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Her decision puts the ban on hold as it's fought in her court. She didn't weigh in on the state's first-in-the-nation ban on abortion pills, due to take effect July 1 but also being challenged in her court.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a portion of the state's ban on abortion, ruling women have a right to an abortion not just in a medical emergency.
Abortion bans have made it increasingly challenging for rural hospitals nationwide to attract qualified staff.
The governor also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature.
The law forces clinics in operation to close either by year's end or when their license expires — whichever comes first.
The decision came in a challenge to North Dakota's trigger ban brought by the Red River Women's Clinic.
A federal judge in Texas heard arguments in a case that could disrupt access to abortion pills nationwide. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini reports, and then Alina Salganicoff, senior vice president and director of women's health policy at KFF, joins John Dickerson to discuss what's at stake.
A federal judge in Texas hears arguments on a case that could impact the future of a major abortion pill. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins from outside the courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, with the latest.
A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday heard arguments over whether the Food and Drug Administration's decades-old approval of the abortion medication drug mifepristone should be overturned. Christina Ruffini reports from Amarillo.
A federal judge in Texas is hearing arguments in a case challenging the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a medication used in abortion pills, over 20 years ago. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, joined CBS News to outline the next steps in the case, how the lawsuit was brought about, and the impact it could have.
A federal judge in Texas will hear arguments today in a lawsuit claiming the FDA should have never approved the drug mifepristone. When used with another medication, it is the most common method of abortion in the U.S. Leah Litman, a professor of law at the University of Michigan and co-host of the "Strict Scrutiny" podcast, joined CBS News to discuss the implications of the case on abortion rights.
Abortion rights groups condemned the lawsuit, and are calling it an intimidation tactic.
The bill repeals sections of Michigan's penal code pertaining to "miscarriage" inducing drugs.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state is using its "market power to defend the right to choose."
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has canceled the renewal of the state's $54 million contract with Walgreens over the company's decision to halt distribution of abortion medication by mail in 21 states.
Five women are suing the state of Texas over its near-total abortion ban, saying exemptions to the law need to be clarified so doctors know they won't be put in legal jeopardy. Janet Shamlian.
Five women filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of Texas, claiming that they were denied abortions even though they faced serious health risks. The lawsuit asks the state to clarify the medical exceptions of its abortion ban, which is considered one of the strictest in the nation. Janet Shamlian has more.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to clarify what qualifies as a medical exception to the law rather than overturn Texas' abortion bans.
A group of women and two doctors have filed a lawsuit against the Texas attorney general and the state's medical board over the state's abortion bans. The plaintiffs in the case said Tuesday that they were denied critical care due to a lack of clarity in the laws.
The GOP-led Legislature will be considering far-reaching legislation on abortion, the death penalty, guns, defamation lawsuits and sex identity in schools.
The decision comes as a federal judge is set to rule on a lawsuit that seeks to restrict access to Mifepristone.
Former Vice President Mike Pence would not say whether he would support former President Donald Trump if he wins the Republican nomination for the presidency in 2024, he told CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns Tuesday. While Pence still touts the Trump administration's accomplishments and says he has not reached a decision on whether he should run for president, Pence said he believes the American people "want to see us get back to the kind of civility in politics that the American people show each other every day."
"A lot of people rely on this medication," one OB-GYN said. "It is something that has been the standard of care for over 20 years."
The elected state prosecutor suspended by the Florida governor is filing an appeal in his federal lawsuit against the governor in a renewed bid to get his job back.
The birth control renders lab mice "temporarily infertile" via a single injectable dose, according to a study published in the medical journal Nature.
