Aug 21 Fact check: Is the DNC offering free abortions to attendees? By Sara Swann, PolitiFact RNC Research, an X account run by the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee, posted Aug. 18, "Democrats are giving out ‘free abortions and vasectomies’ at their convention."… Continue reading
Jun 24 Planned Parenthood to spend $40 million ahead of November on Democrats supporting abortion rights By Will Weissert, Associated Press The organization is betting that voters angry at Republican-led efforts to further restrict access to abortion can be the difference in key races around the country. Continue reading
Mar 14 WATCH: Harris tours clinic that conducts abortions during Minnesota campaign visit By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Thursday's visit is part of Harris' election year focus on the rollback of abortion rights across the United States. Democrats hope the issue will spur voters to reelect President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Mar 01 Here’s what to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the U.S. By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press A judge in Montana ruled against restrictions in one of several developments this week on how abortion works in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Continue reading
Feb 22 Planned Parenthood asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to find 1849 abortion law unconstitutional By Todd Richmond, Associated Press The organization filed a petition Thursday asking the high court to find the law unconstitutional without letting any lower courts rule first. Liberals hold a 4-3 majority on the Supreme Court, and one justice has repeatedly declared her support for… Continue reading
Feb 05 South Carolina woman seeks clarity on abortion ban in lawsuit backed by Planned Parenthood By James Pollard, Associated Press In a lawsuit filed Monday, Taylor Shelton and Planned Parenthood South Atlantic argue that the Republican-led state Legislature provided two different definitions of "fetal heartbeat" in a confusing manner. Continue reading
Sep 18 Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions in Wisconsin after more than a year By Associated Press The lawsuit challenging the 1849 law was brought by Wisconsin's Democratic attorney general and is expected to end up in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which flipped to liberal control last month. Continue reading
Sep 14 Planned Parenthood sues to expand South Carolina abortion access under strict ban By James Pollard, Associated Press The conservative state's all-male Supreme Court last month upheld a so-called "fetal heartbeat" law commonly understood to restrict access after about six weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading
Sep 14 Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after court ruling By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Planned Parenthood says that it will resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law that seemingly banned the procedure actually didn’t apply to abortions. Continue reading
Aug 15 Texas sues Planned Parenthood for millions in Medicaid payments By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press At issue is money Planned Parenthood received for health services before Texas removed the organization from the state's Medicaid program in 2021. Continue reading