Jul 20 Watch 10:19 Supreme Court decision on Roe sets off alarm bells in the LGBTQ community By John Yang When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and 50 years of precedent on abortion rights, Justice Thomas suggested the court should also reconsider other cases like the decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. This spurred the U.S. House to… Continue watching
Jul 20 Appeals court allows Georgia abortion law to take effect By Kate Brumback, Jeff Amy, Associated Press A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling and said Georgia's restrictive 2019 abortion law could take effect immediately. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 7:20 Doctors worry abortion laws will hinder treatment of patients in life-or-death situations Three weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, doctors in states with abortion bans have struggled to figure out how to care for patients with high-risk pregnancies, including miscarriages, and are worried about being prosecuted for performing some… Continue watching
Jul 19 Inside a Memphis clinic during its final days of abortion care By Hannah Grabenstein How one Memphis clinic is hustling to serve patients during the final days of Roe. Continue reading
Jul 19 After judge’s order, West Virginia’s only abortion clinic resuming care By Leah Willingham, Associated Press West Virginia has a law dating back to the 1800s making abortions a felony. Clinic lawyers argued successfully that the old law has been superseded by modern laws regulating abortion. Continue reading
Jul 19 House approves same-sex marriage bill in response to Roe v. Wade decision By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade could jeopardize other rights. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 9:21 Tamara Keith and Annie Linskey on political extremism, the Build Back Better bill NPR’s Tamara Keith and and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including political extremism in the Republican Party, how Democratic lawmakers are working to pass a much narrower version of the… Continue watching
Jul 18 Hearing on Louisiana law banning most abortions ends without immediate ruling By Sara Cline, Associated Press A hearing on Louisiana's laws banning most abortions has ended without an immediate ruling from a state judge Monday. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 6:19 What we know about the economic effects of limiting access to abortion By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson In addition to the moral and political debates over abortion access, there is an economic dimension. For people living in states without access to abortions, the financial consequences of a pregnancy can be long lasting. PBS News Weekend’s Ali Rogin… Continue watching
Jul 15 Texas hospitals delaying care over violating abortion law By Associated Press The Texas Medical Association says some hospitals in Texas have reportedly refused to treat patients with major pregnancy complications for fear of violating the state’s abortion ban. The Dallas Morning News reports the association sent a letter this week to… Continue reading