Texas judge allows abortion for woman whose fetus has fatal disorder
Texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, and 20 women have previously sued to allow exceptions in the case of extreme pregnancy complications.
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Texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, and 20 women have previously sued to allow exceptions in the case of extreme pregnancy complications.
A Texas judge on Thursday granted an emergency abortion to a woman who is 20 weeks pregnant with a fetus that has a fatal genetic abnormality. The emergency order applies only to the 31-year-old mother of two and ensures her doctor will not face penalties. Janet Shamlian has details on the ruling.
The Senate approved hundreds of military promotions late Tuesday after Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville dropped his opposition despite no changes to the Pentagon's policy on abortion access for service members. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill.
Just last week, Kate Cox found out her unborn child has trisomy 18.
Just The Pill is an organization that offers reproductive health services to women via telehealth and a mobile clinic that its directors think will be a model for the future of this health care.
Supreme Court Justice Brett Busby said the job of the court is to "decide cases," and not to "elaborate and expand laws in order to make them easier to understand or enforce."
More than a third of counties in the U.S. don't have a hospital or birth center that offers obstetric care or any obstetric health care providers, one report says.
Republican presidential candidates are raking in new endorsements before the Thanksgiving holiday. Politico reporter Natalie Allison and WCBS chief political correspondent Marcia Kramer join "America Decides" to discuss the latest developments in the 2024 elections.
Voters have turned out in support of abortion rights initiatives, most recently in Ohio, but anti-abortion activists are not giving up.
President Biden and former President Donald Trump are both trying to make abortion and immigration winning issues on the campaign trail. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Camilo Montoya-Galvez join "America Decides" to break down the candidates' comments.
Allie Phillips decided to run for office after being forced to leave Tennessee to get an abortion.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try to change the Pentagon's abortion policy, employing maneuvers to hold up hundreds of military nominations and promotions.
A Protestant minister, emergency room physician and commentator, Dr. Johnson offers a compromise for people on both sides of the argument over the right to an abortion.
A Protestant minister, emergency room physician and commentator, Dr. Johnson offers a compromise for people on both sides of the argument over the right to an abortion.
Five Republican presidential candidates faced off for a third debate Wednesday night. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa examines whether anything changed in a GOP race that has resisted changing.
According to a CBS News poll, more than half of young voters definitely will vote in 2024, and only 7% say they will likely not vote. CBS News correspondent Lana Zak spoke to three young voters who pointed toward issues, and not political parties, that are influencing their votes.
Five of the Republican candidates for president attended the Miami debate one day after Ohio voted to enshrine the right to an abortion into the state's Constitution.
Democrats scored key victories in elections across the U.S. on Tuesday. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett speaks with Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington, who also serves as the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, about what the results could mean for 2024.
The frontrunner in the Republican primary once again skipped Wednesday's debate. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe explains what former President Donald Trump did instead.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made his case on the debate stage Wednesday night, just days after receiving an endorsement from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. DeSantis 2024 campaign manager James Uthmeier joins CBS News to assess the third debate.
The third Republican debate this primary season comes a day after Ohio voters gave a resounding "yes" to making abortion a state constitutional right. CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan reports. Then, Ed O'Keefe and Robert Costa join with more from Florida.
The abortion rights issue drove voters to the polls in Tuesday's elections. In Ohio, voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment that enshrines abortion access in the state's constitution. In Virginia, Democrats who campaigned on abortion rights took control of the state legislature. Jericka Duncan has more.
Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will have an opportunity to continue rising in popularity among Republican voters at the third GOP presidential debate in Miami. Jason Church, a retired U.S. Army captain working on Haley's campaign, joins CBS News ahead of Wednesday's debate.
Democrats scored victories in Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia on Tuesday. Political strategists Ashley Etienne and Devin O'Malley join "America Decides" to assess the electoral results and preview more of Wednesday's Republican debate.
A CBS News poll is giving us a better sense of what could happen if the Republican presidential field continues to consolidate. CBS News deputy director of elections and data analytics Kabir Khanna explains.