Right now, abortion pills are at the centre of the fight over reproductive rights in the US. Access to them, control over them, even the question of how they’re classified is shaping what abortion looks like in practice. And that’s where this week’s contradiction starts. At the same time researchers are making a serious case... Read More

From last Friday to today Welcome to this week in US abortion access, where every time someone tries to shut it down, it reappears somewhere else. THE PILL PANIC IS BACK This week, lawmakers escalated attacks on abortion pills: Medication abortion is the primary way people access care in the US, making it the central... Read More

This week, a Georgia woman was charged with murder after allegedly taking abortion pills.👉 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/georgia-woman-bail-abortion-pills-murder-charge A judge set a $1 bail and questioned the case, but the damage is already done. Cases like this don’t need to succeed. They’re about intimidation. About sending a message: we can come after you. 💊 Pills Are the Target... Read More

A Week in US Reproductive Rights It’s been another dense and consequential week in the ever-shifting landscape of reproductive rights in the US. From courtrooms to statehouses, the post-Roe reality continues to evolve in ways that are both legally complex and deeply personal. Here’s a clear-eyed round-up of the most important developments since last Friday. Courts... Read More

At the centre of all this is Clause 208. It’s a small part of a much bigger, and problematic, bill that will bring in repressive measures to restrict the right to protest among other issues. But the proposed amendment on abortion goes to the core of how abortion is treated in this country. Right now,... Read More

MAKE A COMPLAINT Last night the BBC hosted James Orr, a Cambridge academic and senior adviser to Reform UK on its Question Time panel. James Orr has expressed support for a total ban on abortion, including in cases of rape. This is despite the fact that one in three women will have an abortion in... Read More

Another week, another escalation in the US far right’s campaign against abortion. Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion politicians have moved rapidly from restricting access to openly pushing for criminalisation — and in some cases punishments that could include life imprisonment or even the death penalty. Many of these efforts are driven by... Read More

As the world marks International Women’s Day, the state of reproductive rights in the US remains volatile, fragmented and deeply political. The past week’s headlines illustrate the reality of the post-Roe landscape: abortion access increasingly depends on geography, resources and the ability to travel. From immigration detention facilities to state ballot fights and the medical... Read More

As the world marks International Women’s Day, the state of reproductive rights in the United States remains volatile, fragmented and deeply political. Nearly four years after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organisation overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion access continues to shift week by week, shaped by state laws, litigation, and... Read More

Post-Roe America continues to feel less like a legal framework and more like a live experiment. Every week we have followed as  the fight shifts location: courtrooms, state lines, mailboxes, algorithms. This week it’s all four. Texas turns its sights back to abortion pills and out-of-state doctors   Texas filed a new lawsuit targeting providers outside... Read More