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
Jan 22 Watch 7:23 News Wrap: Anti-abortion activists protest Roe v. Wade By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, thousands of activists gathered in Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life to rally against the 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Also, protests in Ukraine turned deadly when the… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Do abortion clinic buffer zones protect public safety or restrict free speech? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 13 Supreme Court refuses to hear Arizona abortion case appeal By Justin Scuiletti The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to reconsider a 2012 Arizona ban on abortions beginning at 20 weeks of fetal gestation. The highest court's decision upholds a lower court's ruling that the ban violated a women's constitution right to terminate pregnancy… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch Tuesday, December 17, 2013 the Senate clears the way for a final vote on a bipartisan budget deal… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch Women suspected of abortion in El Salvador face criminal charges, jail time Women suspected of abortion in El Salvador face criminal charges, jail time… Continue watching