abortion rights

Louisiana women had more abortions last year despite the state’s near-total ban, according to new data released three years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

The case against a Louisiana law that classifies common pregnancy medications as controlled dangerous substances can proceed, a Louisiana judge ruled Thursday.

A Louisiana bill that would let family members sue medical providers and drug manufacturers over suspected abortions passed a House committee on Monday, despite pushback from doctors, pharmacists and reproductive rights advocates who fear it could leave providers open to frivolous lawsuits — even from family members of rapists.

A New York doctor was indicted alongside a Louisiana mother who allegedly received the mailed package and gave the pills prescribed by the physician to her minor daughter.

The 2024 election was perhaps the biggest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and the results are a mixed bag, including for those living in the South.

A new survey suggests the number of abortions among women in Louisiana may have risen since the state banned nearly all abortions.

In a video released Thursday, she says women are born with "individual freedom." Her memoir is coming out a year after former President Donald Trump said he was "able to kill Roe v. Wade."

A Louisiana woman who spoke at the Democratic National Convention about being denied miscarriage care in the wake of Louisiana’s abortion ban is criticizing Attorney General Liz Murrill and anti-abortion leaders for their reactions to her speech.

Louisiana native Kaitlyn Joshua will speak at the Democratic National Convention Monday to share her story of being denied health care after a miscarriage in the wake of the state's near-total abortion ban.