Reproductive health advocates warn newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche could usher in nationwide abortion restrictions, citing leaked audio and his commitment to review the Comstock Act.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche privately assured religious leaders on a recorded conference call that the DOJ is working to restrict access to mail-order abortion drugs and make the Dobbs decision permanent nationwide.
Four years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion access in the US is complex. Despite bans in many states, the national number of abortions has risen due to telemedicine and mail-order pills. Anti-abortion politics face internal divisions and legal challenges, while supporters hail abortion pills as "unstoppable." Privacy concerns are evolving, with some women sharing their stories publicly.
The Supreme Court stayed a 5th Circuit ruling, allowing mifepristone abortion pills to remain available via telehealth nationwide while a Louisiana case proceeds.
The Supreme Court stayed a ruling that would have banned mifepristone from being mailed, keeping telehealth abortion access intact as a case proceeds through lower courts.
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.
YouGov polling for MSI Reproductive Choices finds 90% of UK adults support the right to access abortion, with support spanning political parties (94% Labour, 91% Conservative, 95% Green, 86% Reform). However, nearly one in five people believe abortion access could be reduced, rising to over a quarter of 18-25-year-olds, who cite US developments and rise of far right as concerns.
