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An abortion rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, on March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) ** FILE **

Pro-lifers sound alarm over mail-order pills surpassing abortion travel

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Mifepristone tablets are seen at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Fueled by pills, the rate of abortions nationwide keeps rising after Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Abortion rights activists rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

More people are obtaining abortions, but fewer are traveling to other states for it, study finds

By Geoff Mulvihill - Associated Press

FILE - Abortion-rights activists rally outside the Supreme Court, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Risks of state abortion reporting mandates outweigh the benefits, an advocacy group says

By Geoff Mulvihill - Associated Press

From left, Gianna Young, holding a sign that reads "We Vote Pro-God Pro-America Pro-Life Pro-Freedom" and her brothers Lucas and Isaac, holding a "Choose Life" sign, march with their mom, Erin Young, during the Ohio March for Life in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. All three children are adopted. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

JAMA study finds 22,180 more births in first 14 states that restricted abortion

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

From left, Gianna Young, holding a sign that reads "We Vote Pro-God Pro-America Pro-Life Pro-Freedom" and her brothers Lucas and Isaac, holding a "Choose Life" sign, march with their mom, Erin Young, during the Ohio March for Life in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. All three children are adopted. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Late-term abortions spike in blue states amid liberal laws

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

With the U.S. Capitol in the background, a protester holds a sign in support of mifepristone as they march past the capitol following a Planned Parenthood rally in support of abortion access outside the Supreme Court on Saturday, April. 15, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) **FILE**

More women using abortion pills to end pregnancies despite state limits, safety concerns

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - Protesters on both sides of the issue hold signs as North Carolina House members debate, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. A federal judge on Saturday, Sept. 30, blocked two portions of North Carolina's new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

Report: Abortion declined significantly in North Carolina in first month after new restrictions

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

Barney Blacketer, 74, left, argues with Madison Thompson, 23, center, and Ariel Cravens, 23, outside the Robert E. Jones Municipal Building before members of the city council voted to approve an ordinance that would ban the mailing or shipping of abortion pills, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Danville, Ill. The Illinois city near its eastern border with Indiana on Tuesday banned the mailing or shipping of abortion pills, defying the state's Democratic attorney general and the American Civil Liberties Union who have repeatedly warned that the move violates Illinois law's protection of abortion as a fundamental right. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune via AP) ** FILE **

Increase in abortion casts doubts on effectiveness of states’ restrictions

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Boxes of the drug mifepristone line a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe v. Wade filed a lawsuit Friday, Nov. 18, 2022 that takes aim at medication abortions, asking a federal judge in Texas to undo decades-old approval of the preferred method of ending pregnancy in the U.S. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Jump in U.S. abortions from 2017-2020 reverses decades-long trend

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Illustration on the under-reporting of abortion data by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

What we don’t know about abortion can hurt us

By Kristan  Hawkins

Kermit Gosnell's "house of horrors" tale is being used to promote anti-abortion legislation and documentaries. A group of filmmakers in Philadelphia will debut their documentary on the trial on May 20. (Associated Press) **FILE**

‘Serial Killer’ podcast raises Gosnell warning with abortion laws in flux

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this file photo, two young women participate in a pro-life candlelight vigil organized by Students for Life at UGA held to protest Roe v. Wade at the University of Georgia Arch, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Athens, Ga. (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File)/Athens Banner-Herald via AP) ** FILE **

How the pro-life movement is winning

By Kellyanne Conway

A sign indicating a &quot;Medical Facility Quiet Zone&quot; is displayed outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic in Jackson, Miss., the state's only state licensed abortion facility, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. According to a report from the Guttmacher Institute released on Tuesday, June 15, 2022, fewer women were getting pregnant and a larger share of them chose abortion. About one in five pregnancies ended in abortion in 2020. There were 3.6 million births, a decline between 2017 and 2020. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

US abortions rise: 1 in 5 pregnancies terminated in 2020

By Carla K. Johnson - Associated Press

Beila Kraus, 15, far right, of Westchester, N.Y., and Ian Davey, 19, of Cleveland, Ohio, center, join protesters outside the Supreme Court in support of abortion rights, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Abortions up after three-decade decline ahead of Supreme Court decision

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Containers of the medication used to end an early pregnancy sit on a table inside a Planned Parenthood clinic, Oct. 29, 2021, in Fairview Heights, Ill. A report released Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 says most U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery. The trend spiked during the pandemic as telemedicine increased and pills by mail were allowed. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Abortion pills become next battleground as Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, June 4, 2019, file photo, a Planned Parenthood clinic is seen in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ** FILE **

Roe v. Wade outcry comes with U.S. abortion rate at historic low

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt poses for a photo with the bill he signed, making it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Oklahoma City, following a bill signing ceremony. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Abortion rights without Roe poised to splinter across states, jurisdictions, courts

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Monday carried by Rep. Sharon Greef, R-Florence, to require informed consent before a medication-induced abortion. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)

State legislatures on track to make history with ‘unprecedented’ wave of pro-life bills

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 18, 2019, file photo, anti-abortion activists protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, during the March for Life in Washington. The number and rate of abortions across the United States have plunged to their lowest levels since the procedure became legal nationwide in 1973, according to new figures released Wednesday, Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Number of abortions in US falls to lowest since 1973

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press