Abortion

Feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem dies at 92

Steinem "passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her," according to the statement. 

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
Writer and activist Gloria Steinem attends the "Make Equality Reality" event held in Beverly Hills, California November 3, 2014.
Picture of pills and medical file with the word abortion on it.

Israel abortion application rates decline, with nearly all requests gaining approval, CBS reports

The rate of abortion applications decreased in 2024, and 99.8% of applications were approved in line with Israeli eligibility restrictions, reflecting high fertility rates among Israeli women.

|ByRUBY SADIKMAN
Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women's Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, US.

FDA launches safety study of abortion pill Mifepristone with White House approval

In May, the US Supreme Court ensured the abortion pill could continue to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed by mail when it restored a 2023 federal rule.

|ByREUTERS
UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

The UN can't afford another appeaser: Why Michelle Bachelet must not lead - opinion

Systematically, Bachelet applied a double standard against the Jewish state, which she condemned more than any other country in the world.

|ByHILLEL NEUER

US appeals court preserves limited approval of abortion pill

The appeals court declined to block portions of Kacsmaryk's order, effectively reinstating restrictions on the pill's distribution that had been lifted since 2016.

APRIL 13, 2023ByREUTERS
Used boxes of Mifepristone pills, the first drug used in a medical abortion, fill a trash can at Alamo Women's Clinic in New Mexico

Over half of Americans say abortion pills should be legal in the US - survey

The Pew poll comes as the US government filed a bid on Monday for an emergency stay of a Texas federal judge’s ruling that suspended approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.

APRIL 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Used boxes of Mifepristone pills, the first drug used in a medical abortion, fill a trash can at Alamo Women's Clinic in New Mexico

Jewish chair of Florida’s Democratic Party arrested at abortion rights protest

The chair and state Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book were released overnight.

APRIL 5, 2023ByBEN SALES/JTA
Nikki Fried gives her campaign speech during the gala event of the Florida Democratic Party Leadership Blue 2022 convention in Tampa, Florida, US July 16, 2022.

US arrests man for firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion group's office

The fire at Wisconsin Family Action's office occurred just days after Politico on May 2 published a draft of the US Supreme Court's blockbuster ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

MARCH 28, 2023ByREUTERS
A threat is spray painted on the building wall near Wisconsin Family Action's offices in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. May 8, 2022

Polish court rules activist guilty of helping terminate pregnancy

Along with Malta, Poland's anti-abortion laws are among the most restrictive in Europe, allowing for termination only in specific circumstances.

MARCH 14, 2023ByREUTERS
Used boxes of Mifepristone pills, the first drug used in a medical abortion, fill a trash can at Alamo Women's Clinic in New Mexico

US VP Harris to defend abortion pill facing legal attack

Mifepristone is approved for medication abortion in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy in combination with another drug, misoprostol.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023ByREUTERS
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a Veterans Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 11, 2022.

Jewish communities nationwide gather in person and online to observe Repro Shabbat

1500 synagogues are expected to join the third annual shabbat commemorating reproductive rights.

FEBRUARY 18, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
National Council of Jewish Women leaders and advocates rallied on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to show support for abortion access, Dec. 1, 2021.

Sundance documentary ‘Under G-d’ details the Jewish legal response to the Dobbs decision

Filmmaker Paula Eiselt found a Jewish angle: the rabbis and Jewish organizations who are helping lead the charge in bringing lawsuits against the Dobbs decision.

JANUARY 24, 2023BySTEPHEN SILVER/JTA
Abortion rights demonstrators protest outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, US, June 24, 2022.

Five rabbis sue Missouri over abortion bans on religious freedom grounds

They are seeking to overturn a blanket ban on abortions except in the case of a medical emergency.

JANUARY 21, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
THE ‘JEWISH RALLY for Abortion Justice’ rally near the US Capitol in May. The rally, hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women, took place two weeks after the leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s potential decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Abortion opponents push post-Roe agenda at annual Washington march

March for Life plans to ramp up its marches across different states, which started with the first state "March for Life" in Virginia in 2019.

JANUARY 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Anti-abortion activists hold a banner as they walk in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the annual "March for Life", in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2022.