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Mifepristone Case Lands Back At Fifth Circuit

Mifepristone Case Lands Back At Fifth Circuit

Yesterday an all-Republican-appointed three-judge panel from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard the mifepristone case, and the likely outcome appears bleak. Last year, a rightwing organization and several anti-choice OB-GYN’s sued the FDA in Amarillo to reverse...

Banning Medication Abortion Is Deeply Unpopular

Banning Medication Abortion Is Deeply Unpopular

The extremism that Republicans have embraced regarding abortion is incredibly unpopular. And their latest attempts to use the courts to ban medication abortion are getting further and further out of step with the general public. New polling from Ipsos shows that only...

New Documentary About Abortion Screens At SXSW

New Documentary About Abortion Screens At SXSW

With a major ruling about mifepristone possibly happening this week, an audience at South by Southwest got their chance to view a new timely documentary, Plan C, about the abortion pill, and the advocates and providers that are trying to increase its access and...

Abortion In The News

Abortion In The News

Last week saw a whirlwind of headlines regarding abortion in Texas. Even with multiple abortion bans, the state is not done trying to limit access to abortion care. First, there was a lawsuit from the Center for Reproductive Rights filed on behalf of five women and...

Lawsuit Filed Over Texas Abortion Ban

Lawsuit Filed Over Texas Abortion Ban

The first lawsuit challenging the Texas abortion ban was filed in Austin today. The lawsuit, Zurawski v. State of Texas, was filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of five women who were denied abortions in Texas, as well as two medical providers. In...