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
Jul 10 Trump adviser says women should be the ones to decide on abortion By Associated Press One of Donald Trump's potential running mates said Sunday that women should be the ones to decide whether or not to have abortions. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 5:45 Abortion rights activists hail Supreme Court ruling against doctor restrictions By PBS News Hour In the Supreme Court’s biggest abortion case in nearly 25 years, the justices voted 5-3 to strike down a Texas law — widely copied in other states — that imposed tight restrictions on family planning centers and doctors who perform… Continue watching
Jun 27 Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic regulations By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court struck down Texas' widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics Monday in the court's biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century. Continue reading