The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/abortion/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png abortion | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/abortion/ 32 32 Shunned for her stance on Israel, a Jewish US abortion activist starts her own fund https://www.timesofisrael.com/shunned-for-her-stance-on-israel-a-jewish-us-abortion-activist-starts-her-own-fund/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 23:04:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3348157 Allison Tombros Korman launches the Red Tent Fund in response to what she calls a movement steeped in antisemitism amid a one-sided conversation about Gaza that isolates many Jews

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]]> Ohio voters reject GOP-backed proposal that aimed to further limit abortion rights https://www.timesofisrael.com/ohio-voters-reject-gop-backed-proposal-that-aimed-to-further-limit-abortion-rights/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 03:50:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3067935 Measure would have made it harder to change state’s constitution, setting up fall campaign that will become latest referendum on issue since Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

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]]> US Supreme Court steers society sharply to the right https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-supreme-court-steers-society-sharply-to-the-right/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 23:53:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3043582 Conservative-majority court shows determination to scrap long-established progressive policies, with rulings against affirmative action, LGBTQ rights, abortion rights

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]]> Mike Pence calls for federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks https://www.timesofisrael.com/pence-calls-for-15-week-federal-abortion-ban-at-conservative-event/ Sat, 24 Jun 2023 17:04:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3039646 On first anniversary of Dobbs decision, Republican candidates seek to differentiate themselves from Trump

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]]> 2024 GOP hopefuls urged to push anti-abortion message at evangelical confab https://www.timesofisrael.com/2024-gop-hopefuls-urged-to-push-anti-abortion-message-at-evangelical-confab/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:20:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3038981 Former US president Trump, a favorite among evangelicals for abortion record and US embassy move to Jerusalem, to give keynote address at annual event

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]]> US Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-supreme-court-preserves-access-to-abortion-pill-for-now/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 23:39:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3000504&preview=true&preview_id=3000504 Justices reject lower-court restrictions on mifepristone while a lawsuit on the matter continues

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]]> US Supreme Court temporarily blocks restrictions on abortion pill https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-restrictions-on-abortion-pill/ Sat, 15 Apr 2023 01:47:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2995753 Court hits pause on fast-moving case to decide on future access to FDA-approved medication, mifepristone, available for more than 20 years

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]]> US court preserves access to abortion drug for now, but tightens rules https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-court-preserves-access-to-abortion-drug-for-now-but-tightens-rules/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 09:08:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2994773 Federal appeals court rules mifepristone pills only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail; case will likely head to Supreme Court

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]]> Biden calls judge’s abortion drug block ‘out of bounds’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-calls-judges-abortion-drug-block-out-of-bounds/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 03:48:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2994280&preview=true&preview_id=2994280 Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, overturned FDA's two-decade-old approval of mifepristone

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]]> Radio silence from Republicans as US abortion laws tighten https://www.timesofisrael.com/radio-silence-from-republicans-as-us-abortion-laws-tighten/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 03:22:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2994274&preview=true&preview_id=2994274 Some conservatives are beginning to ring the alarm over the issue, arguing it is increasingly costing the party votes

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]]> Access to abortion pill in US in limbo after competing rulings https://www.timesofisrael.com/access-to-abortion-pill-in-us-in-limbo-after-competing-rulings/ Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:32:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2992032 2 separate decisions issued in quick succession by federal judges in Texas, Washington throw into question ability to obtain common abortion medication, available for over 20 years

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]]> Nikki Fried, Jewish head of Florida Democrats, arrested at abortion rights rally https://www.timesofisrael.com/nikki-fried-jewish-head-of-florida-democrats-arrested-at-abortion-rights-rally/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 08:57:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2990359 10 others held at demonstration against 6-week abortion ban proposal, which passed state Senate, awaits approval by House and Governor DeSantis

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]]> US Jewish communities gather in person and online for ‘reproductive rights Shabbat’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-communities-gather-in-person-and-online-for-reproductive-rights-shabbat/ Sat, 18 Feb 2023 01:14:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2954160 More than 1,500 synagogues and Jewish communities nationwide are observing the third annual event, with the aim of getting people to engage with the issue more closely

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]]> 50 years after Roe v. Wade, fight for choice turns into battle for religious freedom https://www.timesofisrael.com/50-years-after-roe-v-wade-fight-for-choice-turns-into-battle-for-religious-freedom/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 14:41:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2930717 After a 2022 decision to overturn the longstanding right to abortion, religious women's groups unite in protesting laws reflecting a Christian-centric view on when life begins

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]]> 5 rabbis sue state of Missouri over abortion bans, citing religious freedom grounds https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-rabbis-sue-state-of-missouri-over-abortion-bans-on-religious-freedom-grounds/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 04:28:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2930995 Religious leaders from multiple Jewish denominations are among more than a dozen faith figures in the state challenging the state’s ban on abortion

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