Federal and state authorities are taking a 2-pronged approach to make it harder to get an abortion

Four years after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling gave states the power to ban abortion, further restrictions are arriving through legislation and litigation.

By: Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia and Sonia Suter, George Washington University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: February 6, 2026

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By Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia and Sonia Suter, George Washington University

Anti-abortion conservatives have long sought to force Planned Parenthood’s clinics to close their doors and to make it harder, if not impossible, to get abortion pills as part of a two-pronged approach to limit access to abortion.

First, undermine Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers by questioning their credibility and block their funding. Second, try to ban mifepristone – a …

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