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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Tracking abortion laws across the United States
default The US supreme court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade may have abolished the national right to abortion, but the state-by-state battle for abortion rights is far from over. Since Roe was overturned in 2022, 12 states have enacted near-total abortion bans, while four states – Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Iowa – have banned abortion past roughly six weeks of pregnancy. Other states have enacted laws or held ballot referendums to protect abortion rights. default In a handful of other states, the future of abortion is in flux due to legal challenges. In May 2025, for instance, the Missouri state supreme court effectively reinstated the state's abortion ban by vacating lower-court orders that had allowed abortion providers to offer the procedure. Missouri is one of 10 states that held votes on abortion-related ballot measures during the November 2024 elections, with seven of them approving amendments to either overturn bans or enshrine existing rights. All of this tumult has led to a deeply uneven abortion landscape, with access to abortion clinics cut off across much of the south and midwest but standing strong on both coasts. The map below shows where state abortion laws stand as of 28 May2025. default Sources: Abortion laws come from Center for Reproductive Rights, AbortionFinder and state statutes. Note: Women of reproductive age data comprises women aged 15-49 from the 2020 US census. Although people who are not women and outside of these age ranges can get pregnant, this demographic is an approximation of the number of people affected. Additional research and fact checking by Ava Sasani. • This tracker, first published on 28 June 2022 and created by Jessica Glenza with reporting by Poppy Noor, is being regularly updated to ensure that it reflects the current situation as best as possible. The most recent update will have been made at the date shown at the top of the article. Any significant corrections made to this or previous versions will continue to be footnoted below in line with Guardian editorial policy. • This tracker was amended on 21 August to correct the details for Minnesota; in 2023, the state significantly expanded its abortion protections.
The Hill
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Abortion providers devastated by political killings, hit list
Abortion providers and reproductive rights advocates are devastated by the assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband over the weekend by a suspect who allegedly planned to also target abortion providers. Former state Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband were shot and killed in their home just outside of Minneapolis on Saturday. Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife were wounded in a shooting by the same suspect. That suspect, Vance Boelter, was apprehended by police on Sunday after a two-day manhunt. Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Joseph H. Thompson said Monday that officials had found notebooks with the suspect's writing that contained plans and a list of names of other potential targets, including the abortion rights advocates and Planned Parenthood centers. 'It is absolutely heartbreaking to know that in addition to those who were injured and killed, our community members of abortion providers were among those also planned to be attacked,' said Jamila Perritt, an OB-GYN and abortion provider in D.C. and president and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health, said in a statement. 'No one should be threatened for doing their job. No one should be threatened for accessing or providing abortion care.' In a statement, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) said that the targeting of abortion providers is nothing new, and they fear more will likely come. 'The harassment and violence targeting physicians, nurses, clinic staff, and the people they care for is yet another form of hate and fearmongering inflicted by white supremacists and far-right extremists,' Melissa Fowler, chief program officer at NAF,wrote in a statement. The Center for Reproductive Rights echoed that sentiment. 'In the reproductive rights movement, we are tragically familiar with politically motivated violence meant to scare us out of exercising our rights and intimidate us into silence,' said Nancy Northrup, president and CEO at the Center for Reproductive Rights. 'As recently as last month, an extremist exploded a bomb outside of a fertility clinic in California.' Abortion clinics do not appear to be closing in response to the shooting. Planned Parenthood North Central States is working with local law enforcement to increase security at their facilities out of an 'abundance of caution,' but that their doors remain open, according to a statement shared with The Hill. 'In this incredibly painful moment, I am grieving and remember my cherished friend and fellow advocate, Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark,' said Ruth Richardson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States. 'Melissa was a force of nature, and her powerful legacy of service will be felt for generations to come. I'm also sending love, strength, and healing to Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.' Fowler and Northrup pointed to President Trump's recent pardons of 23 people convicted of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act as a warning sign. The FACE Act was enacted in 1994 after protests and blockades outside of abortion clinics began to rise. The federal law protects Americans seeking reproductive health services like abortion from violence or obstruction. Since then, providers have experienced an uptick in harassment and violence at their clinics, according to Fowler. The House also recently voted to advance a bill aimed at repealing the FACE ACT.
