anti-abortion legislation

Kansas is home to 44 crisis pregnancy centers and seven abortion clinics.

The Kansas Supreme Court determined in 2019 that the state’s constitution protects abortion because it protects a woman’s right to personal autonomy.

Seeking to pull mifepristone from the drug market, the states argued that the FDA did not properly evaluate the pill's safety and effectiveness.

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board voted to table the approval of an emergency rule related to Gov. Kevin Stitt's recent anti-abortion executive order, which asked the agency to take certain actions regarding provider contracting.

Letitia James, New York's attorney general, said Texas has no authority to "impose its cruel abortion ban here."

New laws range from school vouchers and water infrastructure funding to a ban on city and county-funded abortion travel funds.

Across the 18 states that have banned or tightly restricted abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, questions have persisted over when doctors can perform abortions in medical emergencies.

On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released his official proclamation announcing a special legislative session. Texas lawmakers will be back in Austin starting on July 21. The session, which originally looked like it would focus on regulating THC, now includes several emergency preparedness topics.

There's no competitive bidding process through the state for pregnancy resource centers, faith-based groups and other nonprofits to get public money if they go through an organization like the Oklahoma Life Foundation.

Three related bills prompted substantial discussions in the Texas House and Senate this year. Two passed.