abortion

As political dominance wavers, Arizona Republicans fight culture war battles against abortion and LGBTQ rights

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

Arizona has long been fertile ground for a social conservative agenda, with some of the nation's toughest laws against abortion and a history of restricting LGBTQ rights.

AP fact check: Senators misrepresent Ketanji Brown Jackson on abortion

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

Republican senators painted Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as hostile to anti-abortion views, twisting words from a legal brief she co-signed years ago as evidence she would rule broadly against abortion opponents.

California governor signs law that makes abortions cheaper

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law to make abortions cheaper for people on private insurance plans.

Missouri considers law to make illegal to ‘aid or abet’ out-of-state abortion

By Summer Ballentine, John Hanna, Associated Press

Legislation under consideration in Missouri shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren't likely to stop at banning most abortions within their borders.

Abortions in Texas drop by 60 percent in 1st month under new restrictions

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

Abortions in Texas fell by 60 percent in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades.

Judge temporarily halts South Dakota Governor Noem’s in-person abortion pill rule

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Gov. Kristi Noem initiated the rule change through an executive order. It would have required abortion-seekers to return to a doctor to receive the second of two drugs used for a medication abortion.

With Roe in doubt, states act on abortion limits, expansions

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Less than a month into the 2022 legislative sessions, battles over the future of abortion already are setting up around the U.S. Republican lawmakers are proposing new restrictions modeled after laws in Texas and Mississippi that present a direct challenge to the…

Supreme Court refuses to speed up ongoing challenge to Texas abortion limitations

By Associated Press

Over dissents from the three liberal justices, the court declined to order a federal appeals court to return the case to a federal judge who had temporarily blocked the law's enforcement. The court offered no explanation for its action.

Mexican abortion advocates look to help women in U.S.

By María Verza, Associated Press

In September, Mexico's Supreme Court issued a decision that effectively decriminalized abortion in the heavily Catholic nation. That same month, the most restrictive abortion law in the United States went into effect in Texas.

South Dakota makes it harder for women to get abortion meds

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The rule approved Thursday requires women to return to a doctor to receive the second of two drugs used to carry out a medication abortion. Usually women receive both drugs in one visit, but take the second medication at home.