Dec 10 Trump win could boost movement to confer ‘personhood’ on fertilized eggs By Rebecca Robbins, STAT The push to confer full “personhood” on every fertilized human egg has been rejected in state after state, but activists are cautiously hopeful that their cause could soon get a boost. Continue reading
Nov 21 Pope Francis extends priests’ ability to forgive abortion By News Desk After the Holy Year of Mercy ended last weekend, Pope Francis on Monday extended the ability of Roman Catholic priests to absolve those who have had an abortion, while reiterating that it is still a sin. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 4:41 Putting policy in context at the final presidential debate By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tackled several policy matters in the final presidential debate: abortion, nuclear weapons and immigration. Lisa Desjardins joins Hari Sreenivasan to get the facts behind what the candidates said. Continue watching
Oct 19 Trump’s Roe v. Wade debate answer rankles some pro-life conservatives By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Trump's personal feelings about abortion are murky. In past years he's said he favors abortion rights. As a Republican presidential candidate, he has said he opposes them. Continue reading
Oct 17 Where do the presidential candidates stand on abortion? By David Crary, Associated Press An Associated Press series is examining issues at stake in the presidential election and how they affect people. This one focuses on abortion. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 9:36 Why women in North Carolina are struggling with their White House options By PBS News Hour The state of North Carolina is a focus for both candidates in the campaign's final weeks. The majority of college-educated white women here supported Mitt Romney in 2012, but accusations against Donald Trump, and his inflammatory rhetoric, have alienated that… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: Syrian, Russian forces scales back airstrikes in Aleppo By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Syria’s military and its Russian allies scaled back airstrikes on Aleppo, but President Bashar al-Assad vowed to recapture all of the city. Also, lawmakers in Pakistan vowed to enact harsher penalties for so-called “honor killings,”… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Winds top 140 mph as Hurricane Matthew bears down By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Matthew, one of the strongest Atlantic storms in recent years, is battering Jamaica and Haiti. Also, U.S. relations with Russia hit a new low when Washington called off talks with Moscow on the Syrian… Continue watching
Sep 15 Trump supports birth control without a prescription By Jill Colvin and David Sharp, Associated Press Donald Trump says he believes women should be able to obtain birth control without a prescription. Continue reading
Jul 16 With Pence pick, Trump just made women’s health a top-tier election issue By David Nather, STAT Donald Trump may have just made women’s health a bigger issue in the 2016 election. Continue reading