Health Port Angeles pharmacy becomes first in Washington state approved for abortion drug mifepristone A pharmacy in Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula just became the first in the state to announce publicly that it will begin dispensing mifepristone — the first of two drugs used in most medication abortions. Eilís O'Neill
Latin America Mexico decriminalizes abortion, extending Latin American trend of widening access The country's Supreme Court ordered that abortion be removed from the federal penal code, ruling that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional and violate women's rights. The Associated Press
Politics These young Republicans want the GOP to do more to recruit young voters Younger voters favor Democrats by a wide margin, but the Republican Party is trying to change that with the RNC's new youth advisory council and other efforts to reach young voters where they are. Sarah McCammon
Law & Courts Idaho's 'abortion trafficking' law faces legal challenge "Soundside" host Libby Denkmann talks with KFF Health News Senior Correspondent Sarah Varney about the lawsuit filed this week against Idaho's "abortion travel ban." Libby Denkmann Jason Burrows
Law & Courts Groups sue to overturn Idaho abortion law Spokane Public Radio’s Brandon Hollingsworth reports. Brandon Hollingsworth
National Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks Iowa's Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a marathon session Tuesday. Gov. Kim Reynolds said she would sign the bill on Friday. The Associated Press
National In post-Roe Texas, 2 mothers with traumatic pregnancies walk very different paths The state's abortion bans make no exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies. Two women had devastating pregnancy diagnoses — one could leave the state for an abortion, and the other could not. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health A year after Dobbs and the end of Roe v. Wade, there's chaos and confusion With states empowered to regulate abortion, doctors say they're trapped by vague laws that criminalize care. And ongoing court battles make it hard to keep up with the procedure's legal status. Vanessa Romo
National Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming's 1st-in-the-nation abortion pill ban Attorneys for Wyoming failed to show that the ban wouldn't harm the plaintiffs before their lawsuit is resolved, Teton County Judge Melissa Owens ruled after hearing arguments from both sides. The Associated Press
National Nearly a year later, most Americans oppose Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe The latest Gallup poll also finds increased political polarization. Some 60% of Democrats said abortion should be legal under any circumstances, compared with 8% of Republicans. Sarah McCammon
