Feb 15 Kentucky bill raising abortion to homicide draws Republican pushback By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced a bill to prosecute illegal abortions as homicides. The measure drew pushback from the state's anti-abortion attorney general. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 3:53 Abortion providers create mobile centers along border of state banning procedures By Amna Nawaz, Gabrielle Hays, Mary Fecteau In some parts of the country, access to abortion care depends on how far a person can travel. Missouri has banned the procedure, but in neighboring Illinois, abortion remains legal and providers there will soon be working along the state… Continue watching
Jan 22 On 50th anniversary of Roe, women’s marches draw thousands across the U.S. By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America, Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press Women’s marches demanding abortion rights drew thousands of people across the country on Sunday, the 50th anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that established federal protections for the procedure. Continue reading
Jan 20 What the Supreme Court found in their Roe v. Wade leak investigation By Jessica Gresko, Mark Sherman, Associated Press Eight months, 126 formal interviews and a 23-page report later, the Supreme Court has failed to discover who leaked a draft of the court's opinion overturning abortion rights. Continue reading
Jan 20 March for Life back in DC for 1st time since Roe v. Wade overturned By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Instead of concentrating their attention on the Supreme Court, the marchers plan to target the building directly across the street: the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 19 Supreme Court probe hasn’t yet found who leaked Alito’s draft abortion opinion By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Eight months after Politico published its explosive leak detailing the draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade, the court said its investigative team “has to date been unable to identify a person responsible by a preponderance… Continue reading
Jan 19 Religious leaders file lawsuit to block Missouri’s abortion ban By Jim Salter, Associated Press The lawsuit was filed Thursday in St. Louis is one of many challenges to restrictive abortion laws that conservative states have enacted since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. Continue reading
Jan 17 Maine Gov. Mills, legislative leaders move to expand abortion access By David Sharp, Associated Press Maine Gov. Janet Mills and legislative leaders want to expand access to abortion — allowing abortions after 24 weeks with a doctor's approval — and take steps to protect medical providers. Continue reading
Jan 13 In a post-Roe U.S., what’s next for the anti-abortion movement? By Hannah Grabenstein Dynamics have changed dramatically since last summer, when the hopes of anti-abortion activists were realized in the court’s overturning of Roe, leaving the legality of abortion up to each state. With their highest-profile goal now a reality, organizers are reassessing… Continue reading
Jan 13 Illinois enacts sweeping abortion, gender-affirming care safeguards By Claire Savage, John O'Connor, Associated Press The Illinois governor has signed into law sweeping reproductive health care legislation to protect out-of-state abortion seekers, adding Illinois to the list of states who have placed legal reinforcements around the procedure. Continue reading