Health Jan 31 New York doctor indicted over online prescription of abortion pill in Louisiana By Sara Cline, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Politics Jan 24 Court rules North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal North Dakota’s abortion ban will not be enforced while the state appeals an earlier decision that found it unconstitutional, the state's highest court ruled Friday. By Jack Dura, Associated Press
Politics Dec 20 Missouri judge rules state’s abortion ban is unenforceable after constitutional amendment Missouri is one of five states where voters approved ballot measures in the 2024 general election to add the right to an abortion to their state constitutions. By Associated Press
Politics Aug 25 Vance says Trump would veto a bill that establishes a federal abortion ban Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk. By Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Politics Jun 12 These GOP lawmakers helped defeat South Carolina’s near-total abortion ban. Now they’re losing their reelection bids Statewide polling has indicated a near total ban doesn’t have wide support. But turnout was low and races were in Republican-drawn districts, where experts say voters tend to be more fervent about issues like abortion. By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
May 04 Why abortion bans in Florida and Arizona disproportionately affect the Latina population By Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th While Arizona’s total abortion ban will be in effect only temporarily, it highlights how many Latino people live in states with restrictions on abortion before fetal viability. Continue reading
Jan 25 Wisconsin Republicans approve bill banning abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy By Todd Richmond, Associated Press The proposal now goes to the Republican-controlled state Senate, where it's unclear whether it has enough support to pass. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers tweeted after the Assembly vote that he will veto the bill if it reaches him. Continue reading
Dec 30 Judge rules that lawsuit challenging Idaho’s abortion ban can move forward By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press An Idaho judge on Friday denied a request by the state's top legal chief to throw out a lawsuit, spearheaded by four women and several physicians, seeking to clarify the exemptions tucked inside the state's broad abortion ban. Continue reading
Dec 16 After judge blocked enforcement of Ohio’s abortion ban, state Supreme Court dismisses challenge to that order By Associated Press The ruling moves action in the case back to Hamilton County Common Pleas, where abortion clinics asked Judge Christian Jenkins this week to throw out the law following voters' decision to approve enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution. The… Continue reading
Dec 09 Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court’s order allowing woman’s emergency abortion By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge's ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the… Continue reading