A Texas man who sued three women for allegedly helping his ex-wife obtain a medication abortion, one of the first and most explosive lawsuits after Texas began banning the procedure, has dropped his claims,

The administration said a state abortion law conflicted with a federal law requiring emergency care. The court similarly sidestepped a case from Idaho in June.

The ruling lets stand a 5th Circuit ruling stating that hospitals never have to terminate pregnancies, including when a patient faces risk of death.

Three Republican incumbents are being targeted for their role in recent abortion rulings by a new Democratic political action committee.

The Afiya Center says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow a block on enforcement of federal emergency abortion guidance will increase health disparities.