The War on Reproductive Rights

Trump's executive order on gender includes language referencing 'at conception,' signaling alignment with anti-abortion movement efforts to establish fetal personhood. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed staff to freeze passport applications with 'X' sex markers following the gender executive order.

Trump and Vice President Vance backed anti-abortion activists at March for Life speeches, with both indicating the U.S. Justice Department will no longer prosecute anti-abortion activists.

Trump signed executive orders on Air Force One targeting abortion rights, including reinstatement of the 'global gag rule' (also known as the 'Mexico City policy') which halts US funds to overseas groups that provide abortion services.

CDC webpages containing public health information on contraception, gender-affirming care, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV are being removed or intermittently disappearing as the Trump administration targets federal health information resources.

A Missouri lawmaker proposed legislation to create a registry of pregnant women 'at risk' for abortions, with connected databases for pregnant women and those seeking to adopt.

The Trump administration launched fresh attacks on abortion rights, dropping an emergency lawsuit in Idaho and backing South Carolina in a case involving Planned Parenthood funding. These actions mark a continued assault on reproductive rights policies.

A Guttmacher Institute report found that 155,000 people crossed state lines for abortion procedures, double the number who did so before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The data reflects increased abortion travel as Trump cuts federal tracking research.

Health Secretary RFK Jr. ordered a review of mifepristone (the abortion pill) at the FDA, citing 'new data' from a flawed study that anti-abortion groups are using to pressure the government. The move signals potential regulatory action on abortion access.

At least 20 Planned Parenthood clinics have shuttered amid political turbulence, with the reproductive health organization navigating loss of federal funding and fresh threats. The closures reflect the broader political pressure facing the organization under the Trump administration.

The Trump administration rescinded guidance issued by Biden officials protecting women in need of emergency abortions under federal law, with abortion rights supporters warning the move will endanger pregnant patients' lives.

The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for South Carolina and other states to defund Planned Parenthood by allowing them to block clinics that provide abortions from receiving Medicaid funds.

Planned Parenthood sued the Trump administration over funding cuts, estimating that the defunding could force approximately 200 of their clinics to close. A pregnant doctor also sued the Trump administration over RFK Jr.'s advisory against COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children.

Planned Parenthood offices began rejecting Medicaid after Trump signed a bill to defund the healthcare organization, though some offices continued treating patients as a court order recently blocked a provision in Trump's policy bill.

The Trump administration announced plans to destroy nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives intended for women overseas as part of shuttering USAID operations, at a cost of $167,000 to U.S. taxpayers.

A federal judge orders the Trump administration to continue Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, blocking the administration's effort to defund the reproductive health organization.

Trump administration officials are looking to roll back a Biden-era policy that allows abortion services at Veterans Affairs hospitals, which would prohibit abortions for veterans even in cases of rape, incest, or threats to health.

The Trump administration issued a new rule banning abortions for veterans at Veterans Affairs facilities even in cases of rape and incest, despite nearly one-third of female veterans being sexual assault survivors.

A court ruled that Trump can block Medicaid funds to defund Planned Parenthood. The reproductive rights group condemned the ruling as a 'backdoor abortion ban' and warned that up to 200 US clinics may face closure.

Louisiana issued a warrant for a California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills, part of efforts by anti-abortion activists and red states to target telemedicine abortion providers across state lines.

The Trump administration banned the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from providing abortions to veterans, with the Justice Department determining the procedure was not legally sound under current policy.

A federal appeals court reversed an injunction that had blocked the Trump administration's efforts to defund Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood in 22 states, allowing the defunding to proceed.

Wyoming's Supreme Court struck down near-total abortion bans in a 4-1 ruling, determining that laws including restrictions on abortion pills violated a state constitutional amendment protecting healthcare choices.

Trump administration announced it will block foreign aid that subsidizes DEI initiatives and trans rights programs overseas, marking a dramatic expansion of the 'Mexico City policy,' which abortion rights supporters call the 'global gag rule.'

Critics report that the Trump administration has transferred pregnant immigrant girls, some as young as 13 and many pregnant due to rape, from other states to Texas to avoid providing abortions. Former officials have characterized the practice as a human rights violation.

The U.S. health department is investigating 13 states that require insurance plans to cover abortion, looking into alleged disregard or confusion about the federal Weldon amendment. This action reflects the administration's effort to restrict abortion coverage.

The Trump administration introduced new Title X guidance that addresses contraception access in a limited manner, mentioning contraception only once in the guidance document. Critics view this as a concerning step toward restricting birth control access.

A federal appeals court restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone by blocking its mailing, requiring distribution through in-person means only according to a decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Danco Laboratories, an abortion pill maker, filed an emergency appeal to the US Supreme Court to halt a ban on mail-order access to the medication after a lower court blocked telemedicine providers from prescribing it.

A U.S. appeals court blocked mail-order access to abortion drugs, marking the most sweeping threat to abortion access since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Abortion rights supporters said the ruling severely restricts access.

The Supreme Court temporarily extended access to the abortion pill mifepristone, leaving women's access untouched until at least Thursday while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug to take effect.

The Supreme Court preserved women's access to mifepristone, the drug used in the most common method of abortion, by rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

A veterans group filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming that the Veterans Affairs department violates law by restricting abortion services for veterans and their dependents.

New Mexico announced it would continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after the Trump administration finalized a rule to end Medicaid support for such care, including hormones and speech therapy.