While the early focus on a Trump administration Food and Drug Administration has been on vaccine policy, one of its first moves could be overhauling the federal rules that have made it easier to access the widely used abortion pill mifepristone.
Gaining even stronger support from Republicans is a top priority for anti-abortion advocates looking towards state-policy goals in 2026.
Florida’s abortion rights groups are taking stock after a narrow loss in last week’s ballot referendum but say the fight to overturn the state’s six-week abortion ban isn’t over. Florida became the first state to reject an abortion rights amendment since Roe v.
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday.
The president-elect has claimed he will veto a federal abortion ban. But that’s not the only way Trump could effectively block abortion access across the U.S. In the lead up to the election, Donald Trump would not directly answer questions about his plans for enacting a federal abortion ban,
Mike Pence said choosing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a departure from what he framed as the Trump-Pence administration's general opposition to abortion access.
While reproductive rights groups say they want to fight for everyone's bodily autonomy, trans activists say some 'allies' won't even acknowledge their existence — and with Project 2025 looming, the stakes have never been higher.
Abortion-related ballot initiatives were voted on in 10 states during the election. Here is a state-by-state breakdown of where abortion currently stands in each state.
Despite a strong showing of support for abortion rights on Election Day, the abortion access landscape in the United States won’t change immediately. And under President Donald Trump’s second term, it will remain heavily fragmented — and vulnerable to future restriction.
Voters across seven states approved ballot measures to safeguard abortion rights through their state constitutions, a result that could soon bolster reproductive health care for more than 2 million American women.
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Kennedy "should be deeply concerning to millions of pro-life Americans."
Trump's HHS pick could reshape public health agencies and usher in a new era for vaccines, food, and medicines.