Following a yearlong battle between the state and Planned Parenthood, an administrative commission said Missouri was wrong to threaten the clinic’s license.

Federal courts ruled against Republican-controlled states Texas, Alabama and Ohio, where officials ordered abortion providers to stop providing services during the pandemic.

Seven judges ruled that family planning centers cannot refer women for abortions and still receive federal money to care for lower-income earning women.

Population Institute:  “This report card is a call to action for all those who care about reproductive health and rights.”

High maternal mortality rates are connected to restrictions on abortion access, writes a social scientist.