Kelly Kuhns's 2-year-old son Oliver was born with Down syndrome. She says that she was shocked when a prenatal test revealed a Trisomy 21 mutation. But, she says, "he's still a baby. He's still worthy of a life just like everybody else." Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
Abortion rights advocates protesting in the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, in 2013. Tamir Kalifa/AP hide caption
The federal appeals court for the District of Columbia has ruled that a teen who is detained because she is in the country illegally can transferred to the custody of a sponsor and then have an abortion if she chooses. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group Marie Stopes International. Samantha Reinders for NPR hide caption
In India, a traditional midwife attempts to induce abortion by massaging herbs and oil on a woman's belly. Poulomi Basu for NPR hide caption
Demonstrators dressed as characters from The Handmaid's Tale at the Texas Capitol in May 2017 to protest SB8, a bill restricting abortions and fetal tissue donations. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and other female senators were excluded from the Senate leadership health task force this summer. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Reproductive Health Services, shown here in 2014, is a Montgomery, Ala., clinic that performs abortions and is the plaintiff in this federal lawsuit. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
President Trump holds an executive order in January imposing the "Mexico City policy," which bans federal funds going to overseas organizations that perform or "promote" abortions. A fundraising effort initiated by a Dutch government minister has raised $300 million for affected organizations. Ron Sachs/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption