Oct 11 Abortion rights and marijuana questions expected to drive Ohioans to polls as early voting begins By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Heavier-than-normal turnout is expected Wednesday as early voting begins in Ohio's closely watched off-year election. Continue reading
Aug 04 Judge rules Texas abortion ban is too restrictive in cases of pregnancy complications By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A Texas judge ruled Friday the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for people with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges. Continue reading
Jul 14 Iowa law banning most abortions after about 6 weeks takes effect as judge weighs hold By Hannah Fingerhut, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press The new legislation prohibits almost all abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, which is usually around six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 6:21 Ohio faces critical votes that could decide abortion access in the state By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman It's been a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion access. Since then, six states have voted on abortion-related ballot measures and in each case, voters have supported abortion rights. Laura Barrón-López… Continue watching
Jun 25 House GOP begins push for new restrictions on abortion access in post-Roe era By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press In a flurry of little-noticed legislative action, Republican lawmakers are pushing abortion policy changes, trying to build on the work of activists whose strategy successfully elevated their fight to the nation's highest court. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 7:56 The state of abortion access in America a year after Roe’s reversal By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young A year ago today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and erased the constitutional right to seek an abortion. It was a tectonic shift that left each state to decide whether abortion would be legal within its borders. Now,… Continue watching
Jun 24 WATCH: Harris speaks about abortion rights in North Carolina on anniversary of Dobbs ruling By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Charlotte, North Carolina about the impact of the the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling on June 24, 2022, which upended the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Continue reading
Jun 24 One year after the end of Roe, ‘rage giving’ to abortion access groups has dropped off By Thalia Beaty, Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press Abortion access groups who received a windfall of donations following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade one year ago say those emergency grants have ended and individual and foundation giving has dropped off. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Biden and Harris hold event marking anniversary of Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling By Chris Megerian, Associated Press One year ago, Democrats suffered one of the most stinging political defeats in recent history as the Supreme Court, which had been methodically stocked with conservative appointees, eliminated the nationwide right to abortion. Continue reading
Jun 22 A year after fall of Roe v. Wade, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or restrictions By Geoff Mulvihill, Kimberlee Kruesi, Claire Savage, Associated Press Saturday is the one year anniversary of the court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, which struck down Roe v. Wade. Abortion law is now in the hands of state lawmakers and courts. Continue reading