Abortion

Far-right figure James Fishback likens abortion to Holocaust, demands US decouple from Israel

“Abortion is a holocaust, and by every single historical metric available, it was worse than the other one,” Fishback said, claiming that “61 million children have been killed" since Roe v. Wade.

Republican Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback takes a picture with a supporter after giving a campaign speech at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, US April 23, 2026.
Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office.

Senate panel questions Trump FDA nominee Heidi Overton on vaccines, abortion pill, agency morale

Writer and activist Gloria Steinem attends the "Make Equality Reality" event held in Beverly Hills, California November 3, 2014.

Feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem dies at 92

 Picture of pills and medical file with the word abortion on it.

Israel abortion application rates decline, with nearly all requests gaining approval, CBS reports


Over 60 clinics in 15 US states ceased abortion care post-Roe - study

As Roe v. Wade was overturned, some states rush to enforce restrictions more than others.

 Abortion rights demonstrators protest outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, US, June 24, 2022.

World leaders want to work with Italian gov't despite far-right views

Giorgia Meloni looked set to become Italy's first woman prime minister at the head of its most right-wing government since World War Two.

 Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne gestures as she attends a handover ceremony in the courtyard of Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, May 16, 2022.

Arizona abortion ruling will set women back 'more than a century' - White House

An Arizona judge ruled that ban on abortion set more than a century ago could be enforced in 2022 in the same manner as in 1901.

 Abortion rights activists protest against probable overturn of Roe v. Wade

Biden suggests support for filibuster change to legalize abortion

Democrats hold a bare majority in the Senate now, and two Democratic senators, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema, have opposed ending the filibuster.

US President Joe Biden addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, September 21, 2022.

Positive views of US Supreme Court sharply decline after Roe v. Wade overturn - PEW

The survey was conducted within the first two weeks of August and included over 7,600 American adults in the process. 

 ABORTION RIGHTS demonstrators protest outside the US Supreme Court, as it announced the overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision in June.

Google will label which health clinics provide abortions

The increase in information that the search engine plans to display for users comes after lawmakers criticized the company for featuring anti-abortion clinics in searches.

 The Google logo at Alphabet's Googleplex headquarters in Mountain View, California, in 2018.

White House marks Women's Equality Day with abortion rights push

About half of US states have or are expected to seek to ban or curtail abortions following the Supreme Court ruling.

The White House (illustrative).

Texas judge blocks Biden administration emergency abortion guidance

The judge declined to bar the guidance from being enforced nationwide and instead only blocked the HHS from enforcing it in Texas and against two anti-abortion groups of doctors.

 US President Joe Biden speaks after signing an executive order to help safeguard women's access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court last month overturned Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion, at the White House in Washington, US, July 8, 2022.

Abortion rights will be a top issue in midterm elections, Pew study finds

An August Pew Research Center poll found that 56% of US voters now say access to abortion is "very important," an increase that has come virtually all from Democrats.

 ABORTION RIGHTS demonstrators protest outside the US Supreme Court, as it announced the overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision in June.

Israeli women enjoy more freedom, gender equality than other countries - opinion

While there is definitely still room for improvement, women in Israel can be reassured that we are thankfully in a relatively strong position compared with many of our sisters abroad.

 PROTESTING THE US decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, in Tel Aviv, July 4.