Sep 11 WATCH: Trump misinformation about abortion ‘insulting’ to American women, Harris says By Erica R. Hendry Vice President Kamala Harris pushed back against the false claim repeated by former President Donald Trump in their Sept. 10 debate that some states and Democrats supported “post-birth” abortions, or killing babies after they are born. Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: Harris denounces ‘Trump abortion bans,’ supports restoring Roe v. Wade By Vivian Hoang Vice President Kamala Harris accused former President Donald Trump of intentionally nominating three current Supreme Court justices because they would use the bench to undo Roe v. Wade, which protected a woman's constitutional right to abortion. Continue reading
Sep 10 Missouri’s ballot will include abortion rights measure in November, court rules By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press The proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution is expected to widely undo the state’s 2022 near-total abortion ban if passed. Continue reading
Aug 29 Abortion measures on the ballot in 41 states, voters to have say on other tough questions By David A. Lieb, Associated Press More than 140 ballot measures are going before voters in the general election. They include constitutional amendments in at least nine states to enshrine abortion rights. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 6:25 In post-Roe era, study finds more Americans are self-managing their abortions By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Andrew Chambers According to a new study, the percentage of people who say they’ve tried to end a pregnancy outside of the medical system has gone up since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. John Yang speaks with… Continue watching
Aug 23 Nebraska’s voters will have competing measures to either expand or limit abortion rights in November election By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen announced Friday that the rival initiatives each gathered enough signatures to get on the November ballot, making it the first state to carry competing abortion amendments on the same ballot since the U.S. Supreme… Continue reading
Aug 22 Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion ballot measure By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The ruling dashed the hopes of organizers, who submitted the petitions, of getting the constitutional amendment measure on the ballot in the predominantly Republican state, where many top leaders tout their opposition to abortion. Continue reading
Aug 22 WATCH: What’s driving young Democrats? By Dan Cooney, Deema Zein, Tim McPhillips Young voters – under the age of 35 – are a key group both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are trying to reach. Continue reading
Aug 22 WATCH: Walz says ‘mind your own damn business’ when it comes to reproductive freedom By Hannah Grabenstein Minnesota governor and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz spoke about the personal impacts of regulating fertility treatment at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 21 In November voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion By Sejal Govindarao, Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that advocates used to collect signatures is valid, clearing the way for the issue to remain on the ballot. Montana's secretary of state on Tuesday certified its abortion measure to… Continue reading