A new report finds that the number of abortions in the U.S. grew in 2024 as more women obtained pills through telehealth. The latest WeCount project for the Society of Family Planning finds that 1 in 4 abortions uses medications prescribed by a provider who does not see the patient in person. That is up from 1 in 20 in the months before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The number may explain why another recent study found that fewer women crossed state lines for abortion in 2024 than the year before.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable. And farmers across the Midwest are nervous about his talk of removing corn syrup and pesticides from America's food supply. The 71-year-old whose famous name and family tragedies have put him in the national spotlight since he was a child has spent years airing his populist and sometimes extreme views. A son of a Democratic political dynasty, Kennedy is seeking to become the nation's top health official under President Donald Trump. Kennedy is softening his long-held beliefs, hoping to win approval from the Republican Party. Kennedy's confirmation hearings approach this week.

Donald Trump has urged a staunchly anti-abortion Christian group to stand up for "innocent life." The Republican front-runner has repeatedly taken credit for the overturning of national abortion rights but said he wants to leave the issue to the states. The former president prerecorded a video that was shown at an event put on by The Danbury Institute, which is meeting in Indianapolis. Other in-person speakers doubled down on the newly-formed institute's anti-abortion stance, and one speaker called for a hard-line position against IVF. Trump has said he's proud of appointing Supreme Court justices who played a role in overturning Roe v. Wade and that he supports access to IVF.