Jun 10 Congressional Democrats press to retain abortion funding ban, out of step with presidential candidates By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Top Capitol Hill Democrats are intent on preserving a four-decade ban on taxpayer-financed abortions despite calls from their party's presidential candidates to abandon it, arguing that attempts to undo the longstanding consensus will fail and won't be worth scuttling a… Continue reading
Jun 07 Where 2020 Democrats stand on abortion By PBS NewsHour Democratic presidential candidates are drawing a contrast between their own views and the laws Republican-led legislatures have passed to severely restrict the procedure. Continue reading
Jun 07 University of Alabama trustees vote to refund $26 million gift By Blake Paterson, Associated Press The gift was from a top donor who recently called on students to boycott the school over the state's new abortion ban. Continue reading
Jun 07 Joe Biden reverses position on using federal dollars for abortions By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Biden said that no longer supports a long-standing congressional ban on using federal health care money to pay for abortions. Continue reading
Jun 07 New abortion laws are too extreme for most Americans, poll shows By Gretchen Frazee State legislatures pushing abortion legislation that caters to the extremes risks go against the views of most Americans, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist, which could spark a backlash against the party in the… Continue reading
Jun 05 Trump administration ends fetal tissue research by federal scientists By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Research using fetal tissue has led to life-saving advances including development of vaccines for rubella and rabies, and drugs for the HIV virus. Continue reading
Jun 05 Court hearing to consider fate of Missouri's only abortion clinic By Jim Salter, Associated Press Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer will hear testimony in a hearing on Planned Parenthood's request for a preliminary injunction that would keep open its abortion clinic in St. Louis. Continue reading
Jun 04 Missouri subpoenas abortion clinic doctors amid legal battle By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press A St. Louis judge on Tuesday is set to weigh whether physicians from the state's only abortion clinic can be forced to testify amid a legal fight over the facility's license. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Barr disagrees with Trump on treason and the FBI In our news wrap Friday, Attorney General William Barr says he doesn't think senior FBI officials committed treason when investigating the Trump campaign, despite President Trump’s repeated claims. Still, Barr said the investigation may have been “antithetical to the democratic… Continue watching
May 31 Missouri's only abortion clinic can keep stay open, according to judge's order By Jim Salter, David A. Lieb, Associated Press St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer issued a temporary restraining order preventing Missouri from taking away the clinic's license. He said Planned Parenthood "has demonstrated that immediate and irreparable injury will result" if its abortion license is allowed to expire. Continue reading