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Pence calls for 2024 GOP candidates to back a 15-week federal abortion ban

By Will Weissert, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Former Vice President Mike Pence used a Friday gathering of some of the nation’s leading Christian conservatives to urge his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination to support a 15-week federal abortion ban at minimum.

Brooks and Capehart on how abortion restrictions could motivate voters in 2024

By Geoff Bennett, David Brooks, Jonathan Capehart

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including GOP presidential candidates embrace abortion restrictions, a report outlines fresh examples of questionable ethics from Supreme Court…

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WATCH: Biden and Harris hold event marking anniversary of Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

One year ago, Democrats suffered one of the most stinging political defeats in recent history as the Supreme Court, which had been methodically stocked with conservative appointees, eliminated the nationwide right to abortion.

A year after fall of Roe v. Wade, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or restrictions

By Geoff Mulvihill, Kimberlee Kruesi, Claire Savage, Associated Press

Saturday is the one year anniversary of the court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, which struck down Roe v. Wade. Abortion law is now in the hands of state lawmakers and courts.

WATCH: Jill Biden says consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade 'go far beyond the right to choose'

By Associated Press

The first lady invited the women from Texas, Florida and Louisiana to the White House to help highlight the one anniversary Saturday of the Supreme Court decision overturning its 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade.

Abortion providers in North Carolina file federal lawsuit challenging restrictions

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Friday's lawsuit comes one month after the Republican supermajority in the state's General Assembly fast-tracked the law through both chambers and overrode a veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

Abortion remains legal in Iowa after state high court declines to reinstate law largely banning the procedure

By Hannah Fingerhut, Scott McFetridge, Associated Press

Currently, abortions are allowed in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Michigan bans hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools

By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

The new law will amend the state's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, the third time Democrats have done so this year after further protecting the LGBTQ community and workers who receive abortions.

Oregon Senate Republicans end 6-week walkout that blocked bills on abortion, trans health care

By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

The boycott, which prevented the Senate from reaching a two-thirds quorum needed to pass bills, was prompted by a sweeping measure on abortion and gender-affirming care that Republicans said was too extreme.

America's religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v. Wade's reversal

By David Crary, Associated Press

Some celebrate the state-level bans that have ensued. Others are angry that a conservative Christian cause has changed the law of the land in ways they consider oppressive.