Washington state’s governor-elect Bob Ferguson continues to challenge restrictions on mifepristone: https://www.cascadepbs.org/politics/2024/11/bob-ferguson-continues-fight-against-abortion-pill-restrictions

States are spending millions of dollars in public money to fund anti-abortion clinics, also known as crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs): https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/crisis-pregnancy-center-public-funding-abortion-b2629678.html

Anti-abortion centers and their leaders have been campaigning against the abortion ballot measures in 10 states in the lead up to Election Day 2024: https://19thnews.org/2024/10/anti-abortion-centers-are-stepping-into-electoral-politics/

An investigation found thousands were billed for a variety of birth control and related services despite a federal law requiring most health insurance plans to pay for birth control care at no cost to the patient: https://www.scrippsnews.com/scripps-news-investigates/patients-have-paid-over-1-million-for-contraception-care-that-should-be-free

News From the States described the impacts of Hurricane Helene on high-risk pregnancies and abortion access in North Carolina: https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/hurricane-helene-jeopardized-high-risk-pregnancies-and-abortion-access-north-carolina

You can watch the new film Zurawski v. Texas here (Video): https://watch.eventive.org/togetherfilms/play/670db1d13a247100e803df13/670db1dc3f8905002cc42691

Why voters should pay attention to judicial elections: https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/why-voters-should-pay-attention-judicial-elections

Pharmacists can address women’s health gaps, especially in maternal health deserts, by prescribing contraceptives: https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/ncpa-2024-incorporating-hormonal-contraceptive-prescribing-benefits-patients-pharmacies

An Ohio judge permanently struck down the state’s six-week ban on abortion and criticized its Republican attorney general for attempting to circumvent the will of Ohioans who voted to enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution: https://www.reuters.com/legal/ohio-judge-blocks-heartbeat-abortion-ban-criticizes-republican-attorney-general-2024-10-24/

Birth control doesn’t cause abortions – but that misconception is blocking access: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/10/22/birth-control-misconceptions-block-access/74789961007/