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The U.S. Supreme Court is blocking North Dakota from enforcing strict new restrictions on abortions.That effectively kills the law, and it could spell the…

Erica Wilson-Domer has been with Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio for 12 years, and will take over as its president and CEO on July 1, as groups gather signatures for an abortion rights amendment to make the ballot this fall.

Leah Hayes' new graphic novel presents, in simple terms and unassuming pinkish illustrations, the story of two women who decide to get abortions, the choices they make and the steps they go through.

Former U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde of Illinois has died at the age of 83. The Republican is best remembered as an anti-abortion crusader and the leader of the House impeachment proceedings against President Clinton, but he was more politically complex than the conservative caricature would suggest.

Despite President Trump's aim to make health care a "Republican issue" for the midterms, his speech left out scientific research, MAHA, abortion and rural health, among other issues.

A lawsuit in Texas seeks to overturn HIPAA privacy laws that protect private healthcare information, in part to enforce its strict abortion ban. Columbus is trying to become a defendant in the case to protect the law's rules keeping patient information private.

Medicaid pays for nearly half the births in the U.S., and centers that counsel women against abortion often help pregnant women enroll in Medicaid so they don't have to worry about health care costs.

The court is expected to render a decision that will determine the implementation of the Affordable Care Act's guarantee that no-cost prescription contraception be part of most health insurance plans.

Carrie Feibel is a senior editor on NPR's Science Desk, focusing on health care. She runs the NPR side of a joint reporting partnership with Kaiser Health News, which includes 30 journalists based at public radio stations across the country.

During 50 years of guerrilla war, FARC women rarely gave birth. Babies were considered a liability. Now rebels are becoming parents. "Many couples are very hopeful about the future," says a commander.