May 03 Watch 6:30 Evangelicals keep faith in Trump to advance religious agenda By PBS News Hour Support for President Trump among Evangelicals is at an all-time high. On the National Day of Prayer, William Brangham talks with Rev. Samuel Rodriguez of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference about why he says it’s a balancing act and… Continue watching
May 02 Iowa lawmakers approve the most restrictive U.S. abortion law By Barbara Rodriguez, Scott Stewart, Associated Press Republican lawmakers with control of the Iowa statehouse fast-tracked a bill early Wednesday that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading
Mar 31 Court rules that government can't block immigrant teens from abortion By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A federal court in Washington has told the Trump administration that the government can’t interfere with the ability of pregnant immigrant teens being held in federal custody to obtain abortions. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 6:31 Truth in advertising or free speech burden? California law on 'crisis pregnancy centers' tested at high court By PBS News Hour A Supreme Court case centering on abortion and free speech involves California's so-called crisis pregnancy centers -- clinics run by anti-abortion groups -- and whether state law can require those centers to more fully disclose what they are and what… Continue watching
Mar 20 Federal judge blocks Mississippi's new 15-week abortion ban By Associated Press The law and responding challenge set up a confrontation sought by abortion opponents, who are hoping federal courts will ultimately prohibit abortions before a fetus is viable. Current federal law does not. Continue reading
Mar 19 Mississippi governor signs ban on abortions after 15 weeks By Laura Santhanam "This common-sense, pro-life law will help us make our state the safest place in America for an unborn child," Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant recently tweeted. Continue reading
Mar 09 Mississippi could soon be the only state to ban abortion after 15 weeks By Laura Santhanam Critics say the new law, which Gov. Phil Bryant is expected to sign, could set up a Supreme Court showdown over the 40-year-old landmark Roe v. Wade case that gave women in the United States the legal right to have… Continue reading
Feb 03 State legislatures see flurry of activity on abortion bills By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press Republican-controlled states have passed hundreds of bills since 2011 restricting access to abortion while Democratic-led states have taken steps in the other direction. Continue reading
Jan 20 The data behind the women's movement By Amanda Montañez, Scientific American Charts highlight some of the key issues Women’s March activists are fighting for. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 7:37 Impact of 'global gag rule' goes beyond abortion for these health groups in Kenya By Fred de Sam Lazaro The so-called global gag rule, which cuts off some U.S. government aid to health agencies that offer or mention abortion services, has been reinstated by every Republican president going back to Reagan. But the Trump administration has gone much further,… Continue watching