Roe v. Wade

What's next for abortion legislation in the U.S.?

By Courtney Vinopal

Some caution that the narrow Supreme Court decision to strike down a Louisiana law does not necessarily signal abortion rights will be protected by the high court in future cases.

READ: Supreme Court's full decision on Louisiana's abortion restriction

By Dan Cooney

A Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to obtain admitting privileges at a nearby hospital “is unconstitutional,” a majority of justices on the Supreme Court ruled Monday.

U.S. judge will consider whether to block new Mississippi abortion law

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Inside Mississippi's only abortion clinic, administrator Shannon Brewer has been fielding phone calls from women who want to know whether they can still terminate a pregnancy if they think they might be more than a few weeks along.

State abortion laws open possible Roe v. Wade challenge

By PBS NewsHour

Alabama and Missouri enacted laws last week outlawing abortion under almost all circumstances, setting up a legal battle that may challenge Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling on abortion. And in other political news this weekend, Michigan Republican Rep.

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4 Supreme Court abortion cases that could erode Roe v. Wade

By Marcia Coyle

What the justices decide to do with these four cases could offer some hints as to the future of abortion rights in Chief Justice John Roberts’ court.

Gillibrand says she'd seek to codify abortion rights as president

By Ben Nadler, Associated Press

During a rally at Georgia's state Capitol on Thursday, the New York senator criticized recent abortion bans signed into law in Mississippi, Kentucky, Ohio, Georgia and Alabama as "a nationwide assault on women's constitutional rights by ideological extremists."…

Missouri Senate passes bill to ban abortions at 8 weeks

By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

The bill needs at least one more vote of approval in the GOP-led House before it can go to Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who voiced support for it on Wednesday.

Could these state abortion bans help the movement to overturn Roe v. Wade?

By Courtney Vinopal, Maea Lenei Buhre

A Louisiana bill banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected is the latest example of how abortion opponents and anti-abortion lawmakers across the country are pushing legislation that could prompt the highest court to reconsider Roe v. Wade.

Wisconsin lawmakers poised to approve 'born alive' bill

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has promised to veto the measure, but the move comes as conservatives across the country push to end the constitutional right to abortion.

Alabama abortion ban heads to GOP governor's desk

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

State senators voted 25-6 for the bill that had overwhelmingly cleared the House of Representatives earlier this month. The legislation now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey, who will decide whether to sign the bill into law.