Abortion

Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy before birth. Related topics include women’s issues, healthcare, and religion.

In 2022, 61% of Americans said abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and 37% said it should be illegal. Also, 86% of Republicans, 95% of Democrats, and 93% of Independents supported abortion when a mother's life is endangered.

Generally, Democrats push for protecting abortion rights and expanding abortion access; Republicans push for tighter restrictions on abortion rights and less abortion access.

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Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Telehealth Access to Mifepristone

Alito pauses abortion pill restrictions for 1 week

The Hill

Supreme Court restores abortion pill access — for now

Politico

Samuel Alito halts appeals court ruling blocking mail-order abortion pills

Washington Examiner

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Biden Admin 'Weaponized' the FACE Act: DOJ Report

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Annual 'March for Life' Comes as Trump Admin Targets Controversial Abortion Research

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Tracking Trump’s Campaign Promises

News

Tracking Trump’s Campaign Promises

AllSides Staff

June 4th, 2026

IVF Expansions, Gun Deregulations and Abortion Complications: Latest News You Likely Missed

News

IVF Expansions, Gun Deregulations and Abortion Complications: Latest News You Likely Missed

Malayna J. Bizier

May 22nd, 2026

Student Journalism Contest: All Sides of North Dakota’s Abortion Ban

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Student Journalism Contest: All Sides of North Dakota’s Abortion Ban

Guest Writer - Right

January 30th, 2026

The Patchwork Politics of Abortion Pill Access in Post-Dobbs America

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The Patchwork Politics of Abortion Pill Access in Post-Dobbs America

The Alliance for Civic Engagement

August 22nd, 2025

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Abortion Rises in Importance as a Voting Issue, Driven by Democrats

Pew Research Center

About six-in-ten Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases

Pew Research Center

What the data says about abortion in the U.S.

Pew Research Center

Like Americans overall, Catholics vary in their abortion views, with regular Mass attenders most opposed

Pew Research Center

Wide partisan gaps in abortion attitudes, but opinions in both parties are complicated

Pew Research Center

Public Opinion on Abortion | Views on abortion, 1995-2021

Pew Research Center

Psychological Consequences of Abortion among the Post Abortion Care Seeking Women in Tehran

National Library of Medicine

Major Psychological Effects Associated With Abortion

Physicians for Life

Major Psychological Effects Associated With Abortion

Physicians for Life

What did Roe v. Wade actually say? The landmark abortion rights ruling, explained

USA TODAY

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Balanced News about Abortion on AllSides

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News from the Right

Supreme Court restores abortion pill access — for now

Politico

The Trump Administration Is Coming After Birth Control Access in a Terrifying New Way

New York Times (Opinion)

Trump has turned Title X upside down: from a contraception program into a pronatalist machine

The Guardian

Justice Department releases report accusing Biden-era DOJ of uneven enforcement of FACE Act law

CBS News (Online)

Trump Buries the 20th Century

Politico

Trump administration to block foreign aid from those promoting abortion, DEI and gender identity

Associated Press

Hoping for More From Trump, Abortion Opponents Gather in Washington

New York Times (News)

Trump's Abortion Strategy? Do Nothing. But His Base Has Other Plans.

Mother Jones

Lawsuit dismissed after Trump admin quietly restored tens of millions to Planned Parenthood

Politico

Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after court reverses a judge's earlier decision

Associated Press

Alito pauses abortion pill restrictions for 1 week

The Hill

Why is the Trump administration continuing Biden's abortion policies?

The Hill

At March for Life, Pro-Life Activists Want More From Trump

Newsweek

Trump Says He Didn't Know His Admin Gave Planned Parenthood Money Back

Newsweek

Gigafact

Trump administration revokes Biden era abortion rule for veterans

The Hill

Are aborted fetal cells used to make the MMR vaccine?

Gigafact

US judge blocks Trump-backed Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood

Reuters

US-funded contraceptives for poor nations to be burned in France, sources say

Reuters

Planned Parenthood sues over Trump megabill ‘defunding’ provision

The Hill

Media Shrug At Aborting Down Syndrome Baby But Cry 'Eugenics' At Sydney Sweeney's Cup Size

The Federalist

The New Pro-Life Challenge: Abortion Pills, Rising Numbers, and President Trump's Dilemma

CBN

Autopsy reveals Colorado teenager died after Planned Parenthood abortion

Washington Examiner

Samuel Alito halts appeals court ruling blocking mail-order abortion pills

Washington Examiner

Biden DOJ Enlisted Abortion Groups To Help Track Pro-Life Activists

The Daily Caller

Explosive Report: Biden DOJ Collaborated with Pro-Abortion Groups to Target Pro-Lifers

The Western Journal

Dozens Of Pro-Life Groups Urge DOJ To Stop 'Siding With' Abortion Pill Industry

The Federalist

America's Most Infamous Serial Baby Killer Kermit Gosnell Dead At 85

The Federalist

Vance tells March for Life that Trump administration is on their side, despite movement's misgivings on abortion pill and Hyde Amendment

Washington Examiner

Democrat Witness Lies About The Abortion Pill's Dangerous Side Effects

The Federalist