Oct 17 Watch 8:45 Abortion measures on Nevada and Arizona ballots could help tip the presidential race By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat Abortion access is a top issue this election at both the state and federal levels. Several states will have measures to protect reproductive rights on their ballots this November. In key battlegrounds, like Arizona and Nevada, these measures could have… Continue watching
Oct 14 Florida abortion ballot measure under fire by state government By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Florida's government is finding fault on multiple fronts with an abortion rights ballot measure that Gov. Ron DeSantis opposes. Continue reading
Oct 13 KFF poll: Abortion is now the top election issue for young women, among shifts that favor Harris By Alex Wayne, Rebecca Adams, KFF Health News Abortion has emerged as the most important issue in the November election for women under 30, according to a survey by KFF — a notable change since late spring, before Vice President Kamala Harris entered the presidential race. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 6:25 Where Harris and Trump stand on abortion access and reproductive rights By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz Two years ago, the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade made abortion access a top political issue across America. In the race for the White House, Laura Barrón-López has been following both candidates' positions on reproductive rights. Continue watching
Oct 11 Abortion passes inflation as top election concern for women under 30, survey finds By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press A survey has found that abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30. That's a key finding of a KFF survey of female voters with results released Friday. Continue reading
Oct 07 Supreme Court leaves in place lower court decision banning emergency abortions in Texas By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The high court did not detailing its reasoning and there were no noted dissents. Continue reading
Sep 30 Georgia judge strikes down state ban on abortions past 6 weeks into pregnancy By Kate Brumback, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his order that the law violates Georgia's Constitution, finding that “liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman… Continue reading
Sep 29 Wrapping up Belgium visit, Pope doubles down on his views and calls abortion doctors ‘hitmen’ By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis revisited thorny topics of his trip to Belgium during his in-flight press conference coming home, praising Belgium’s late King Baudouin as a “saint” for having abdicated for a day in 1990 rather than sign legislation legalizing abortion. Continue reading
Sep 19 In the race for Congress, some Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Looking directly into the camera for ads, or penning personal op-eds in local newspapers, many Republican candidates are trying to distance themselves from some of the more aggressive anti-abortion ideas coming from their party and its allies. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 7:03 Investigation links Georgia’s abortion ban to preventable deaths of 2 women By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes We’re learning more about the effects of abortion restrictions enacted after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. ProPublica found at least two women in Georgia who died after being unable to get either a legal abortion or timely… Continue watching