Latest NewsAnti-abortion lawmakers seek to redefine ‘abortion’ to exclude medical treatment ChaseApril 26, 2026 Some anti-abortion state lawmakers are pushing to revise the definition of “abortion” so abortion bans don’t apply to cases in which the death of an “unborn child” is the result of medical care provided to the pregnant woman. South Dakota is the first state to enact such a law, and Missouri and Utah introduced a similar bill. Reproductive rights advocates and many OB-GYNs say the real purpose of the bills is to fortify abortion bans, and the laws are still too vague because they rely on the intentions of individual physicians. GOPHealthcaremisogynyRed StatesReproductive rightsTrump
