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
Oct 25 ACLU says teen at center of abortion case has had procedure By Associated Press An immigrant teen held in federal custody who had sought to obtain an abortion has had the procedure, her lawyers said. Continue reading
Oct 24 Federal court clears way for immigrant teen to get abortion By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The ruling Tuesday by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overruled a decision by a three-judge panel of the court that at least temporarily blocked the teen from having the procedure. Continue reading
Oct 20 LISTEN: Appeals court temporarily blocks immigrant teen's abortion access By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A federal appeals court in D.C. has blocked an undocumented immigrant girl from getting an abortion for now. Hear the courtroom arguments, which took place earlier Friday. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 4:26 Undocumented teen in legal limbo over her right to an abortion By PBS News Hour A pregnant, undocumented 17-year-old girl obtained a court’s permission to get an abortion, but due to policy change by the Trump administration, officials detaining her in Texas are refusing to take her to her appointment. Now an appeals court will… Continue watching
Aug 12 Texas set to restrict insurance coverage for abortion By Will Weissert and David Crary, Associated Press A bill requiring women to purchase extra insurance to cover abortions except amid medical emergencies already cleared the state House after hours of emotional debate. Continue reading
Aug 05 Idea of Democrats funding anti-abortion candidates draws ire By Bill Barrow and David Crary, Associated Press The head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee suggested his group might help fund candidates who didn't support abortion rights. Continue reading