Abortion

Far-right figure James Fishback likens abortion to Holocaust, demands US decouple from Israel

“Abortion is a holocaust, and by every single historical metric available, it was worse than the other one,” Fishback said, claiming that “61 million children have been killed" since Roe v. Wade.

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Republican Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback takes a picture with a supporter after giving a campaign speech at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, US April 23, 2026.
Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office.

Senate panel questions Trump FDA nominee Heidi Overton on vaccines, abortion pill, agency morale

The agency, responsible for regulating and approving all drugs, treatments, and vaccines, has faced concerns that it has become too political.

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Writer and activist Gloria Steinem attends the "Make Equality Reality" event held in Beverly Hills, California November 3, 2014.

Feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem dies at 92

Steinem "passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her," according to the statement. 

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
Picture of pills and medical file with the word abortion on it.

Israel abortion application rates decline, with nearly all requests gaining approval, CBS reports

The rate of abortion applications decreased in 2024, and 99.8% of applications were approved in line with Israeli eligibility restrictions, reflecting high fertility rates among Israeli women.

|ByRUBY SADIKMAN

What does Jewish law say about objecting to medical procedures?

May a Jew perform or participate in a procedure that goes against his or her religious beliefs?

MARCH 8, 2024BySHLOMO M. BRODY
PERFORMING AN ultrasound on a pregnant woman.

Missouri accuses Planned Parenthood of 'trafficking' minors to get abortions

The lawsuit cites undercover footage released by the conservative Project Veritas showing a Planned Parenthood Great Plains employee offer to arrange an abortion for a 13-year-old in Kansas.

FEBRUARY 29, 2024ByREUTERS
United States Supreme Court overturns the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision

Honoring EFRAT: An organization that provides support to parents - opinion

How wise is the Talmud, and how wonderful is the organization called EFRAT. 

FEBRUARY 17, 2024ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
Talmud [illustrative]_370

Israel readies for possibility of pregnancies in female hostages raped by Hamas

When the pregnancy is a result of a terrorist who previously murdered her relatives and brutally raped her, the emotional aftermath is unimaginable, leaving lasting psychological scars.

JANUARY 14, 2024ByDR. ITAY GAL
The cage bars of a prison cell (Illustrative).

Planned Parenthood condemns rape by Hamas on Oct. 7

“On October 7, Hamas unleashed a brutal attack in Israel,” the statement reads, “killing over one thousand civilians, sexually assaulting women and girls, and kidnapping over 200 people."

DECEMBER 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FORMER PLANNED PARENTHOOD president Dr. Leana Wen speaks at a protest against anti-abortion legislation at the US Supreme Court in Washington on June 20.

Abortion rights advocates, Democrats score wins in US elections

Democrats and abortion rights advocates notched a string of electoral victories on Tuesday – including in conservative Ohio and Kentucky.

NOVEMBER 8, 2023ByREUTERS
Abortion rights protesters participate in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in Atlanta, Georgia, US, May 14, 2022

Nebraska mother receives two years prison for helping daughter with abortion

The sentencing was held in July and convicted the woman of providing an abortion after 20 weeks gestation.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest outside the US Supreme Court, after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in Washington, US, May 3, 20

Democrats push abortion rights to heart of 2024 campaign

The Supreme Court ruling last year left it up to the states to set their own rules for abortions, leaving women facing a patchwork of different reproductive rights depending on where they live.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023ByREUTERS
Women protesting for abortion rights, forty-five years after Roe v. Wade.

The US, Israel aren't safe for liberal Jewish women - opinion

The current Israeli government is waging a war on women’s rights, and the US rolled back Roe v. Wade. As a woman, as a Liberal Jew, I am now scared.

AUGUST 21, 2023ByTALIA KAINAN
THE WRITER takes part in a protest march from the Supreme Court to the Knesset in Jerusalem, last month.

US dems can be be model for Israelis - opinion

Biden will not save Israeli democracy, but Democrats can teach us how to do it ourselves.

AUGUST 7, 2023ByBARAK SELLA
AN ABORTION rights activist charges that the US Supreme Court is ‘illegitimate,’ at a protest in Washington, in June, on the first anniversary of the court ruling which overturned Roe v Wade.