abortion

WATCH: Harris tours clinic that conducts abortions during Minnesota campaign visit

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Thursday's visit is part of Harris' election year focus on the rollback of abortion rights across the United States. Democrats hope the issue will spur voters to reelect President Joe Biden.

Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America

There’s a risk of overinterpreting the results from 2023, but the victories have encouraged Democrats defending a pivotal U.S. Senate seat this year.

GOP state lawmakers refuse to revisit abortion bans, but some say they’ll offer more clarity on rules

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

The Republican-controlled South Dakota Legislature wants to create a video in which medical experts — and the state's attorneys — would explain to doctors and patients when abortions can be legally performed.

Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability

By Associated Press

At least one fertility clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments. News outlets report that Alabama Fertility Specialists performed several embryo transfers Thursday.

Takeaways from Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address

By Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Biden used the opportunity to draw sharp contrasts that could rally Democrats to the polls as he tries to make the campaign a referendum on his predecessor rather than himself.

WATCH: Biden promises to restore Roe v. Wade as the ‘law of the land’ in his 2024 State of the Union

By Laura Santhanam

In his last State of the Union address before the general election, President Joe Biden pledged to restore abortion protections after the Supreme Court’s decision in 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from prosecution and lawsuits

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Three major IVF providers paused services after the state Supreme Court ruled last month that three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a storage facility could pursue wrongful death lawsuits.

French lawmakers approve bill making abortion a constitutional right

By Barbara Surk, Nicolas Garriga, Associated Press

The measure was promised by President Emmanuel Macron following a rollback of abortion rights in court rulings in the United States.

Here’s what to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the U.S.

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

A judge in Montana ruled against restrictions in one of several developments this week on how abortion works in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

U.S. abortion rates remain steady but some states offer more access than others, report finds

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Although the number of monthly abortions has dropped to nearly zero in states with bans, they have risen in states that allow abortion, including Florida, Illinois and Kansas, which border states with bans.