Politics Oct 20 Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger spar over abortion in Virginia By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America, Bill Barrow, Associated Press
Nation Oct 16 Watch 8:54 Abortion restrictions may be fueling a rise in domestic violence, experts warn On average, a woman’s risk of being killed in the U.S. increases by 20% when pregnant or after giving birth. Pregnant and postpartum women are more likely to be killed than to die from childbirth-related issues. Many killings are the… By Sarah Varney, Rachel Wellford
Politics Oct 03 WATCH: FDA and HHS not endorsing generic abortion pill they just approved, White House says The White House said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a generic form of mifepristone was just following the law and not a sign of support for the abortion pill. By Associated Press
Health Oct 02 FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting conservative backlash Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with the Trump administration. By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
World Oct 01 Someone against abortion but in favor of death penalty ‘is not really pro-life,’ Pope Leo says Pope Leo XIV intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be “pro-life.”… By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
Aug 25 Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds for low-income patients during lawsuit over Trump cuts to abortion providers By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Without Medicaid, the much smaller provider in Maine says it will have to stop serving hundreds of primary care patients by the end of October. Continue reading
Jul 25 Republicans and independents have warmed on Supreme Court since 2022 abortion ruling, poll says By Mark Sherman, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Views of the nation's highest court remain more negative than they were as recently as early 2022, before the high-profile ruling that overturned the constitutional right to abortion, according to a survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs… Continue reading
Jul 24 Most U.S. adults think abortion should be legal 3 years after Roe was overturned, poll shows By Geoff Mulvihill, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press The new findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll show that about two-thirds of U.S. adults think abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 9:35 After fall of Roe, anti-abortion activists take aim at birth control By Sarah Varney, Rachel Wellford Earlier this year, the Trump administration scrubbed CDC guidance on birth control from government websites and froze $65 million in funding to family planning clinics that provide free or low-cost contraception. The moves are seen as part of an effort… Continue watching
Jul 02 Wisconsin’s 176-year-old abortion ban struck down by state Supreme Court By Todd Richmond, Associated Press The ban was in effect until 1973, when the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nullified it, and was never repealed. Conservatives argued that the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision overturning Roe reactivated the prohibition. Democratic Attorney… Continue reading