Abortion /tags/abortion Abortion en-US SAʴı Mon, 11 May 2026 10:55:05 GMT Doctor says Florida's six-week abortion ban has taken a toll on prenatal care /health/2026-05-11/doctor-says-floridas-six-week-abortion-ban-has-taken-a-toll-on-prenatal-care It's been two years since Florida's six-week abortion ban went into effect. On "The Florida Roundup," a South Florida OB/GYN explains the way he's seen it affect women's reproductive care. Mon, 11 May 2026 10:55:05 GMT /health/2026-05-11/doctor-says-floridas-six-week-abortion-ban-has-taken-a-toll-on-prenatal-care Meleah Lyden Federal and state authorities are taking a 2-pronged approach to make it harder to get an abortion /government-politics/2026-02-09/federal-and-state-authorities-are-taking-a-2-pronged-approach-to-make-it-harder-to-get-an-abortion Anti-abortion conservatives have long sought to force Planned Parenthood’s clinics to close their doors and to make it harder, if not impossible, to get abortion pills as part of a two-pronged approach to limit access to abortion. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-09/federal-and-state-authorities-are-taking-a-2-pronged-approach-to-make-it-harder-to-get-an-abortion Naomi Cahn and Sonia Suter | The Conversation Florida and Texas file FDA lawsuit to limit access to abortion drugs /government-politics/2025-12-12/florida-and-texas-file-fda-lawsuit-to-limit-access-to-abortion-drugs Florida and Texas have filed a lawsuit challenging more than two decades of federal-government decisions that cleared the way for the use of abortion drugs — and said the availability of the drugs through the mail has interfered with state laws designed to prevent abortions. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:38:23 GMT /government-politics/2025-12-12/florida-and-texas-file-fda-lawsuit-to-limit-access-to-abortion-drugs Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida Florida is suing Planned Parenthood over its advertising for abortion drugs /health/2025-11-07/planned-parenthood-abortion-drugs Attorney General James Uthmeier accuses Planned Parenthood of falsely advertising that abortion medication is safer than Tylenol. The company says the lawsuit is political. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:38:29 GMT /health/2025-11-07/planned-parenthood-abortion-drugs The News Service of Florida Costa Rica's president limits abortion to life-threatening cases /americas/2025-10-16/costa-ricas-president-limits-abortion-to-life-threatening-cases Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves has further restricted access to abortion, limiting it to situations when the mother’s life is in danger. The country’s previous regulations also allowed abortions if a pregnancy posed a threat to the mother’s health. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:26:32 GMT /americas/2025-10-16/costa-ricas-president-limits-abortion-to-life-threatening-cases Associated Press Florida abortion numbers fall as national rates rise /health/2025-07-01/florida-abortion-numbers-fall-as-national-rates-rise It's been about three years since the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the Dobbs case, which overturned Roe v Wade and allowed states to regulate access to abortions. But since then, abortion numbers have actually risen across the count Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT /health/2025-07-01/florida-abortion-numbers-fall-as-national-rates-rise Joe Mario Pedersen Abortion bans lead to higher rates of relationship violence, study shows /health/2025-06-27/abortion-bans-lead-to-higher-rates-of-relationship-violence-study-shows “Every rapist in Florida, every wife beater in Florida is hoping that these bans stay, that the bans spread, that they continue, that they become more and more extreme,” said Kira-Lynn Ferderber, of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:04:00 GMT /health/2025-06-27/abortion-bans-lead-to-higher-rates-of-relationship-violence-study-shows Chris Young | WMNF Florida congresswoman says abortion law 'fearmongering' delayed her care for ectopic pregnancy /health/2025-06-25/florida-congresswoman-says-abortion-law-fearmongering-delayed-her-care-for-ectopic-pregnancy Rep. Kat Cammack tells the Wall Street Journal that doctors delayed ending her life-threatening pregnancy because they were worried about losing their licenses or going to jail. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:01:00 GMT /health/2025-06-25/florida-congresswoman-says-abortion-law-fearmongering-delayed-her-care-for-ectopic-pregnancy Rick Mayer Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions /government-politics/2025-06-04/trump-administration-revokes-emergency-abortion-guidance The Trump administration has announced that it is revoking guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:55:13 GMT /government-politics/2025-06-04/trump-administration-revokes-emergency-abortion-guidance Amanda Seitz and Geoff Mulvihill |The Associated Press Abortion groups, doctors on 1-year anniversary of 6-week abortion ban declare: ‘We’re still here’ /government-politics/2025-05-05/abortion-ban-1-year-florida Data show the six-week ban has led to a sharp decline in the number of abortions. Mon, 05 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-05-05/abortion-ban-1-year-florida Jackie Llanos and Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix