Dec 16 Supreme Court returns Texas abortion case to appeals court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In last week's majority opinion written by Gorsuch, the Supreme Court limited who can be sued by the clinics in their effort to win a court order preventing the law's enforcement and allowing them to resume providing abortions without severe… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 6:22 How the Supreme Court's ruling on Texas abortion law could affect reproductive rights By John Yang, Matt Loffman Abortion has been front-and-center at the Supreme Court this term. The justices on Friday issued their opinion on a controversial Texas law, allowing abortion providers to continue challenging the measure in lower courts, but leaving the law in place for… Continue watching
Dec 10 Supreme Court allowing Texas abortion ban to remain in place By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court acted Friday, more than a month after hearing arguments over the law that makes abortion illegal after cardiac activity is detected in an embryo. Continue reading
Dec 08 California plans to be abortion 'sanctuary' if Supreme Court overturns Roe By Adam Beam, Associated Press The California Future of Abortion Council, made up of more than 40 abortion providers and advocacy groups, released a list of 45 recommendations for the state to consider if the high court overturns Roe v. Wade — the 48-year-old decision… Continue reading
Dec 07 Some fear ripple effect on civil rights cases if Roe is overturned By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled in arguments last week they would allow states to ban abortion much earlier in pregnancy and may even overturn the nationwide right that has existed for nearly 50 years. Continue reading
Dec 02 The Supreme Court Justices' remarks on abortion and how they might lean: Will Roe be overturned? By Associated Press The Supreme Court has been asked in arguments to overturn a nationwide right to abortion that has existed for nearly 50 years. Continue reading
Dec 01 Outside Supreme Court, crowd amplifies abortion arguments By Parker Purifoy, Associated Press Hundreds of abortion debate partisans crowded the plaza in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, intermingling and trading chants as justices heard the highly anticipated arguments inside. Continue reading
Dec 01 Mississippi clinic at epicenter of abortion debate stays open By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The Jackson Women's Health Organization saw patients two or three days a week in recent years, but has doubled its hours to treat women from Texas and from Louisiana. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 9:28 How pregnant Americans may be affected by Supreme Court ruling on Mississippi abortion law By Amna Nawaz, Geoffrey Lou Guray In one of the most aggressive challenges to Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in America, justices will decide the constitutionality of Mississippi's 2018 law banning most abortions after 15 weeks. If the court overturns… Continue watching
Nov 28 Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. The justices can either reaffirm the constitutional right to an abortion or wipe it away altogether. Continue reading