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
Jan 25 Undercover activists who targeted Planned Parenthood indicted in Texas By Joshua Barajas Following a two-month investigation into allegations that targeted Planned Parenthood, a Harris County grand jury cleared the organization of any wrongdoing and instead indicted two undercover filmmakers who had hoped to expose the organization of wrongdoing. Continue reading
Jan 22 How abortion debates could affect Colorado in the 2016 races By Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press Abortion and reproductive rights are never far from the nerve in this battleground state, where party affiliation is roughly even between Democrats and Republicans. Continue reading
Dec 28 Activists predict abortion will be a hot issue in campaigns By David Crary, Associated Press With a deeper-than-ever split between Republicans and Democrats over abortion, activists on both sides of the debate foresee a 2016 presidential campaign in which the nominees tackle the volatile topic more aggressively than in past elections. Continue reading
Dec 27 Stark divisions on abortion expected to influence 2016 campaign By David Crary, Associated Press With a deeper-than-ever split between Republicans and Democrats over abortion, activists on both sides of the debate foresee a 2016 presidential campaign in which the nominees tackle the volatile topic more aggressively than in past elections. Continue reading