While the early focus on a Trump administration Food and Drug Administration has been on vaccine policy, one of its first moves could be overhauling the federal rules that have made it easier to access the widely used abortion pill mifepristone.

Gaining even stronger support from Republicans is a top priority for anti-abortion advocates looking towards state-policy goals in 2026.

Abortion-rights activists say it’s imperative they figure out what went wrong in the wake of their worst setback since the fall of Roe two years ago.

Florida’s abortion rights groups are taking stock after a narrow loss in last week’s ballot referendum but say the fight to overturn the state’s six-week abortion ban isn’t over. Florida became the first state to reject an abortion rights amendment since Roe v.

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday.

Abortion-related ballot initiatives were voted on in 10 states during the election. Here is a state-by-state breakdown of where abortion currently stands in each state.

This belief shaped the party’s 2024 strategy. Abortion was “by far the most prevalent topic in 2024 Democratic messaging,” Politico reported, “beating out health care, the economy and immigration.” The Harris campaign’s final round of advertisements mentioned abortion more than any other subject, according to the Wesleyan Media Project.

Activists give their verdicts on the fate of abortion rights in America with conservatives in majority control.

Mike Pence said choosing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a departure from what he framed as the Trump-Pence administration's general opposition to abortion access.

Voters across seven states approved ballot measures to safeguard abortion rights through their state constitutions, a result that could soon bolster reproductive health care for more than 2 million American women.

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Kennedy "should be deeply concerning to millions of pro-life Americans."

California laws governing health insurance, access to abortion and health care for undocumented immigrants could be contested during a second Trump administration.