Editor’s Note: This paper was updated on June 27, 2025 to reflect changes made to #WeCount’s data limitations section in its most recently released report. This is Issue 34 of the American Reports Series. Appendix A (Table 1), Appendix B (Tables 2-7), Appendix C (Table 8), and Appendix D (Table 9), referenced throughout this paper, […]| Lozier Institute
This brief details the federal programs that are affected by the Hyde Amendment and laws and regulations that have a similar goal, provides estimates on the share of women insured by Medicaid affected by the law, reviews the impact of the law on their access to abortion services, and discusses the potential effect if the law were to be repealed.| KFF
Democrat Andy Beshear used the issue of abortion to put Republicans on the defensive and deepen the contrast with his challenger Daniel Cameron.| Kentucky Lantern
This piece explains what medication abortion is and lists overwhelming evidence that shows mifepristone and misoprostol's safety.| The Journalist's Resource
This factsheet provides an overview of medication abortion, with a focus on federal and state regulations pertaining to its provision and coverage, and the role of the drug in self-managed abortions.| KFF
This issue brief explains why constitutional amendment ballot measures have become so popular with advocates on both sides of the abortion issue, reviews the current initiatives that are in progress and may appear in on state ballots the next general election, and outlines the processes states have available to them to use to place initiatives on the ballot.| KFF
