Nov 21 Lawmakers urge action after report of 2014 Supreme Court leak By Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman is among those urging action in response to a report that a former anti-abortion leader knew in advance the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court case involving health care coverage of contraception. Continue reading
Nov 16 Senate same-sex marriage legislation clears key hurdle By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages has crossed a major Senate hurdle, putting Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law. Continue reading
Nov 15 Judge overturns Georgia's 6-week abortion ban By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The ruling says the ban violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent at the time it became law. The ban had been in effect since July. Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: Kentucky voters rejected a constitutional amendment on abortion. Here's what that means By Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis Across America, midterm voters in five states had abortion rights on the ballot. In all five, voters decided to protect those rights. Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: Biden says there's still not enough votes to codify abortion rights By Seung Min Kim, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Although Democrats did better than expected in the midterm elections, they are still on track to lose control of the House, which would allow Republicans to block any such legislation. Continue reading
Nov 09 Effort to further restrict abortion in South Carolina fails By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press After a dozen meetings and sessions over the summer and fall, South Carolina efforts to pass a stricter abortion law have failed. Senators Wednesday rejected a House-backed proposal and House members didn't return for another meeting to try and work… Continue reading
Nov 09 Kentucky voters reject constitutional amendment on abortion By Bruce Schreiner, Beth Campbell, Associated Press Kentucky voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have removed any protection for abortion rights from the constitution of their deeply red state. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 8:01 Abortion rights on the ballot in several states this election By Amna Nawaz Just 11% of Americans who are voting this year say abortion is the number one issue deciding their vote, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. But abortion is on the ballot in some states after the Supreme Court overturned… Continue watching
Nov 02 How midterm elections could test support for Louisiana's near-total abortion ban By Roby Chavez Experts will be watching the midterm results to see how much the renewed focus on abortion has shifted the political landscape in Louisiana and whether the results reflect opposition to the state’s strict ban. Continue reading
Nov 02 Abortion rights protesters briefly interrupt Supreme Court arguments By Associated Press It was the first courtroom disruption since the court’s decision in June that stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade. Continue reading