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"Pressured parents" could be the difference in Pennsylvania's high-stakes election and could help determine who controls Congress.
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CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford and political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns discuss the fight over abortion rights on the state level in Tuesday's midterm elections.
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade that established the right to an abortion. The ruling that marks a seismic shift in abortion law and will usher in new rules limiting or banning access to the procedure in half of the states, in some places immediately. "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell anchors this CBS News Special Report with CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford and team coverage of the impact of the decision.
A Kansas abortion clinic that was among the first in the country to open after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade has been inundated with patients.
The Republican senator said she is "not in the camp that says it cannot be done."
CBS News Congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins the show to discuss her recent interviews with Georgia gubernatorial candidates Gov. Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams. The political rivals weigh in on both the issues of abortion and defunding the police.
Democrats have put unprecedented resources into making this year's midterm elections a referendum on abortion access.
Planned Parenthood in Illinois will soon begin offering abortion services in a mobile RV along the Missouri border. Advocates say it will provide opportunities for needed health care for women unable to access abortion services. But critics say the office is soliciting women who will be unable to get follow-up care. Adriana Diaz reports.
The RV is equipped with two exam rooms, a waiting area and a lab.
Before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, the average travel time to a clinic was less than 30 minutes.
A second woman has alleged that Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for her to have an abortion, this time in 1993. This comes after another woman previously accused him of also paying for her abortion in 2009. Walker has denied both claims. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joined CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss.
Abortion was one of the major issues discussed in the debate between Pennsylvania Senate candidates John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz Tuesday. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joined John Dickerson to discuss this race, and weigh in on the Michigan gubernatorial race.
The former University of Georgia football star and Heisman winner is in a tight race to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.
Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate in Georgia's U.S. Senate race, is being accused by a second woman of paying for her abortion. Walker dismissed it as "foolishness." With less than two weeks until the midterms, he is in a tight race against incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest.
A second anonymous woman has come forward accusing Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker of encouraging her to get an abortion almost 30 years ago. Walker continues to deny this and the previous accusation. Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill
Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker is denying new accusations that he paid for a second woman to have an abortion. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, said she had a 6-year relationship with Walker while he was still married and in the NFL. Nikole Killion reports.
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidates John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz faced off in their first and only debate Tuesday night. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the key takeaways from that debate and others including the matchup for New York governor.
Walker denied the accusation on the campaign trail.
"Having a baby is harder when you're poor," said one anti-abortion professor. "The poor should be 100% the focus of policymaking."
Whitmer accused GOP challenger Tudor Dixon of pushing conspiracy theories meant to divide people.
Zeldin accused Hochul of focusing on Trump to distract from her administration's record on crime.
The battle for control of Congress is coming down to the wire. Ohio has one of the closest Senate races, and in one of the biggest surprises, Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan is trailing Republican J.D. Vance by just two points. Robert Costa has the latest.
Many GOP candidates who won primaries touting support for the overturning of Roe, have moderated their positions on abortion in the general election campaign.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a memo Thursday to ensure reproductive health care for service members and their families regardless of where they are stationed.