In the Courts
Idaho Court Rejects State’s Attempt to Throw out Case Brought by Women Denied Abortions
A case seeking to expand the medical exceptions in Idaho’s abortion bans will proceed despite the state’s attempt to dismiss the case
Medical Exceptions to State Abortion Bans
Representing patients denied abortion care despite facing severe and dangerous pregnancy complications, the Center’s cases seek to clarify medical exceptions to U.S. state laws that have outlawed abortion and put people’s lives at risk.
Cox v. Texas: The Case in Depth
This is the first case since the overturning of Roe v. Wade filed on behalf of a pregnant woman seeking emergency abortion care.
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case That Threatens Access to Abortion Medication
Court agrees to review lower court ruling that attempted to reinstate burdensome restrictions on mifepristone.
Supreme Court Will Hear Case that Could Undermine Abortion Pill Access Nationwide
12.13.23 (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up a case that could ultimately eliminate access to mifepristone—one of two drugs used in medication abortion. The case was filed by an anti-abortion group seeking to undo FDA approval of the drug and remove it from the market nationwide. The high court will […]
Texas Supreme Court Says Kate Cox Can’t Get An Abortion in Texas
12.12.2023—Late last night, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against a Texas woman with a lethal pregnancy diagnosis seeking access to an abortion in the state. “This ruling should enrage every Texan to their core. If Kate can’t get an abortion in Texas, who can? Kate’s case is proof that exceptions don’t work, and it’s dangerous […]
Amicus Briefs: Zurawski v. State of Texas
A broad range of experts filed amicus briefs (“friend of the court” briefs) to the Texas Supreme Court in support of the plaintiffs in Zurawski v. State of Texas, the Center’s case on behalf of Texas physicians and women denied abortion care despite facing severe and dangerous pregnancy complications that threatened their health, lives, and […]
Historians Amicus Brief in Zurawski v. State of Texas
Brief filed in Zurawski v. State of Texas.
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Amicus Brief in Zurawski v. State of Texas
Brief filed in Zurawski v. State of Texas.