Oct 14 Watch Independently minded Coloradans make Senate race unpredictable By PBS News Hour In Colorado, one of the GOP’s main midterm battlegrounds to take control of the Senate, the candidates seem to be advocating to women to decide the race. But Rocky Mountain voters are just as likely to legalize marijuana as expand… Continue watching
Sep 25 Spain abandons law that would have banned abortion By Corinne Segal The Spanish government has abandoned a bill that would have outlawed nearly all abortion procedures in Spain, one that a wide majority of the country opposed. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced the news at a press conference on Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 15 Federal appeals court considers Texas abortion clinic law HB2 By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media A three-judge panel heard arguments this morning for more than 90 minutes, first from the Texas solicitor general and then from a lawyer with the Center for Reproductive Rights, representing many of the Texas clinics. The questions from the judges… Continue reading
Aug 29 U.S. judge strikes down major part of Texas abortion law By Ariel Min A U.S. federal judge struck down a Texas abortion regulation law today, preventing more than a dozen abortion clinics from being forced to shut down starting next Monday. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 9:36 Amid population explosion, birth control access roils the Philippines By PBS NewsHour In the Philippines, amid a population explosion and staggering birth rate, caused partly by limited access to contraception or family planning advice, NewsHour Special Correspondent Mark Litke follows mothers and newborns from one of the busiest maternity wards in the… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Supreme Court enforces ban on straw purchase of guns, upholds challenge to political speech law By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court ruled that if an individual intends to buy a gun for someone else, he or she must say so. In a separate ruling, the court unanimously supported a challenge to an Ohio law that makes it illegal… Continue watching
Apr 16 Federal judge deems fetal heartbeat law ‘unconstitutional’ By Anya van Wagtendonk A federal judge on Wednesday struck down the United States' most restrictive abortion law, North Dakota’s prohibition of abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, calling it “invalid and unconstitutional.”… Continue reading
Feb 03 Spain considers strict abortion law amid protests By Bridget Bowman A Guttmacher Institute report released Monday showed the U.S. abortion rate reached its lowest level in 40 years . The abortion rate in Spain also recently fell following a 2010 law that allowed abortions until the 14th week of… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch News Wrap: Va. attorney general says state will side with gay marriage rights By PBS News Hour Continue watching