Nov 29 Colorado shooter reportedly told police ‘no more baby parts’ By Michael D. Regan, Elisabeth Ponsot The man suspected of killing three people at a Planned Parenthood health center on Friday in Colorado reportedly told the authorities "no more baby parts."… Continue reading
Nov 13 Justices agree to hear first abortion case since 2007 By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is taking on its first abortion case in eight years, a dispute over state regulation of abortion clinics. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 5:41 Why the Supreme Court may swing right on key issues this session By PBS News Hour With the start of the Supreme Court’s new term, Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal joins Judy Woodruff to talk about some of the issues to be tested, including affirmative action, voting rights and unions. Continue watching
Oct 03 Fiorina makes claims on Planned Parenthood a campaign centerpiece By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina has spent the last two weeks repeating an erroneous description of videos secretly recorded by anti-abortion activists. That seems bound to continue as she makes her opposition to Planned Parenthood a centerpiece of her 2016… Continue reading
Sep 30 The real fight over Planned Parenthood is not in Congress By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins, Amanda Gomez With so much attention focused on the fight on Capitol Hill, Americans may be missing a crucial point – a number of the changes Republican lawmakers are working hard to pass at the federal level have already been enacted by… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 7:37 How Pope Francis’ bipartisan call resonated in Congress By PBS News Hour In an unprecedented address to the U.S. Congress, Pope Francis called for action on poverty, climate change, immigration and the refugee crisis. He urged the protection of human life at all stages, as well as the easing of partisan divisions. Continue watching
Sep 22 Senate blocks anti-abortion bill; new showdown set By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Senate Democrats thwarted a Republican effort to ban late-term abortions on Tuesday as GOP leaders strained to avoid a government shutdown in eight days over the dispute. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 5:32 To win with women, how can the GOP ramp up its appeal? By PBS News Hour The last time a majority of American women voted for a Republican presidential candidate was 1988. Since then, more women have chosen Democrats, often by double digits. Even at the state legislative and congressional levels, the majority of women serving… Continue watching
Sep 09 Congress starts Planned Parenthood hearings By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Accusations and strong emotions mark the start of long-awaited congressional hearings on Planned Parenthood, with a prominent abortion foe contending the group is breaking laws that bar for-profit sales of fetal tissue, while an advocate says there's no… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 5:26 The timing and strategy behind Pope Francis’ abortion forgiveness By PBS News Hour Pope Francis announced that Catholic priests will be given discretion to forgive women who have had abortions across the coming year. Judy Woodruff discusses the change in rhetoric with Elizabeth Dias of TIME. Continue watching