Arguing an Abortion Procedure Is Unlawfully Barbaric Worked Once. Will It Work Again?

Arguing an abortion procedure is unlawfully barbaric worked once. Will it work again?

Abortion opponents once convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to ban an abortion procedure on the basis that it was gruesome and barbaric. They are spreading a similar narrative about abortion medication in court and at protests like this year’s March for Life on Jan. 23, 2026. (Photo by Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom)There is a content warning on page 7 of a friend-of-the-court brief recently submitted in a high-stakes abortion medication case by wom…

Briefs in Louisiana's medication abortion lawsuit lean on graphic details. Will the strategy work again?

Abortion opponents once convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to ban an abortion procedure on the basis that it was gruesome and barbaric. They are spreading a similar narrative about abortion medication in court and at protests like this year’s March for Life on Jan. 23, 2026. (Photo by Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom)There is a content warning on page 7 of a friend-of-the-court brief recently submitted in a high-stakes abortion medication case by wom…

Louisiana Leads Charge Against Chemical Abortion Pill Mailing into Pro-Life States in First Hearing Against FDA - Students for Life of America

Louisiana just had its first hearing against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their reckless rule that allows Chemical Abortion Pills to be prescribed and shipped into pro-life states by out-of-state telehealth doctors.  Students for Life of America (SFLA) filed an amicus brief in this case in support of Louisiana. called on the FDA to live up to their promises and review the safety and environmental ...

Louisiana AG argues against Biden FDA abortion pill rules

A federal judge in Louisiana heard arguments on Tuesday challenging a mail-order abortion drug rule, finalized in 2023 by President Joe Biden’s Food and Drug Administration.

Louisiana asks court to reinstate in-person dispensing rule for abortion pill

Lawyers for the state of Louisiana asked a federal judge to roll back Biden administration-era eased restrictions on mifepristone, a drug commonly, but not exclusively, used for most first trimester abortions, at a hearing Feb. 24 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The hearing in Lafayette, Louisiana, came after the U.S. Department of Justice under the Trump administration asked the judge to pause the case. In a vi…