Health Nov 03 Why both abortion and infant mortality rates have gone up in post-Roe America By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn
Nation Oct 27 Watch 6:14 Pivotal Ohio Supreme Court election highlights importance of down-ballot races This past week, a county judge in Ohio struck down the state’s near-total abortion ban, saying it violated a voter-approved constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights. The ruling is likely to end up before the state Supreme Court, underscoring the importance… By John Yang, Mary Fecteau
Nation Jul 23 Iowa judge rules state ban on most abortions to take effect Monday Iowa’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant. By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press
Politics Mar 07 Voters backed abortion rights. Yet Kansas could make doctors ask patients why they want abortions Kansas would join at least seven other states with Republican legislatures that ban most abortions even though voters have affirmed abortion rights in the state. By John Hanna, Associated Press
Nation Mar 02 Watch 5:38 Why support for crisis pregnancy centers is surging after the end of Roe v. Wade Crisis pregnancy centers provide counseling and other prenatal services from an anti-abortion perspective. Supporters say they help ensure that pregnant people know the risks of abortion, but abortion rights advocates say the information that they provide can have no scientific… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
Jan 20 Watch 6:49 What to know as the battle over abortion rights shifts to state ballots in 2024 By John Yang, Harry Zahn Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, attempts to use the ballot box to enshrine the right to access abortion services into state constitutions have proliferated. This November, the issue could be on the ballot in… Continue watching
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 02 Watch 7:24 How abortion restrictions affect the care Wisconsin doctors can give patients By Marisa Wojcik, Wisconsin Public Television While the number of legal abortions has risen nationwide since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a recent report from a group that supports reproductive rights says there have been sharp declines in states that imposed new restrictions. PBS… Continue watching
Aug 08 Ohio voters reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America The defeat of Issue 1 keeps in place a simple majority threshold for passing future changes to the Ohio Constitution, rather than requiring a 60 percent supermajority. Continue reading
Jul 01 Federal judge allows most of North Carolina’s revised 12-week abortion ban to take effect By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press A federal judge ruled on Friday that nearly all of North Carolina's revised 12-week abortion law scheduled to begin this weekend can take effect, while temporarily blocking one rule that doctors feared could expose them to criminal penalties. Continue reading