Abortion

Spain's Health Ministry is preparing new legal actions against Isabel Díaz Ayuso's government for refusing to create an abortion conscientious objectors registry, despite a precautionary court order. Sources from Mónica García's department confirm the State Advocacy will challenge Madrid's appeal.

March 09, 2026 Reported by AI

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion on Friday to halt or dismiss a lawsuit by Missouri and other Republican-led states challenging the FDA's policy allowing mifepristone to be shipped through the mail. The filing argues that proceeding with the case would interfere with an ongoing FDA safety review of the drug initiated by the Trump administration. Pro-life advocates have criticized the move, urging stricter regulations on medication abortion.

Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to address the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 23, 2026, organizers and his office said. It will be his second consecutive appearance at the event, which is held each January near the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and typically draws large crowds to the National Mall.

January 10, 2026 Reported by AI Fact checked

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled 4-1 on January 6, 2026, that two 2023 laws banning most abortions—including a first-in-the-nation explicit ban on abortion pills—violate a 2012 state constitutional amendment guaranteeing competent adults the right to make their own health care decisions.

A federal judge in Boston has issued a new order blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a Medicaid provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would cut off funding to Planned Parenthood and similar providers in more than 20 Democratic-led states. The ruling, in a lawsuit brought by a multistate coalition, finds that the law likely violates constitutional limits on federal spending by failing to give states clear notice of how to comply.

December 02, 2025 Reported by AI Fact checked

A coalition of pro-life pregnancy centers secured a legal victory against New York Attorney General Letitia James after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit upheld an injunction that protects the centers’ ability to speak about so‑called abortion pill reversal protocols.