National A judge halts South Carolina's new abortion law pending state Supreme Court review A judge put South Carolina's new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold until the state Supreme Court can review the measure. The Associated Press
National With growing abortion restrictions, Democrats push for over-the-counter birth control With abortion increasingly restricted in many states, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), hopes to persuade Republicans to back insurance coverage for over-the-counter birth control. Sarah McCammon
National Nebraska passes 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care The state's Legislature passed a 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care for people under 19. The state's Republican governor has promised to sign it into law. The Associated Press
National Maternity homes provide support in a post-Roe world, but not without conditions A crisis pregnancy center in Idaho opened a maternity home in the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The residents have more complicated stories than the home's founders expected. Katia Riddle
National He helped craft the 'bounty hunter' abortion law in Texas. He's just getting started The attorney Jonathan Mitchell is known for leveraging the law to achieve his conservative clients' goals — regardless of the potential political fallout. Sarah McCammon
Health Here's what really happened during the abortion drug's approval 23 years ago A Texas judge ruled that the Food and Drug Administration wrongly approved mifepristone in 2000 and accused it of doing a rush job. Here's what really went down. Sydney Lupkin
Health The pharmaceutical industry urges courts to preserve access to abortion pill As the debate over mifepristone makes its way to the Supreme Court, the pharmaceutical industry has raised concerns that ruling against the FDA could chill the development of new drugs. Becky Sullivan
National Florida has a new abortion ban after 6 weeks, but it can't go into effect yet The ban gives Gov. DeSantis a key political victory among Republican primary voters as he prepares to launch a presidential candidacy built on his national brand as a conservative standard bearer. The Associated Press
National Documents in abortion pill lawsuit raise questions about ex-husband's claims A Texas man is suing three women he says helped his ex-wife obtain an abortion "without even his knowledge." Experts say documents related to the case suggest he might have known ahead of time. Sarah McCammon
National California strikes deal to stock up on abortion pills California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state is stocking up on misoprostol, a drug used around the world, in case another drug is taken off the market Sarah McCammon
