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Supreme Court reinstates FDA’s ban on abortion pills via mail

Jan 12, 2021

By CNA Staff

The U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision Tuesday reversed a federal judge’s injunction that had blocked FDA rules requiring... Read more

Tennessee's abortion pill reversal law temporarily blocked

Oct 1, 2020

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Tennessee law that requires doctors to inform patients seeking medical abortion that... Read more

UK eyes making at-home medical abortion permissions permanent

Sep 1, 2020

A temporary measure allowing UK women up to 10 weeks pregnant to take both abortion pills at home following a... Read more

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Italian bishops' newspaper faces pushback after letter supports abortion law

Aug 28, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The newspaper of the Italian bishops’ conference is facing criticism after it published a letter Wednesday arguing that Catholics can... Read more

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Italy considers allowing abortion pill without hospitalization

Aug 8, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Italy’s health ministry is expected to approve a proposal to remove mandatory hospitalization for the administration of the abortion pill... Read more

Pro-life group: Curtailed study on abortion pill reversal is misleading

Dec 10, 2019

A small case study on the safety of the abortion pill reversal procedure that was cut short due to safety... Read more

UK push for at-home abortion pills denounced as unsafe

Dec 3, 2019

A pro-life group in the UK has decried a report from a London-based medical association calling for women to be... Read more

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California Catholic Conference asks governor to veto college abortion bill

Sep 16, 2019

California legislators passed a bill Friday that would require all state universities to offer medication abortions, despite the objections of... Read more

Lawsuit over access to online abortion pills is 'ludicrous,' pro-life activists say

Sep 10, 2019

Pro-life groups are decrying an effort by a European doctor to sue the United States Food and Drug Administration in... Read more

North Dakota abortion clinic files suit against state requirements 

Jun 26, 2019

North Dakota’s sole abortion clinic, located in Fargo, is filing a lawsuit against two state laws that it claims force... Read more

Kansas legislators fail to override veto of abortion pill reversal law

May 2, 2019

By a single vote, the Kansas legislature failed to override a governor’s veto of a bill requiring doctors who administer... Read more

Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against abortion pill law

May 1, 2019

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a state law restricting the way in which the abortion pill is... Read more

Oklahoma advances abortion drug reversal bill. Is it well-founded?

Apr 18, 2019

Oklahoma legislators have passed a bill requiring physicians to tell women that a drug-induced abortion procedure can be reversed, but... Read more

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Abortion reversal hotline sees 'Unplanned' spike in calls

Apr 9, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

The release and success of the pro-life film "Unplanned" is being credited with an uptick in women seeking information on... Read more

Michigan lawmakers approve ban on telemedicine abortion pill prescriptions

Dec 13, 2018

Michigan has passed a bill that would continue to prohibit doctors from prescribing abortion-inducing drugs through a teleconference call, permanently... Read more

Critics ask Calif. governor to veto 'shortsighted' college abortion drug bill

Aug 30, 2018

California Gov. Jerry Brown should veto a bill that mandates abortion drugs at state university campus health centers, said pro-life... Read more

Concerns surround Calif. bill to require abortion pills at college clinics

Jun 30, 2018

A California bill that would require all public university health centers to stock abortion medication has drawn criticism for the... Read more

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Arizona pharmacist under investigation after declining to fill abortion drug

Jun 26, 2018

An Arizona pharmacist is under investigation after refusing to fill a medical abortion prescription, citing ethical objections.  Read more

Director of women’s clinic: Abortion pill reversal is safe and effective

Apr 11, 2018

By Mary Farrow

The director of a women’s clinic in Denver said that she has found an abortion pill reversal protocol to be... Read more

In Scotland, pro-lifers say at-home abortion pill could pressure women

Mar 20, 2018

Scottish authorities’ move to allow at-home administration of abortion drugs violates the law and will allow more pressure on women... Read more