Texas Supreme Court paves way for strict abortion law to stay in place
The ruling is the latest defeat for Texas abortion providers, which have now lost at both the U.S. Supreme Court and the state's highest court.
The Battle Over Abortion
Florida Senate passes 15-week abortion ban, sends bill to governor
Governor Ron DeSantis previously signaled his support for the proposal and is expected to sign it into law.
Over half of U.S. abortions now done with pills, not surgery
More than half of U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery, an upward trend that spiked during the pandemic with the increase in telemedicine, a new report shows.
Gov. Kristi Noem's abortion ban proposal stifled by GOP lawmakers
"D.C. does stuff like that, not South Dakota," Governor Kristi Noem said after lawmakers declined to consider her proposal.
Supreme Court won't accelerate challenge to Texas abortion law
The move means the Texas ban is likely to remain in effect for the foreseeable future.
Another blow for Texas abortion rights backers
Federal appeals court sends case against them to state's Supreme Court, which is controlled entirely by Republican justices.
Fire that destroyed Planned Parenthood building was set: officials
The fire was the second time the clinic was targeted last year. Someone fired a shotgun at the clinic's doors in January, shattering glass and leaving holes in the reception area.
Sarah Weddington, lawyer who successfully argued Roe v. Wade, has died
Weddington was just a few years out of law school when she took up the class action suit on behalf of a woman seeking an abortion.
El Salvador frees 3 women imprisoned for abortions
The women had been sentenced to 30 years in prison under the nation's strict anti-abortion laws after suffering obstetric emergencies, activists said.
FDA allows for abortion pills to be sent by mail
Prescribing will still be limited to doctors who complete special certification.
Supreme Court allows Texas abortion providers' legal challenge
In a separate opinion, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Texas law brought by the Justice Department.
Texas abortion law's enforcement mechanism not valid, judge rules
Planned Parenthood celebrated the ruling but said abortion services still remain "virtually inaccessible" in Texas.
Opposing sides of abortion fight prepare to navigate new landscape
A dozen states have so-called "trigger bans" on the books, in which most abortions would be outlawed if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade.
Supreme Court signals support for upholding Mississippi abortion law
The nation's top court heard oral arguments in a challenge to Mississippi's 15-week abortion law, which many see as a bid to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Supreme Court to hear abortion law challenges
The Supreme Court has agreed to fast-track challenges to the new abortion law in Texas. The justices will hear arguments November 1. But for now, the Texas law remains in effect. Ed O'Keefe has the details.
Texas calls on Supreme Court to keep abortion ban in place
Texas officials urged the Supreme Court to deny the request from the Biden administration to block enforcement of its law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.
El Salvador lawmakers reject challenge to nation's total abortion ban
Congress members voted overwhelmingly against a petition filed by women's rights activists, who had challenged laws that make terminating pregnancy illegal in all cases.
Texas abortion providers in limbo as they await word from the Supreme Court
The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the Texas abortion ban.
DOJ asks Supreme Court to halt enforcement of Texas abortion law
In a filing Monday, the Biden administration argued Texas "successfully nullified this court's decisions within its borders."
Justice Department to ask Supreme Court to halt Texas abortion law
The law bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, around six weeks.
Abortion: The great divide
With abortion restrictions increasing in many states, and with a conservative Supreme Court primed to decide on Roe v. Wade, access to the procedure in the future is unclear, and the return of "back-alley abortions" is feared.
Judge temporarily bars Texas from enforcing law that bans most abortions
"This Court will not sanction one more day of this offensive deprivation of such an important right," the order from Judge Robert Pitman reads.
Thousands gather for the 2021 Women's March to stand up for abortion rights
The fifth annual Women's March returned with a message focused on abortion rights.
Trans athlete Schuyler Bailar calls for LGBTQ inclusion in abortion rights
"This is a women's issue, and it is also a transgender man's issue," he said. "People of all genders should have safe and legal access to abortions."
Judge blocks key component of Arizona abortion law
The new law would have let prosecutors bring felony charges against doctors who knowingly terminate pregnancies solely because the fetuses have a genetic abnormality
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