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Boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, are seen at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 9, 2024. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
May 15, 2026

Supreme Court lets abortion pill mail delivery continue

The U.S. Supreme Court ensured that the abortion pill can continue to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed by mail, as the justices restored for now a 2023 federal rule.

Boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, are seen at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 9, 2024. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
May 4, 2026

Supreme Court lets abortion pill mail delivery restart for now

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily reinstated a federal rule allowing the abortion pill to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed through the mail.

Boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, are seen at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 9, 2024. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
May 2, 2026

US court blocks mail-order access to abortion drugs, for now

A US appeals court temporarily blocked the FDA rule allowing mail-order access to abortion drug mifepristone, limiting availability nationwide.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, July 1, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo)
Apr 29, 2026

Supreme Court backs anti-abortion pregnancy centers in NJ case

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the operator of Christian faith-based anti-abortion "crisis pregnancy centers" over a state investigation into whether the facilities engage in deceptive practices.

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Apr 6, 2026

MD House passes juvenile justice reform; Senate passes energy bill

Juvenile justice reform and energy assistance bills had passed in both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly as of Monday.

People who need immediate medical care are often taken to the nearest hospital or emergency room, which is why some lawmakers want to make sure that pregnant people can receive an emergency abortion regardless of if they are at a faith-based facility or not. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
Apr 3, 2026

MD House passes bill codifying guarantee to emergency abortions

It took three years, but a bill that would enshrine emergency abortion protections in state law won final approval in the Maryland House.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, July 1, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo)
Mar 20, 2026

Supreme Court rules in favor of antiabortion activist who said his right to protest was restricted

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an evangelical Christian preacher and antiabortion activist can sue a Mississippi city for arresting him for protesting.

A person holds a placard during a 'Walk-Out for Women' rally in Los Angeles on June 24, 2024, on the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Mar 20, 2026

Trump administration targets MD, 12 other states on abortion access

The federal government is investigating Maryland’s abortion access laws, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Demonstrators carry a transgender flags outside the U.S. Supreme Court, on the day justices were expected to hear oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, in Washington, D.C., on January 13, 2026. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Mar 3, 2026

Supreme Court blocks California privacy protections for transgender students

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked California laws that can limit the sharing of information with parents about the gender identity of transgender public school students.

A person holds a placard during a 'Walk-Out for Women' rally in Los Angeles on June 24, 2024, on the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Jan 6, 2026

Wyoming Supreme Court throws out abortion bans, keeping procedure legal

Abortions remained legal in Wyoming after the state's Supreme Court threw out two laws that banned the procedure.

A Planned Parenthood building is seen in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 14, 2022. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
Jan 2, 2026

Court allows Trump cuts to Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding in MD, other states

A federal appeals court let the Trump administration enforce a Medicaid funding ban on Planned Parenthood in 22 states, including Maryland.

Missouri and American flags fly outside Planned Parenthood in St. Louis on June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Dec 3, 2025

Judge blocks Trump from cutting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in MD, other states

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from depriving Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funding in 22 states, including Maryland.