May 15 2020 Democrats denounce Alabama's abortion ban By Will Weissert, Associated Press The Democratic presidential candidates warned the decision portends a larger offensive by conservatives around the country to undermine the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Continue reading
May 15 Planned Parenthood and ACLU suing over Ohio abortion ban Abortion bills passed in several states are setting up legal fights to push the now-conservative-leaning Supreme Court to take up abortion and overturn Roe v. Wade. Continue reading
May 15 Wisconsin lawmakers poised to approve 'born alive' bill By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has promised to veto the measure, but the move comes as conservatives across the country push to end the constitutional right to abortion. Continue reading
May 14 Alabama abortion ban heads to GOP governor's desk By Kim Chandler, Associated Press State senators voted 25-6 for the bill that had overwhelmingly cleared the House of Representatives earlier this month. The legislation now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey, who will decide whether to sign the bill into law. Continue reading
May 14 Alabama Senate to vote on abortion ban By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The bill before the GOP-dominated Alabama Senate would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony. Continue reading
May 13 Supreme Court rules a state can't be sued in another state's courts By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The decision overrules a 40-year precedent and perhaps foreshadows an argument over the viability of other high court decisions. Continue reading
May 12 More 'heartbeat' abortion bans advancing in South, Midwest By Russ Bynum, Associated Press State governments are on a course to virtually eliminate abortion access in large chunks of the Deep South and Midwest. Continue reading
May 09 Alabama senators delay abortion ban vote as shouts break out By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Anger erupted in the state Senate when some Republicans stripped exceptions for rape and incest from the bill. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: White House tells Don McGahn to defy House subpoena In our Tuesday news wrap, the Trump administration intensified its resistance to investigations by congressional Democrats, instructing former White House counsel Don McGahn to defy a subpoena. Meanwhile, uncertainty over U.S.-China trade negotiations sent Wall Street stocks plummeting. The Dow… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 5:13 Trump aims to expand religious and philosophical exemptions for health workers President Trump intends to expand rules that allow health care workers to opt out of participating in certain services on religious or moral grounds. While conservatives celebrated what they call “conscience protections,” LGBTQ and women’s advocates warned the change would… Continue watching