Jan 24 How the fight over 2 major voter-approved ballot measures is playing out in Missouri By Gabrielle Hays A majority of voters in November’s election backed two major changes to state law. One was a historic amendment that would codify abortion access, the other was a minimum wage hike. Continue reading
Jan 24 WATCH: Trump, Vance and Johnson give remarks at March for Life rally in D.C. By Gary Fields, Christine Fernando, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press “We will again stand proudly for families and for life,” Trump declared in a pre-recorded video address. Vance hailed Trump’s previous actions on abortion, saying the president “delivered on his promise of ending Roe" and appointed hundreds of anti-abortion judges. Continue reading
Jan 01 Pope doubles down on abortion in New Year’s Day message, calls for commitment to protect life By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a "firm commitment" to protect and respect life from conception to natural death. Continue reading
Dec 20 Missouri judge rules state’s abortion ban is unenforceable after constitutional amendment By Associated Press Missouri is one of five states where voters approved ballot measures in the 2024 general election to add the right to an abortion to their state constitutions. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 6:03 Why Americans are stockpiling abortion medication ahead of Trump’s second term By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young Since Trump’s reelection, many women and health care providers across the U.S. have been stockpiling supplies of abortion pills and emergency contraception. One of the largest suppliers of abortion medication reported a 17-fold increase in requests the first 24 hours… Continue watching
Dec 06 Elon Musk gave $20 million to a super PAC comparing Trump to Ginsburg on abortion By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Elon Musk was the sole funder of a super PAC formed less than a month before the election that focused on advertising intended to convince voters that Donald Trump ‘s stance on abortion was akin to that of late Supreme… Continue reading
Dec 04 Missouri judge to consider first lawsuit to overturn state’s near-total abortion ban By Summer Ballentine, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press The first court arguments over whether Missouri's sweeping abortion restrictions will fall under a new constitutional amendment are set to begin. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 7:24 Legal challenge to Idaho’s strict abortion law could have nationwide implications By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre An Idaho state court will hear arguments in a case brought by four women who allege they were denied emergency care because of the state’s abortion laws, which are some of the most restrictive in the nation. The women argue… Continue watching
Nov 11 Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid By Todd Richmond, Associated Press Abortion-rights advocates stand an excellent chance of prevailing, given that liberal justices control the court and one of them remarked on the campaign trail that she supports abortion rights. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 5:59 Voters expand or protect abortion rights in 7 states, but measures fail in 3 other states By John Yang, Claire Mufson In a handful of states, voters weighed in on reproductive rights two years after Roe was overturned. In seven of them, voters expanded or protected the right to an abortion. But in three states, abortion bans will remain in place. Continue watching