Global News
05-06-2025
- Health
- Global News
U.S. hospitals no longer required to perform emergency abortions
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation's hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition. That guidance was issued to hospitals in 2022, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court upended national abortion rights in the U.S. It was an effort by the Biden administration to preserve abortion access for extreme cases in which women were experiencing medical emergencies and needed an abortion to prevent organ loss or severe hemorrhaging, among other serious complications. The Biden administration had argued that hospitals — including ones in states with near-total bans — needed to provide emergency abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. That law requires emergency rooms that receive Medicare dollars to provide an exam and stabilizing treatment for all patients. Nearly all emergency rooms in the U.S. rely on Medicare funds. Story continues below advertisement The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would no longer enforce that policy. The move prompted concerns from some doctors and abortion rights advocates that women will not get emergency abortions in states with strict bans. 1:12 Carney says he supports a woman's right to choose abortion 'The Trump Administration would rather women die in emergency rooms than receive life-saving abortions,' Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement. 'In pulling back guidance, this administration is feeding the fear and confusion that already exists at hospitals in every state where abortion is banned. Hospitals need more guidance, not less, to stop them from turning away patients experiencing pregnancy crises.' Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. Sign up for weekly health newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Anti-abortion advocates, meanwhile, praised the announcement. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America, said in a statement that the Biden-era policy had been a way to expand abortion access in states where it was banned. Story continues below advertisement 'Democrats have created confusion on this fact to justify their extremely unpopular agenda for all-trimester abortion,' she said. 'In situations where every minute counts, their lies lead to delayed care and put women in needless, unacceptable danger.' An Associated Press investigation last year found that, even with the Biden administration's guidance, dozens of pregnant women were being turned away from emergency rooms, including some who needed emergency abortions. 2:05 Health Matters: Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which provides oversight of hospitals, said in a statement that it will continue to enforce the federal law that, 'including for identified emergency medical conditions that place the health of a pregnant woman or her unborn child in serious jeopardy.' But CMS added that it would also 'rectify any perceived legal confusion and instability created by the former administration's actions.' Story continues below advertisement The Biden administration sued Idaho over its abortion law that initially only allowed abortions to save the life of the mother. The federal government had argued before the U.S. Supreme Court last year that Idaho's law was in conflict with the federal law, which requires stabilizing treatment that prevents a patient's condition from worsening. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a procedural ruling in the case last year that left key questions unanswered about whether doctors in abortion-ban states can terminate pregnancies when a woman is at risk of serious infection, organ loss or hemorrhage.
LeMonde
04-06-2025
- General
- LeMonde
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday, June 3, that it would revoke guidance to the nation's hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition. That guidance was issued to hospitals in 2022, weeks after the US Supreme Court upended national abortion rights. It was an effort by the Biden administration to preserve abortion access for extreme cases in which women were experiencing medical emergencies and needed an abortion to prevent organ loss or severe hemorrhaging, among other serious complications. The Biden administration had argued that hospitals − including ones in states with near-total bans − needed to provide emergency abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. That law requires emergency rooms that receive Medicare dollars to provide an exam and stabilizing treatment for all patients. Nearly all emergency rooms in the US rely on Medicare funds. The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would no longer enforce that policy. The move prompted concerns from some doctors and abortion rights advocates that women will not get emergency abortions in states with strict bans. "The Trump Administration would rather women die in emergency rooms than receive life-saving abortions," Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement. "In pulling back guidance, this administration is feeding the fear and confusion that already exists at hospitals in every state where abortion is banned. Hospitals need more guidance, not less, to stop them from turning away patients experiencing pregnancy crises." Anti-abortion advocates, meanwhile, praised the announcement. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America, said in a statement that the Biden-era policy had been a way to expand abortion access in states where it was banned. "Democrats have created confusion on this fact to justify their extremely unpopular agenda for all-trimester abortion," she said. "In situations where every minute counts, their lies lead to delayed care and put women in needless, unacceptable danger." An Associated Press investigation last year found that, even with the Biden administration's guidance, dozens of pregnant women were being turned away from emergency rooms, including some who needed emergency abortions. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which provides oversight of hospitals, said in a statement that it will continue to enforce the federal law, "including for identified emergency medical conditions that place the health of a pregnant woman or her unborn child in serious jeopardy." But CMS added that it would also "rectify any perceived legal confusion and instability created by the former administration's actions."
Chicago Tribune
03-06-2025
- General
- Chicago Tribune
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation's hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition. That guidance was issued to hospitals in 2022, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court upended national abortion rights in the U.S. It was an effort by the Biden administration to preserve abortion access for extreme cases in which women were experiencing medical emergencies and needed an abortion to prevent organ loss or severe hemorrhaging, among other serious complications. The Biden administration had argued that hospitals — including states with near-total bans — needed to provide emergency abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. That law requires emergency rooms that receive Medicare dollars to provide an exam and stabilizing treatment for all patients. Nearly all emergency rooms in the U.S. rely on Medicare funds. The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would no longer enforce that policy The move prompted concerns from some doctors and abortion rights advocates that women will not get emergency abortions in states with strict bans. 'The Trump Administration would rather women die in emergency rooms than receive life-saving abortions,' Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement. 'In pulling back guidance, this administration is feeding the fear and confusion that already exists at hospitals in every state where abortion is banned. Hospitals need more guidance, not less, to stop them from turning away patients experiencing pregnancy crises.' Anti-abortion advocates praised the move, however. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America, said in a statement that the Biden-era policy had been a way to expand abortion access in states where it was banned. 'Democrats have created confusion on this fact to justify their extremely unpopular agenda for all-trimester abortion,' she said. 'In situations where every minute counts, their lies lead to delayed care and put women in needless, unacceptable danger.' An Associated Press investigation last year found that, even with the Biden administration's guidance, dozens of pregnant women were being turned away from emergency rooms, including some who needed emergency abortions. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which investigates hospitals that are not in compliance, said in a statement that it will continue to enforce the federal law that, 'including for identified emergency medical conditions that place the health of a pregnant woman or her unborn child in serious jeopardy.' But CMS added that it would also 'rectify any perceived legal confusion and instability created by the former administration's actions.' The Biden administration sued Idaho over its abortion law that initially only allowed abortions to save the life of the mother. The federal government had argued before the U.S. Supreme Court last year that Idaho's law was in conflict with the federal law, which requires stabilizing treatment that prevents a patient's condition from worsening. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a procedural ruling in the case last year that left key questions unanswered about whether doctors in abortion ban states can terminate pregnancies when a woman is at risk of serious infection, organ loss or hemorrhage.
