
New York to protect doctors for out-of-state telehealth abortion visits
The law specifically aims to protect New York doctors who use telehealth systems to prescribe abortion pills for patients in states where abortion is banned.
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The law specifically aims to protect New York doctors who use telehealth systems to prescribe abortion pills for patients in states where abortion is banned.
Saturday marked one year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Both supporters of abortion rights and anti-abortion rights advocates held protests and rallies nationwide to mark the day. Michael George reports.
Nearly one year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, President Biden on Friday signed an executive order designed to protect access to contraception.
While other states have instituted de facto bans on the medication by broadly prohibiting abortion, Wyoming in March became the first U.S. state to specifically ban abortion pills.
The group that provided the pills, thinking the woman was only seven weeks pregnant, says the case shows "the desperate need" for reform of U.K. abortion laws.
A federal appeals court in New Orleans, composed of conservative judges, heard arguments Wednesday over the legal status of the widely-used abortion pill mifepristone. Elizabeth Wydra, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, breaks down Wednesday's hearing and examines where the case goes from here.
Anti-abortion groups claim the FDA's green light of mifepristone forces them into situations where they must perform elective abortions.
The governor of North Carolina is railing against the state legislature's vote to override his veto of a ban on most abortions after 12 weeks. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court in New Orleans is hearing arguments Wednesday over the legal status of the abortion pill mifepristone. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.
Meet the Netherlands-based doctor who has become the "main provider" of medication abortions for women in U.S. states with restrictive laws.
The decision from the Supreme Court blocks lower court orders that would have restricted the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.
The Supreme Court has maintained the FDA's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, but access to the pill is still only temporary while legal proceedings continue. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more on what comes next in the case.
The Supreme Court has maintained the FDA's approval of mifepristone, preserving access to the abortion pill for now. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.
The U.S. Supreme Court has until midnight Friday to rule on access to a widely used abortion pill. At issue is whether a lower court's restrictions on mifepristone can take effect or should be on hold during appeals. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford joins us with more on the case.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended a temporary pause of a lower court order that limited use of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone to Friday. Access to the pill still stands while the court makes its final decision. Jan Crawford reports from the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has extended its deadline until Friday to decide if the abortion pill mifepristone should remain available nationwide. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily extended access to the abortion pill mifepristone, but did not give an explanation why. The justices now have until Friday to decide whether to allow restrictions of the drug to take effect -- while a legal challenge to the medication's FDA approval continues on. Chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has the latest.
The Biden Administration has maintained it will continue to advocate for abortion access across the country. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said prior to the Supreme Court's decision Wednesday that the White House is preparing for a long legal fight if necessary. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined with more.
The Supreme Court has temporarily extended access to the abortion pill mifepristone until at least midnight on Friday. The move gives the court more time to consider the case. CBS News' chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more.
The U.S. Supreme Court has until Wednesday night at midnight to decide if the abortion pill mifepristone can remain on the market following a Texas judge's ruling. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford is at the Supreme Court with more on the case and what's expected to happen next.
A few days after a federal judge in Texas moved to suspend the abortion drug mifepristone, the Supreme Court intervened to temporarily preserve FDA approval and consumer access to it. Nancy Cordes reports.
Many women feel access to reproductive health care is getting harder, not easier.
The Department of Justice is asking the Supreme Court to keep access to an abortion pill, free of restrictions imposed by a lower court ruling. DOJ and the drug manufacturer filed separate emergency requests Friday. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson discusses the requests.
Limits on how late into a pregnancy the drug can be taken, who can prescribe it and how it can be dispensed were set to take effect Saturday at 1 a.m.
After courts issued competing decisions on access to the abortion medication Mifepristone, the Supreme Court is likely to make the decision just 10 months after it overturned Roe v. Wade. Nancy Cordes reports from the steps of the Supreme Court.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement the Justice Department "strongly disagrees" with the decision from an appeals court.
The president made the move despite data showing crime has declined in the city in recent years.
President Trump announced E.J. Antoni as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday, after he fired the former commissioner earlier this month and blamed her for a weaker-than-expected jobs report
Four CDC workers, who were not authorized to speak publicly, told CBS News under the condition of anonymity that they were "deeply disappointed and frustrated" by an apparent lack of leadership following Friday's shooting.
Three officials involved in President Trump's controversial L.A. National Guard deployment testified in court Monday.
Two workers died and at least 10 people were injured after multiple explosions at the U.S. Steel Clairton plant.
President Trump has extended a temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war, preventing tariffs on China from leaping to at least 80%.
Three people were killed and a suspect was arrested after a shooting at a Target store parking lot in North Austin, police said.
President Trump says he expects to know quickly if a deal can be made with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to halt the war in Ukraine.
A federal judge on Monday denied a request from the Trump administration to unseal grand jury material in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell.