abortion rights

The law, which lets doctors use the name of their medical practices instead of their own when prescribing abortion pills, is the latest addition to shield laws in New York that protect doctors who provide abortion medication to patients in states with strict abortion bans.

Gov. Hochul signed a law expanding protections for health care providers who prescribe medication abortion pills to pregnant people in states where abortion is outlawed.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signs six bills to help protect abortion care providers and patients, both in state and out of state, before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on overturning Roe v. Wade.

The push to overturn Michigan's 1931 law now has a new urgency, after a draft Supreme Court opinion leaked that would overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion rights.

Colorado joins 15 other states that have enacted laws to protect abortion, while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge to Roe v. Wade and conservative legislatures take aim at the practice.

Today, Wednesday, December 1, 2021, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments that could decide the fate of abortion rights all across the country. Listen to live on-air Special Coverage from NPR beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST on WRVO Public Media.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, responding to strict new abortion laws in Texas, said Monday that she’ll make New York a safe legal haven for women’s reproductive health.

Governor Kathy Hochul, joined by Senator Gillibrand, elected leaders, and advocates, makes an announcement on New York's response to the Texas abortion ban. Watch Hochul’s address live at 10:15 a.m. EST on Monday, September 13.

The court's most conservative members upheld the Texas law, but almost as important as the result was how the court reached its decision — without full briefing and arguments before any court.

The Trump administration tried to "defund" Planned Parenthood and other groups through changes to the Title X family planning program. The Biden administration is proposing reversing those rules.