were an estimated 1,126,000 abortions provided by clinicians in the U.S. in 2025 — that's pretty much unchanged from 2024," says Isaac Maddow-Zimet, data scientist at the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit research organization that supports abortion access...

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/24/nx-s1-5757550/abortion-telemedicine-travel-mifepristone-misoprostol