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
Aug 08 Ohio voters to decide on constitutional change before determining abortion rights By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America The vote on Tuesday is poised to become the latest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year to rescind federal protections for the procedure, creating a state-by-state patchwork of restrictions and bans. Continue reading
Aug 07 Out-of-state funders fuel messaging around upcoming Ohio ballot measure with abortion rights implications By Ali Swenson, Associated Press, Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America The measure would raise the threshold to pass amendments to the Ohio Constitution from a simple majority to 60%. If voters approve Issue 1, it would make it more difficult for an abortion rights amendment on the November ballot to… Continue reading
Aug 06 Some Republican officials are trying to keep abortion off of state ballots. Here’s how By Grace Panetta, The 19th Ohio Republicans added back a previously canceled August special election to make it harder to amend the state constitution ahead of a November vote on abortion rights. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 6:37 Court cases targeting abortion highlight digital privacy concerns By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Marconja Zor In July, a Nebraska teenager and her mother were convicted after the teen terminated her pregnancy using abortion pills. Among the prosecution's key evidence was exchanges between the two on Facebook Messenger. Caitlin Seeley George with the nonprofit digital rights… Continue watching
Jul 25 Iowa Supreme Court says the block on the state’s strict abortion law can be appealed By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press The Iowa Supreme Court says Gov. Kim Reynolds can appeal a temporary block on the state’s restrictive abortion law. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 9:09 Iowa Republicans pass ban on most abortions after 6 weeks By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens Iowa is the latest Republican-led state to pass abortion restrictions since the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Lawmakers there approved a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after six weeks and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is expected… Continue watching
Jul 12 Few U.S. adults support full abortion bans, even in states that have them, an AP-NORC poll finds By Geoff Mulvihill, Linley Sanders, Associated Press A new poll finds most U.S. adults oppose the strictest bans on abortion. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 7:56 The state of abortion access in America a year after Roe’s reversal By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young A year ago today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and erased the constitutional right to seek an abortion. It was a tectonic shift that left each state to decide whether abortion would be legal within its borders. Now,… Continue watching
Jun 24 WATCH: Harris speaks about abortion rights in North Carolina on anniversary of Dobbs ruling By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Charlotte, North Carolina about the impact of the the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling on June 24, 2022, which upended the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Continue reading