Jun 26 SCOTUS to rule Monday on Texas abortion case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press It’s expected to be the justices’ final meeting before they disperse on their summer breaks. Continue reading
Jun 22 Doctors lack access to abortion medical training in Texas By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media As the number of doctors in Texas dwindles, medical educators have raised the alarm about the need to train the next generation. Continue reading
May 27 Oklahoma lawmakers fail to make doctor-performed abortions a felony By Associated Press Doctors who perform abortions in Oklahoma won't be guilty of a felony after the state Senate didn't try to override Republican Gov. Mary Fallin's veto of a bill to make it a felony crime. Continue reading
May 25 S.C. governor signs bill banning most abortions after 20 weeks By News Desk South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed a bill into law Wednesday that bans most abortions after 20 weeks. Continue reading
May 19 Oklahoma lawmakers pass bill making abortion a felony for doctors By Corinne Segal A measure that Oklahoma state legislators approved Thursday would make abortion a felony for physicians, with potential penalties that include a three-year jail sentence and removal of their medical license. Continue reading
May 10 Utah abortion providers stumped by law requiring fetal pain relief By Michelle L. Price, Hallie Golden, Associated Press Utah's first-in-the-nation requirement that fetuses receive anesthesia or painkillers before some abortions takes effect Tuesday, but doctors say it's unnecessary and impossible to comply with. Continue reading
Mar 10 What’s in the Indiana bill banning abortions for fetal defects? By Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana bill that would ban abortions sought because a fetus has a genetic abnormality such as Down syndrome is heading to Gov. Mike Pence for possible approval. The conservative Republican governor is a strong opponent of abortion… Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 16:27 Scalia’s absence alters dynamic for abortion case By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court is hearing its first abortion case in nearly a decade, as pro-choice advocates challenge a Texas law they say limits abortion services. Judy Woodruff talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal for a look inside… Continue watching
Mar 02 Abortion case appears to split depleted Supreme Court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The abortion debate is returning to the Supreme Court in the midst of a raucous presidential campaign and less than three weeks after Justice Antonin Scalia's death. Continue reading
Feb 27 Abortion case returns to a Supreme Court altered by Scalia’s absence By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court challenge to a Texas law that has dramatically reduced the number of abortion clinics in the state is the justices' most significant case on the hot-button issue in nearly a quarter-century. Continue reading