JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge blocked many of the state’s abortion restrictions Thursday, reimposing a preliminary injunction against them just a little over a month after the state’s highest court had lifted a previous hold. The order by Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang said the abortion restrictions likely violate a state…
Washington — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in a yearslong court fight over South Carolina’s attempt to boot Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program. The case arrives at the high court as the landscape for abortion care has shifted drastically following the reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022. A dozen states have…
Cecile Richards, a feminist activist and former president of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling cancer, her family said. Richards was 67. “This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie. Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she…