Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, objecting to a vote on the issue Wednesday even after widespread backlash to a recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that threatens the practice.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

In a ruling Thursday, the Ohio Supreme Court sided with the bipartisan Ohio Ballot Board over Cincinnati Right to Life, which - on behalf of a pair of anti-abortion voters - argued abortion should be considered separately.

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain access to the procedure.

By Seung Min Kim, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has set off a frenzy of responses across the country. From anger and protest by some to celebration by others, the effects of this decision are reverberating throughout all corners of…