National How states giving rights to fetuses could set up a national case on abortion Fetal personhood made headlines recently when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are "extrauterine children." The ruling raised questions across the country about fetal personhood. Regan McCarthy
World France is about to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution France is holding a historic joint session of parliament to enshrine the right to an abortion in its constitution, making it the first country to do so. Eleanor Beardsley
National Montana judge declares 3 laws restricting abortion unconstitutional The decision cited a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the state Constitution's right to privacy includes a woman's right to abortion access. Shaylee Ragar
National Missouri advocates gather signatures for abortion legalization, but GOP hurdle looms Missouri has one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Abortion rights supporters have until May to gather over 171,000 signatures to have the issue appear before voters this fall. Jason Rosenbaum
The science of IVF: What to know about Alabama's 'extrauterine children' ruling Why are so many frozen embryos created? And how is the Alabama Supreme Court ruling likely to affect IVF in the future? Here's what you need to know. Maria Godoy
National 'Something needs to change.' Woman denied abortion in South Carolina challenges ban The state law has been interpreted as banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood argues the ban is vague and shouldn't apply until at least three weeks later in pregnancy. Victoria Hansen
Abortion pills that patients got via telehealth and the mail are safe, study finds The study looks at 6,000 patients who got abortion pills after an online appointment. It found that 99.7% of those abortions were not followed by any serious adverse events. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been retracted A research paper that raises questions about the safety of abortion has been retracted. The research is cited in a federal judge's ruling about the abortion pill mifepristone. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Congressional Democrats tell Biden to do more on abortion after Ohio woman's arrest A new letter to President Biden spearheaded by the Democratic Women's Caucus references the case of Brittany Watts, an Ohio woman who faced felony charges after suffering a miscarriage last year. Sarah McCammon
