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
Dec 22 Support for legal abortion at highest level in 2 years By Nancy Benac and Emily Swanson, Associated Press An Associated Press-GfK poll shows an apparent increase in support among Democrats and Republicans alike over the last year. Continue reading
Dec 13 Abortions drop by 35 percent since the 1970s, report says By Michael D. Regan A CDC report says abortions rates have dropped by a third since the 1970s, something experts attribute in part to birth control use and decisions to start a family later in life. Continue reading
Nov 30 High court’s election-year lineup includes affirmative action, abortion, Obamacare By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's lineup of new cases is fit for an election year. Affirmative action, abortion and another look at the Obama health care law all are before the court, and they could well be joined by immigration,… Continue reading