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
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