Roe v. Wade

New Oklahoma abortion ban a 'tipping point' in the fight against Roe v. Wade

By Adam Kemp

Oklahoma’s state House voted 78-19 to pass a near-complete ban on abortions in mid-March, legislation that would go farther than the Texas six-week ban on which it was modeled. …

California governor signs law that makes abortions cheaper

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law to make abortions cheaper for people on private insurance plans.

Lawsuit against Texas abortion ban 'effectively over'

By Paul J. Weber, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

Texas abortion providers say their best hope of stopping the nation's most restrictive abortion law is all but over. It comes after the Texas Supreme Court on Friday ended what little path forward clinics had under a federal lawsuit to…

Florida poised to limit abortions as Supreme Court mulls Roe v. Wade

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a 15-week abortion ban into law after Florida's legislature joined the trend of Republican-led states anticipating a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could sharply limit abortion rights in America.

With Roe in doubt, states act on abortion limits, expansions

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Less than a month into the 2022 legislative sessions, battles over the future of abortion already are setting up around the U.S. Republican lawmakers are proposing new restrictions modeled after laws in Texas and Mississippi that present a direct challenge to the…

As Supreme Court weighs Roe, nation's largest anti-abortion protest in a celebratory mood

By Ashraf Khalil, Paul J. Weber, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Thousands of anti-abortion protesters are rallying in the nation's capital Friday with a growing sense of momentum about the prospects this year of a sweeping rollback of abortion rights.

With Roe v. Wade in peril, state legislatures stand ready to enact new abortion laws

By Wilson Ring, Associated Press

An expected decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming year to severely restrict abortion rights or overturn Roe v. Wade entirely is setting off a renewed round of abortion battles in state legislatures across the U.S.

Some fear ripple effect on civil rights cases if Roe is overturned

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled in arguments last week they would allow states to ban abortion much earlier in pregnancy and may even overturn the nationwide right that has existed for nearly 50 years.

Wisconsin's Democratic governor vetoes GOP abortion bills

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed five Republican-authored anti-abortion bills, a move that came two days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could curtail if not end a woman's right to abortion.

Is Roe v. Wade 'settled' law? Justices' earlier assurances now in doubt

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

This week's landmark Supreme Court hearing over a Mississippi law that could curtail if not outright end a woman's right to abortion prompted questions about the court's willingness to dismantle decades old decisions on access to abortion services.