Brain-dead Georgia woman kept on life support due to state's abortion law

A Georgia mother declared brain dead at two months pregnant remains on life support due to the state’s heartbeat law, leaving her family without medical decision-making rights.

Texas bill increasing punishments for abortion pill distribution sparks Senate debate

A bill that recently passed through the Texas Senate, which could be considered a statewide ban on abortion pills, sparked a constitutionality debate on the Senate floor Monday.

Texas Senate Bill 31 looks to eliminate emergency abortion 'loopholes'

Texas lawmakers took up a trio of bills that aim at strengthening some of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. But one bill is intended to clarify when doctors can perform an abortion during an emergency — a situation some doctors say has been murky.

Three arrested, two accused of performing illegal abortions in Houston-area clinics

A Texas woman and a Cuban national living in Houston are accused of illegally providing abortions in the Houston area. FOX 26's Abigail Dye spoke with the Waller County District Attorney and a resident in the area.

Texas judge will let states challenge abortion pill access

A federal judge in Texas ruled that three states can challenge the current rules of accessibility for abortion pills.

Abortion pill access faces new legal hurdle nationwide after Texas ruling

A Texas judge has allowed three states to move forward with a legal challenge seeking to impose stricter rules on the abortion pill mifepristone, reigniting the battle over medication abortion access in the U.S.

Texas bill would reclassify abortion drugs as controlled substances

The bill is modeled after a Louisiana law that doctors say has created chaos for other gynecological issues best treated by these drugs.

Doctors say birth control, abortion pill requests have surged since election

Doctors saw a similar spike in birth control requests after Donald Trump was elected in 2016, “but the patients seem more afraid this time."

Abortion laws by state

Abortion was on the ballot in 10 states this year, bringing more changes to the patchwork of state abortion laws following the end of Roe v. Wade. Here's where abortion laws stand in each state.

Trump won't say how he voted on Florida abortion issue: 'Stop talking about it'

Donald Trump voted Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida, near his Mar-a-Lago club, where he was then asked twice by reporters how he voted on the state’s abortion measure.

Texas Dems target state's abortion ban following report of Houston woman's miscarriage death

According to the ProPublica report, a 28-year-old woman was in a Houston hospital bed for 40 hours, dilated and with her uterus exposed to bacteria before she delivered her deceased son. Her medical team said they could not act until a fetal heartbeat was no longer detected. She died of sepsis three days later.

US infant mortality rate rose after overturning of Roe v. Wade, study finds

U.S. infant mortality increased 7% in the months following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, according to a new study.