Georgia Supreme Court allows 6-week abortion ban to stand for now
The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected a lower court's ruling that the state's restrictive abortion law was invalid, leaving limited access to abortions unchanged for now.
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The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected a lower court's ruling that the state's restrictive abortion law was invalid, leaving limited access to abortions unchanged for now.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected EMILY's List president Laphonza Butler to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butler has been the president of the organization dedicated to electing women since 2021. Political advisers Joel Payne and Maura Gillespie join "America Decides" to unpack Newsom's pick.
The GOP field of candidates is fractured over how far into a pregnancy abortion should be prohibited and whether a federal ban is appropriate.
The privacy lawsuit came days before state lawmakers filed a disciplinary complaint against the attorney general for alleged professional misconduct.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declined to say whether he supports a national abortion ban.
New lawsuits will be filed Tuesday, challenging near-total abortion bans in three states, CBS News has learned. The Center for Reproductive Rights plans to sue Idaho, Oklahoma, and Tennessee on behalf of women who say they suffered severe pregnancy complications. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more on these cases.
Vice President Kamala Harris called the claims that Democrats support abortions up until birth "ridiculous" and a "mischaracterization of the point."
It comes two years after the court ruled that abortion was not a crime in one northern state.
More out-of-state travelers also used nonprofit or charity funds to obtain abortion care, the study found.
The Ohio Ballot Board added the words "unborn child" and made other changes to ballot language describing a measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
A new CBS News poll is providing more insight into the issues GOP voters want candidates to talk about at Wednesday's Republican presidential debate. 86% of likely Republican primary voters responded that it is "very important" to hear from candidates about plans to lower inflation. Anthony Salvanto, CBS News executive director of elections and surveys, breaks down the findings.
The 4-1 ruling departs from the court's own decision months earlier striking down a similar ban that the Republican-led legislature passed in 2021.
GOP primary voters divide over wanting a candidate who supports a national abortion ban.
The South holds the sad distinction of having some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the U.S. Sharyn Alfonsi spoke to some of the women trying to improve maternal health care.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of limiting access to the abortion pill mifepristone. However, the new ruling won't go into effect due to a Supreme Court decision in April that halted the lower court's order as the appeals process plays out. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson explained the legal process.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Alexis McGill Johnson contends, "This baseless case is an active effort to shut down Planned Parenthood health centers."
Ohio voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal that would've made it more difficult to change the state's constitution. Abortion rights supporters are celebrating the outcome of the vote because of a November ballot question on enshrining reproductive rights in the Ohio constitution. CBS News political director Fin Gómez shares takeaways from the result.
Residents of Ohio voted against Issue 1 Tuesday, a special measure that would have increased the threshold to amend the state constitution from a simple majority to 60%. Republicans wanted to change the law ahead of a scheduled vote on abortion rights in November. CBS News reporter Cara Korte has the latest.
In a special election on Tuesday, Ohio voters soundly rejected a GOP-backed measure that would have raised the threshold required to make a change to the state's constitution from a simple majority to 60%. State Republicans were attempting to change the law ahead of a November election in which Ohio voters will decide whether to enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution. Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.
Voters in Ohio rejected a measure known as Issue 1 that would have raised the bar for constitutional amendments on the ballot.
The rejection of Ohio Issue 1 keeps in place century-old rules for changing the state constitution, which will govern a November vote on a proposed abortion rights amendment.
Abortion rights supporters in Ohio are claiming victory after voters rejected a measure that would have made it harder to amend the state constitution. State Republicans wanted to change the law ahead of a vote that could codify abortion rights into Ohio's constitution in November. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
Ohio voters on Tuesday definitively rejected a closely watched proposal known as Issue 1 that would've made it more difficult to amend the state constitution, delivering a crucial victory to pro-abortion rights supporters ahead of a November vote on enshrining reproductive rights in the Ohio Constitution. The Associated Press projects the proposed constitutional amendment failed to garner the majority support it needed to pass.
Ohio's special election is underway, with voters deciding whether to raise the threshold to change the state's constitution from 50% to 60%. State Republicans forced the special election in response to an effort to codify abortion rights in Ohio. CBS News reporter Cara Korte has the latest.
Ohio voters are going to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in a closely watched special election that could have a major impact on abortion rights in the state. In November, voters will decide if Ohio's constitution should include protections for abortion access. Under current law, changing the constitution requires support from a simple majority of 50% plus one vote. But, the Republican-led legislature set up Tuesday's special election to raise that threshold to 60%. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.