Conservative justices appear skeptical federal law requires emergency abortion care

U.S. abortion access, reproductive rights

Tracking abortion access in the United States: Since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the legality of abortion has been left to individual states. The Washington Post is tracking states where abortion is legal, banned or under threat.

Abortion pills: The Supreme Court refused to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Here’s how mifepristone is used and where you can legally access the abortion pill.

Abortion and the election: Voters in about a dozen states could decide the fate of abortion rights with constitutional amendments on the ballot in a pivotal election year. Biden supports legal access to abortion, and he has encouraged Congress to pass a law that would codify abortion rights nationwide. After months of mixed signals about his position, Trump said the issue should be left to states. Here’s how Biden and Trump’s abortion stances have shifted over the years.

Reproductive rights: The Senate voted to block a bill to create a federal right to contraception access. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, far-right conservatives have been trying to curtail birth-control access by sowing misinformation about how various methods work to prevent pregnancy. See how every senator voted on the Right to Contraception Act.