Sarah McCammon

A six-figure digital ad buy from the abortion rights group NARAL accuses President Trump and his allies of using the pandemic to restrict abortion.

A federal appeals court is allowing medication abortions to proceed in Texas despite an order suspending nonessential procedures.

Clinics had begun scheduling appointments following a favorable lower-court ruling, but had to stop after the appeals court order was issued.

The decision allows the ban while litigation continues. Top state Republican officials have said abortion is an elective procedure and should be suspended to save medical supplies during the pandemic.

Patients have been turned away for abortions after Republican state officials said an executive order suspending elective procedures during the coronavirus pandemic applies to abortions.

As hospitals warn of shortages, President Trump claims without offering evidence that he's hearing from administrators who are pleased with the current levels of supplies.

Republican officials in several states are trying to ban abortion during the coronavirus pandemic to preserve medical supplies.

More than a dozen states have delayed primaries because of the coronavirus.

Republican officials in several states have sought to suspend abortions during the pandemic.

Some doctors are sending their children to live elsewhere and rearranging their personal lives as they fight the epidemic.