Abortion

According to Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, the state has seen a 56% increase in the number of people traveling to Connecticut for abortions.

Advocates and Democratic legislators said they remain committed to preserving reproductive rights in Connecticut on Thursday, denouncing “draconian” efforts to ban abortion in other states.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued Red Rose Rescue for blocking access to two reproductive health care facilities on Long Island. She wants the court to create a 30-foot buffer zone around clinics.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) visited Planned Parenthood in New Haven on Monday to urge the courts to stay out of reproductive health decisions.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is part of a coalition challenging a ruling that would invalidate FDA approval of the pill.

Officials are assuring Connecticut residents of continued access to mifepristone despite a Texas federal judge’s ruling that will restrict nationwide access to the abortion pill.

A Connecticut legislative committee has approved a bill that would ban pharmaceutical companies from doing business with the state if they stop selling legal abortion pills in other states.

The Pentagon policy reimburses service members for travel expenses and offers up to 21 days of leave for abortions and fertility treatment.

Connecticut legislative leaders say parental notification bills are unlikely to succeed this year, but advocates want to "get a dialogue going."

More women are coming into Connecticut for abortion care, and the state is training more medical professionals to meet that demand.