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
May 01 Kansas lawmakers fail to override governor's abortion 'reversal' veto By John Hanna, Associated Press Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill requiring abortion providers to tell patients about a disputed treatment to stop a medication abortion after it's been started. Continue reading
Apr 25 U.S. judge in Washington state blocks new Trump abortion rule By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima blocked new Trump administration rules that could cut off federal funding for health care providers who refer patients for an abortion. Continue reading
Apr 19 U.S. judge blocks part of Ohio ban on abortion procedure By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The ruling comes as the state's ban of abortions in cases involving a Down Syndrome diagnosis also is before the courts, and the ACLU plans a court challenge to a heartbeat abortion ban signed last week. Continue reading