California prosecutors dropped charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, who secretly recorded videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s alleged sale of fetal tissue.
David Daleiden released sensational videos that alleged Planned Parenthood officials were selling fetal remains. The videos triggered multiple investigations in various states that cleared Planned Parenthood of wrongdoing.
Activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt reached a no-contest plea deal, ending years of criminal litigation over undercover Planned Parenthood videos.
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, LaDonna Prince decided to move her abortion clinic from Indiana, where abortion became banned, to a town just over the border in Illinois, where abortion is legal.
Several states are trying to curtail abortion medication by claiming mifepristone could contaminate drinking water.
Abortion opponents say they're feeling inspired by the reelection of President Donald Trump and recent court actions restricting the procedure.
President-elect Trump campaigned on leaving abortion decisions to the states, but that could prove a tough promise to keep as he returns to the Oval Office. Anti-abortion groups want Trump
Anti-abortion activist David Daleiden agreed to a one felony count conviction of illegally recording confidential conversations at Planned Parenthood meetings, resolving a yearslong criminal case in California.
The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient in a pill used for emergency contraception.
Abortion foes have long argued that morning-after pills like Ella can act as abortifacients, substances that cause abortion. These claims have been strongly debunked. Evidence shows that Ella, when taken at its standard 30-milligram dose, works by delaying ovulation, preventing fertilization.
Washington Democratic lawmakers are proposing taxpayer-funded colleges and universities provide abortion access.
President "Trump had a particularly significant impact on the 9th Circuit" in his first term, moving the reliably liberal appeals court to the right. That could influence abortion policy in the West.