Abortion

New study examines debate over brain-dead pregnant women kept on ventilator

The case that occurred in 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, has just been described in “The halachic heartbeat at the edge of life: navigating maternal brain death and fetal life.”

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Prof. John Loike (R), Prof Alan Kadish (M), and Rabbi Tzvi Flaum (L)
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, December 25, 2025.

Pope Leo decries use of military force in fiery 'state of the world' speech

Leo, the first US pope, said the weakness of international organizations in the face of global conflicts was "a particular cause for concern."

|ByREUTERS
A confrontation between pro-Palestinian protestors and Jewish congregants at Congregation Ohr Torah on Nov. 13, 2024

DOJ cites law designed to protect abortion clinics in suit against pro-Palestinian protesters

The lawsuit alleges that two pro-Palestinian groups and some demonstrators engaged in “threats of force, intimidation, and violent conduct” against the congregants of a New Jersey synagogue.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
PROF. IDIT MAYA in her laboratory at the Rabin Medical Center.

Genetic model from Rabin Medical Center cuts pregnancy terminations

Rather than using a rigid, one-size-fits-all global cutoff, the new model allows for a personalized “true risk threshold.”

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Companies sharing clients' reproductive data to be probed by US House panel

The committee sent letters to five data brokers and five personal health apps asking the companies to provide documents related to data-sharing by July 21.

JULY 9, 2022ByREUTERS
US REPRESENTATIVE Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) gestures outside the Supreme Court as it overturns the Roe v. Wade abortion decision, in Washington on Friday. Elected officials such as AOC are claiming the Supreme Court is ‘illegitimate,’ says the writer.

Roe v. Wade, abortion and religious values - explainer

Here are six issues which are being implicitly addressed within the rancorous public debate about abortion.

JULY 9, 2022ByMOSHE TARAGIN
Abortion: What are the religious values of it? (Illustrative).

Why get an abortion? 3 Israeli immigrants explain their choice

Three veteran immigrants to Israel share the reasons why they had to make one of the most difficult decisions in a woman’s life – getting an abortion.

JULY 9, 2022ByNOA AMOUYAL
THE PRO-LIFE vs pro-choice debate.

Biden signs executive order on abortion, declares Supreme Court 'out of control'

"As long as I am president, a nationwide ban on abortion won't happen," Biden vowed in a speech ahead of signing the executive order. "I'll veto it."

JULY 8, 2022ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Joe Biden speaks about his economic agenda, during his visit to Cleveland, Ohio, US, July 6, 2022

The science and politics behind abortion

Following the justices’ decision, starting from the sixth week of pregnancy and in some cases even from the moment of conception, abortions became illegal in at least nine US states.

JULY 7, 2022ByNOAM LEVIATAN/DAVIDSON INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
United States Supreme Court overturns the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision

Over half of Americans disapprove of Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade- Pew study

American support for legal abortion remains largely unchanged since before the decision, it found, with 62% saying it should be legal in all or most cases.

JULY 7, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A protester holds a sign during nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, at Duncan Plaza in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, May 14, 2022.

Why an Orthodox Jewish organization welcomed the end of Roe v. Wade

Not caring about women or embracing the Christian evangelical agenda are not the reasons Agudath Israel of America welcomed the reversal of Roe v. Wade, writes Rabbi Avi Shafran.

JULY 6, 2022ByRABBI AVI SHAFRAN/JTA
Women protesting for abortion rights, forty-five years after Roe v. Wade.

Companies say they'll help employees access abortion. Are they serious about it?

Airbnb, Reddit, Snap, Netflix, Yelp, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Rakuten, Starbucks and EBay are among the major companies that said they would offer a travel benefit through their healthcare plans.

JULY 4, 2022ByKIERA FELDMAN/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
Abortion rights protesters demonstrate after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women’s Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 27, 2022.

Pope Francis denies retirement soon, hopes to visit Moscow, Kyiv

Pope Francis discusses visiting Moscow, the rumors surrounding his health and his views on the recent overturning of Roe vs Wade in the US.

JULY 4, 2022ByREUTERS
Pope Francis looks on during an exclusive interview with Reuters, at the Vatican, July 2, 2022.

Letters to the Editor July 3, 2022: Enormous difference

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JULY 3, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters