The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it would permanently remove a key restriction on medication used to terminate pregnancies, allowing so-called “abortion pills” to be available by mail and prescribed through telehealth medical consultations. The FDA had temporarily allowed the medication
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Supreme Court Again Refuses to Block Texas Abortion Law
The majority wrote that its ruling “in no way limits other procedurally proper challenges to the Texas law, including in Texas state courts.” Officials in Texas have said that providers can challenge the law by violating it, getting sued and
Texas abortion ban resumes: Patients, providers face whiplash
Texas’ restrictive abortion law is again in effect — for now — after a Friday order. It’s the latest twist in a dizzying legal saga that advocates say is having “devastating effects” on providers and patients in the state. Nearly all abortions were
Texas Gov. Won’t Budge On Abortion Exceptions When Chris Wallace Grills Him On 15,000 Rapes
Fox News host Chris Wallace came down hard Sunday on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) about the 15,000 rapes that took place in his state in 2019 ― and about the radical anti-abortion measure, which bars the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy
Uma Thurman Shares Her "Darkest Secret" in Protest of Texas Abortion Law
Uma Thurman is voicing her opposition to Texas’ abortion ban by opening up about her painful past. In a Washington Post op-ed published on Tuesday, Sept. 21, the 51-year-old Pulp Fiction star shared publicly for the first time that she
Texas abortion ban prompts Salesforce to help employees, families “exit” state
Enlarge / Protesters hold up signs as they march down Congress Ave at a protest outside the Texas state capitol on May 29, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Thousands of protesters came out in response to a new bill outlawing abortions
Even Epik says the Texas abortion “whistleblower” site violates its rules
Enlarge / Pro-choice protesters march outside the Texas State Capitol on Sept. 1, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Getty Images | The Washington Post Epik, the domain registrar for controversial sites such as Gab and Parler, says that the Texas abortion-whistleblower
Game studio CEO ousted after tweeting he’s “proud” to support Texas abortion ban
Enlarge / Killing Floor 2. Over Labor Day weekend, a social media firestorm began when Tripwire CEO John Gibson tweeted his endorsement of a recent Texas anti-abortion law that prohibits abortions at six weeks. The controversy ended with Gibson’s swift departure
GoDaddy boots Texas abortion “whistleblower” site for violating privacy rule
Enlarge / The Texas state capitol. Getty Images | Bo Zaunders The Texas Right to Life group will have to find a new hosting provider for its website that encourages people to report violations of the state’s restrictive new anti-abortion