The Trump administration on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to sharply restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone — taking the same position as the Biden administration in a closely watched case that has major implications for abortion access. The court filing by the Justice Department is striking, given … Read more
Dea Kulumbegashvili may be the most celebrated filmmaker to emerge in the past decade from Georgia, a nation of about 3.6 million people that was once part of the Soviet Union. Her debut, “Beginning” (2020), was her country’s submission for the best international feature Oscar in 2021, and her latest, “April,” which opens in U.S. … Read more
A New York county clerk on Thursday blocked Texas from filing a legal action against a New York doctor for prescribing and sending abortion pills to a Texas woman. The unprecedented move catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal battle between states that ban abortion and … Read more
On July 1, 1970, one of the first independent abortion clinics in the country opened on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. New York State had just reformed its laws, allowing a woman to terminate her pregnancy in the first trimester — or at any point, if her life was at risk. All of a … Read more
Abortion bans successfully prevented some women from getting abortions in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, according to a detailed new study of birth data from 2023. The effects were most pronounced among women in certain groups — Black and Hispanic women, women without a college degree, and women … Read more
At a confirmation hearing for Dr. Marty Makary on Thursday, senators focused heavily on the safety of the abortion pill, with Republican lawmakers urging him to restrict access and Democratic lawmakers demanding that he maintain its current availability. Dr. Makary, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, signaled that he shared Republicans’ … Read more
Two influencers are at war online following allegedly inappropriate behavior at the funeral of a 6-week-old boy. Veruca Salt held a funeral for her son, Cash, in February this year where Gold Coast influencer and adult content creator Tasha Paige was in attendance. Salt’s son died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome just six weeks after … Read more
The New York City Department of Health has scrapped a requirement that fetuses aborted at or after 24 weeks be considered “human remains” and sent to funeral homes for burial or cremation. The 24-week mark is generally considered the point of potential viability to survive early birth and until the rule change, it was mandatory … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Meet your new Plan B — Cadence OTC. The cutting-edge emergency contraception company is working to address the nation’s most desperate “healthcare desserts” by offering a Morning After Pill that can be shipped to your door within 24 … Read more
Kelly Clarkson tearfully reflected on difficult moments in her pregnancies on Monday’s episode of her daytime talk show. During a chat with guest Hillary Clinton about the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate a near-total abortion ban from 1864, the “American Idol” alum — who shares daughter River, 9, and son Remington, 8, with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock — surprised … Read more
The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in US stores later this month, allowing American women and teens to purchase contraceptive medication as easily as they buy aspirin. Manufacturer Perrigo said Monday it has begun shipping the medication, Opill, to major retailers and pharmacies. A one-month supply will cost about $20 and a three-month supply … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Cry him a river. Justin Timberlake has turned the comments off on his Instagram profile amid Britney Spears’ bombshell allegations against him in her new memoir “The Woman in Me.” A source told Page Six exclusively that the … Read more
Britney Spears’ ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib has revealed that the pop princess was desperate to carry his child — especially if it was a baby girl. Hot off of the heels of the bombshell revelations of Spears’ new memoir “The Woman in Me,” Ghalib, 51, claimed that his one-time girlfriend was adamant about having more kids. … Read more
Oh baby, baby. Britney Spears fans are now convinced the Y2K pop idol was referencing her abortion — which the singer now says she had after former boyfriend Justin Timberlake allegedly got her pregnant — in a music video for her 2003 hit, “Everytime.” Spears, 41, claims in her upcoming memoir, “The Woman In Me,” … Read more
She was not a girl, but not yet a woman. Britney Spears has reportedly reveled that she got an abortion while she was dating Justin Timberlake in the early 2000s. According to an excerpt from Spears’ upcoming bombshell-laced memoir “The Woman in Me,” Spears revealed that while the pregnancy was a “surprise,” she was not … Read more
At 90, Dame Joan Collins refuses to be part of the Silent Generation. “I do say a lot of things that [make] a lot of my friends say, ‘You know, you can’t say that’. And I say, ‘Well, I do say it and I feel better for saying it’,” she told The Post. The “Dynasty” icon … Read more
The director Tracy Droz Tragos anchors her abortion documentary “Plan C” on a grass-roots organization by the same name. At the center of the organization is Francine Coeytaux, a public health activist in the United States, previously known for her campaign to get contraceptive pills sold over the counter at pharmacies. Under the leadership of … Read more
A Las Vegas woman who underwent in vitro fertilization was left heartbroken after a CVS pharmacy accidentally gave her her abortion pills that took the lives of her unborn children. Timika Thomas, a mother of four who previously had her fallopian tubes removed, recalls that she began “cramping really bad” when issued Misoprostol instead of … Read more
New York City health-care providers will prescribe and deliver medical abortion pills “on demand” after virtual and phone appointments — the first-of-its-kind program in the US, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday. Hizzoner said the program is in response to the US Supreme Court’s controversial ruling last year outlawing the federal right to an abortion, undoing … Read more
“We recommend that you get an abortion.” That was the advice Tasha Kann received from doctors in Michigan shortly after she learned that she had brain cancer in 2022. The young mother, who was 20 weeks pregnant with her second child, had just been diagnosed with anaplastic astrocytoma grade III, a rare and aggressive malignant … Read more