Jul 04 Watch 6:14 Advocates in Missouri work to put abortion access on the ballot this election cycle By Gabrielle Hays, Shrai Popat In Missouri, abortion was banned almost immediately after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Two years later, there's an effort to enshrine abortion access in the state's constitution by putting it on the ballot this election cycle. This comes as clinics… Continue watching
Jul 03 Arizona and Nebraska could join growing number of states with abortion measures on ballots By Walter Berry, Anita Snow, Associated Press Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska said Wednesday that they turned in far more signatures than required to get ballot measures on abortion rights before voters in November’s election. In both states, it’s now up to election officials to certify the… Continue reading
Jun 28 Iowa Supreme Court lifts block on state’s 6-week abortion ban By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Iowa joins more than a dozen other states with restrictive abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Where Biden and Trump stand on abortion By Associated Press President Joe Biden blamed Donald Trump during CNN's presidential debate for the deluge of state abortion restrictions since the fall of Roe v. Wade. He pledged to restore the law under Roe if given a second term but didn’t say… Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 6:55 Conservative Supreme Court majority takes aim at ‘administrative state’ in latest rulings By John Yang, Kyle Midura The U.S. Supreme Court handed down several high-profile decisions Thursday morning. One case blocked a controversial bankruptcy deal involving the opioid crisis, another reinstated access to abortions for those facing medical emergencies in Idaho and a third blocked an EPA… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 6:17 Infant mortality spiked in Texas after abortion ban, study reveals By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas A new study focused on Texas looks at the year after its law banning all abortions after six weeks with no exceptions for rape, incest or fetal abnormalities. The research found a significant increase in infant deaths, much higher than… Continue watching
Jun 27 Read the Supreme Court ruling on emergency abortions in Idaho A 6-3 Supreme Court decision released Thursday allows Idaho doctors discretion to perform emergency abortions while the current law says it is only permissible to save the life of a pregnant patient. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 3:37 How a draft opinion on Idaho’s abortion ban was mistakenly posted by the Supreme Court By John Yang, Ian Couzens The Supreme Court handed down two opinions Wednesday but left some of the most politically fraught cases for the final days of its term. One left undecided for now is focused on abortion and a ban in Idaho. But we… Continue watching
Jun 26 Opinion briefly posted to its website shows Supreme Court poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, Bloomberg reports By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk. Continue reading
Jun 26 Here’s what’s left for the Supreme Court to decide By Mark Sherman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The court heard 61 cases this term, and 12 remain unresolved. Continue reading