U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Cases: A Brief Primer
The Court will soon rule on two cases that could limit access to an abortion medication and deny pregnant patients access to emergency care.
The Court will soon rule on two cases that could limit access to an abortion medication and deny pregnant patients access to emergency care.
New brief outlines the impact of the country’s restrictive laws and recommends legalization and decriminalization.
Advocacy included a joint submission and presentation highlighting the country’s restrictive abortion laws and barriers to access.
Case will determine if states banning abortion can override federal law and deny pregnant patients emergency abortion care.
With half the U.S. states banning or severely restricting abortion, millions of young people will be headed to colleges in states without access.
Report by the Center and Aahung recommends the decriminalization of abortion and training of health care providers to improve access to care.
Abortion has been banned or severely restricted in half the U.S. states since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in 2022.
After becoming pregnant as a result of rape, an indigenous woman and human rights defender was denied emergency contraception and abortion care and was forced to give birth against her will.
Court rules that Florida’s right to privacy no longer protects abortion rights, allowing Florida’s 15-week ban to remain in effect—and clearing the way for its six-week ban.
In upholding a 15-week abortion ban, the court cleared the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect.