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US President Joe Biden said it was "outrageous" that a woman was forced to leave Texas to seek an emergency abortion, after the state's courts said she could not terminate her risky pregnancy.

The Texas Supreme Court's rejection of a mother of two's request for an exception under the state's restrictive abortion ban has laid bare the high threshold women in many states must meet to get the procedure

Hailey Bieber and Vanessa Hudgens recently shut down rumours that they’re pregnant. In an age of body positivity, such invasive questions about a woman’s appearance or health should be a thing of the past. Meredith Clark asks medical professionals why pregnancy speculation just won’t go away

State attorney general threatened to prosecute doctors if they provided abortion care to a woman with a nonviable pregnancy

Two years ago, a woman like Cox was able to control her body on her own terms. Now, she has to go before a court and beg

Four states—California, Michigan, Ohio, and Vermont—have constitutions that explicitly provide for a right to an abortion. Most recently, Ohio voters approved Issue 1 on Nov. 7, 2023, which established a state constitutional right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions,” including decisions about abortion, contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage…

A worry-free zone lies ahead

Those diagnosed with chronic disease are still advised that pregnancy will relieve symptoms despite lack of evidence to support the claim

Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two, is ill and carrying a fetus with a genetic condition that is almost always fatal. She decided to leave Texas to get an abortion.