Abortion

Pope Leo decries use of military force in fiery 'state of the world' speech

Leo, the first US pope, said the weakness of international organizations in the face of global conflicts was "a particular cause for concern."

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, December 25, 2025.
A confrontation between pro-Palestinian protestors and Jewish congregants at Congregation Ohr Torah on Nov. 13, 2024

DOJ cites law designed to protect abortion clinics in suit against pro-Palestinian protesters

PROF. IDIT MAYA in her laboratory at the Rabin Medical Center.

Genetic model from Rabin Medical Center cuts pregnancy terminations

Pro-planned parenthood and pro-abortion activists demonstrate outside court in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 26, 2025.

US judge blocks Trump-backed Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood


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.

Republican candidate for governor compares Holocaust deaths to abortion

Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey faced condemnation from Democrats as well as some fellow Republicans for citing the Holocaust in the political debate over abortion.

 Gubernatorial candidate, Darren Bailey (R-IL) in Mendon

Indiana lawmakers approve first state abortion ban since Roe overturned

West Virginia is likely days away from passing a near-total abortion ban, and some 10 other Republican-led states have already implemented similarly strict prohibitions.

State lawmakers and members of the public gather in the Indiana House of Representatives for a special session to debate banning abortion in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, August 2, 2022.

Florida’s Jews are front-and-center in the abortion fight

Florida’s Jews have been uniquely positioned as leaders in the state fight for abortion protections.

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

Biden's new abortion executive order could fund interstate trips

US President Joe Biden to sign an executive order on Wednesday asking the health departments to consider the use of Medicaid funds when traveling out of state for abortions.

 US President Joe Biden signs 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

Kansas votes to preserve abortion rights in first post-Roe v. Wade election test

Political analysts had considered the amendment likely to pass, given that Republicans typically turn out in greater numbers for the state's primary elections than Democrats and independents.

 A protester holds a sign during nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, at Duncan Plaza in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, May 14, 2022.

Abortion restrictions threaten financial security, women say

After the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, a federal court in Georgia ruled that a restrictive abortion law could take effect. Two women weigh in.

 Abortion rights activists hold a "My Body My Choice" sign as they protest at the Federal Courthouse Plaza, after the overturning of Roe Vs. Wade by the US Supreme Court, in Austin, Texas, on June 24, 2022.

US House passes bill to protect access to contraception

The bill passed the Democratic-controlled House on a vote of 228-195, with all 220 Democrats and eight of the chamber's 211 Republicans supporting it.

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