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
Jul 12 Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks in special legislative session By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds immediately said in a statement she would sign the bill on Friday. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 5:55 Military leadership positions unfilled as GOP senator blocks nominees over abortion policy By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz For the first time in over a century, the U.S. Marine Corps will not have a permanent leader. Current Marine Corps Commandant David Berger is required to retire on Monday, but due to a hold on hundreds of military promotions… Continue watching
Jul 05 Man gets life sentence for raping 9-year-old girl who later sought an abortion in Indiana By Associated Press A man who confessed to raping and impregnating a 9-year-old Ohio girl has been sentenced to life in prison in a case that became a national flashpoint on abortion rights because the girl had to travel out of state to… Continue reading
Jul 05 Ohio abortion rights ballot measure receives nearly double the needed signatures By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Groups hoping to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution have delivered nearly double the number of signatures needed to place an amendment on the fall statewide ballot. Continue reading
Jul 05 Conservatives move to red states and liberals move to blue as the country grows more polarized By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Americans are segregating themselves by their politics at a rapid clip, helping fuel the greatest divide between the states in modern history. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 6:21 Ohio faces critical votes that could decide abortion access in the state By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman It's been a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion access. Since then, six states have voted on abortion-related ballot measures and in each case, voters have supported abortion rights. Laura Barrón-López… Continue watching
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
Jun 28 Judge considers narrow ruling for North Carolina abortion law, won't halt 12-week ban By Gary Robertson, Associated Press A federal judge says she won't block temporarily a large swath of North Carolina's abortion law taking effect this weekend that includes a near-ban after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading
Jun 25 House GOP begins push for new restrictions on abortion access in post-Roe era By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press In a flurry of little-noticed legislative action, Republican lawmakers are pushing abortion policy changes, trying to build on the work of activists whose strategy successfully elevated their fight to the nation's highest court. Continue reading