Women's Health

Plaintiffs said it was unusual for the Fifth Circuit to hold oral arguments and that it simply needed to send the case back to the lower court.

The agency's decision to ease access to the drug mifepristone comes at a time when abortion rights are being increasingly restricted nationwide.

The high court dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice's request to block the law.

The CDC released two reports Friday following months of warnings from doctors and health officials that this group is particularly vulnerable to COVID.

Clinicians say they are seeing an influx of "panicked" patients trying to avoid an unwanted pregnancy.

Advocates for abortion rights used to commonly assert that the procedure should be "safe, legal and rare," but that motto has become deeply controversial as the movement tries to remove stigma.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday over the law.

Researchers say the drop in procedures has been steeper than when other new abortion restrictions have gone into effect in Texas.

The side effects of many common contraceptives are already difficult, and many Texans are now navigating that landscape without a comprehensive sex education, supportive doctors or health insurance.

The court will consider the legality of the law on Nov. 1. The highly unusual court action is an indication of deep internal splits within the court.