'I will not persecute Texas women,' Sheriff Javier Salazar on Roe's reversal
"It is absolutely none of my business. I will not persecute Texas women or anyone else pursuing those same rights."
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"It is absolutely none of my business. I will not persecute Texas women or anyone else pursuing those same rights."
Hillary Clinton said that the overturning of Roe v. Wade should be a wake-up call for Americans.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Friday to end constitutional protections for abortion opened the gates for a wave of litigation from all sides.
Conservatives say they're hopeful and happy.
The Supreme Court Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which guaranteed a woman's right to abortion. The ruling sends the issue back to the states. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade.
As the court ruled against abortion rights, Justice Clarence Thomas argued precedents on contraceptives and same-sex relationships could come next.
North Texans are organizing protests against the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, allowing states to determine the legality of abortion.
Tarrant County Republican Rep. Giovanni Capriglione authored the Texas trigger law, which will ban nearly all abortions when it takes effect later this summer
About 50 or 60 protestors showed up in downtown today to protest a leaked Supreme Court draft that suggests Roe v Wade could be overturned.
Millions of Sarah Weddington's documents, photos, and other materials are housed at the archives in Texas Women's University.
The poll, conducted last month, shows the majority of Texans oppose a total ban on abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Pro-abortion rights rallies were held Tuesday night in downtown Dallas, drawing hundreds of people where those with opposing views were also speaking out.
SMU Constitutional Law Professor Dale Carpenter said nothing like this has ever happened.
The historic Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion began at the old federal courthouse in downtown Dallas.
The Supreme Court appears ready to overturn its landmark decisions establishing the right to an abortion, according to a draft opinion obtained and published by Politico.
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D- Texas 30th District) reacts to the Supreme Court's draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
Rep. Pat Fallon (R- Texas 4th District) reacts to the Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
It's unclear if the draft represents the court's final word on the matter.
The Oklahoma Heartbeat Act prohibits abortion once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo.
