Millie CEO and founder Anu Sharma said that, while inherently political, AI tools such as an abortion training model developed in Texas can save lives.
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.
The new Trump administration could put a stop to pending litigation on the abortion pill mifepristone and other federal abortion policies through changes at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a top anti-abortion lawyer involved in several pending cases.
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.
Gov. Mike Braun's new executive order is aimed at making sure the state's pro-life laws are faithfully executed by the Indiana Department of Health.
As President Donald Trump's Cabinet and Administration nominees face confirmation hearings, they are set to wield control over a range of departments affecting everything from healthcare to the economy.
The role of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to lead HHS, remains uncertain as his confirmation hearing hasn't been scheduled. Kennedy has previously expressed support for abortion access, a very different stance from Trump. Planned Parenthood has more on abortion access and services.
Texas abortion restrictions are among the strictest in the nation, banning the procedure unless a pregnant person has a "life-threatening condition."
Senator Manka Dhingra, 45th District, addresses supporters to statewide abortion-access who rallied on the steps of the Legislative Building in Olympia, Wa. on Wednesday to honor the 52nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. The rally was hosted by the Pro-Choice Washington organization. Steve Bloom The Olympian
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, allowed three states to go forward with a lawsuit that seeks to change how mifepristone is used.
Patients and doctors have said the ban's only exception is so vague and the penalties are so steep that providers are reluctant to perform emergency abortions.