Another sweeping anti-abortion law is now in effect in Texas. House Bill 7 went into effect on Thursday. It restricts abortion-inducing drugs in the state by allowing private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, or mails abortion ...

Editor’s Note, 4/5/2026: This article has been updated to include new information on a recent appeals court ruling on the availability of mifepristone through the mail. A new Texas state law that went into effect last week aims to stem the number of ...

A man this week accused a California doctor of violating Texas' anti-abortion policies, testing a new law in the GOP-led state allowing private citizens to sue abortion pill providers for mailing the medication. The lawsuit comes after Louisiana, also a ...

Judge rules officials had qualified immunity in false arrest, malicious prosecution claims Gonzalez's claims against Starr County remain pending in federal court Case highlights ongoing legal risks for women in states with strict abortion bans April 1 ...

A New York county clerk rejected the state of Texas’s second attempt to punish a doctor for prescribing and sending abortion medication to a Texas woman. The Lone Star State last week tried to force New York, again, to recognize its ruling against Dr ...

SACRAMENTO — A man this week accused a California doctor of violating Texas’ anti-abortion policies, testing a new law in the GOP-led state allowing private citizens to sue abortion pill providers for mailing the medication. The lawsuit comes after ...

The principles of federalism are being tested in real time through abortion law. For years, conservatives claimed to be defenders of state sovereignty and champions of local control. Yet that respect for states' rights seems to vanish when the issue ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A Texas law allows private citizens to sue doctors who provide abortion medication in Texas. A San Francisco Bay Area doctor is the first to be sued under the law, House ...

A California doctor is being sued under a Texas law for mailing abortion pills into the state. The lawsuit tests whether one state's laws can penalize a doctor for actions that are legal in another state. California has "shield laws" designed to protect ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive its biggest stories as soon as they’re published. For the first time since Texas criminalized abortion, the state’s medical ...