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
Dec 16 After Alabama, abortion may not be defining issue in 2018 races By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Exit polls show that Doug Jones won a third of Alabama voters who said abortion should be illegal in most cases. These numbers suggest that abortion may not necessarily be a defining issue in the 2018 midterm elections. Continue reading
Dec 16 Lawsuit says two immigrant teens in U.S. custody can’t get abortions By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration is blocking two pregnant teens in the country illegally and being held in federal custody from obtaining abortions, the American Civil Liberties Union said Friday. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 3:16 It can be really uncomfortable to talk about abortion. Here’s why we should By Brit Bennett When you write a novel about abortion, says author Brit Bennett, you will have a lot of conversations with strangers about abortion. It’s made her realize how rarely we talk about it as a human experience. What if we approached… Continue watching
Nov 03 Government says teen’s lawyers misled them in abortion case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday accused lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of misleading the administration in the case of a pregnant immigrant teen who sought and obtained an abortion following a lawsuit. Continue reading