Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) introduced legislation establishing federal criminal penalties for those who knowingly administer an abortion drug to a woman without her informed consent.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, alleging the abortion provider has been misleading women about the dangers of chemical abortions.
A New York county clerk has again rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to enforce a $113,000 civil judgment against a New York doctor accused of violating Texas abortion laws. The move highlights a growing legal standoff between red and blue states in the post-Roe era.
A U.S. Department of Justice employee has been charged in Texas with capital murder and evidence tampering after allegedly poisoning his pregnant girlfriend in an attempt to induce an abortion. The Parker County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the arrest of 38-year-old Justin Anthony Banta on June 6 following an extensive investigation.