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 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 14 Watch 6:38 How the rape of a young girl in Ohio became a flashpoint on the abortion debate It is a case that has drawn national attention, a 10-year-old raped in Ohio was told by her doctor she could not have her pregnancy terminated because it would break the state’s six-week abortion ban. She had the procedure in… Continue watching
Jul 14 WATCH: Speaker Nancy Pelosi says House will vote to codify abortion rights Friday By Associated Press The bill would bar states from from imposing restrictions on abortions that could make them more difficult or costly to obtain. The legislation is not expected to get traction in the Senate. Continue reading
Jul 12 Louisiana judge blocks state from enforcing abortion ban By Kevin McGill, Associated Press Louisiana authorities have once again been blocked from enforcing a near total ban on abortion, this time under a judge's order released Tuesday by a state court in the capital. Continue reading
Jul 11 Texas woman says unborn baby should count as a passenger in HOV lane By Associated Press When an officer pulled Brandy Bottone over for driving by herself in an HOV lane in Texas just days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, she pointed to her pregnant belly and told him her unborn daughter now… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 3:15 How Biden’s executive order could ensure abortion access President Biden issued an executive order to safeguard access to abortion and contraception, a move that comes amid heightened pressure on the White House since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade. Laura Barrón-López joins Judy Woodruff to discuss what… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 12:01 Brooks and Capehart on gun violence and abortion access New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the mass shooting in a Chicago suburb and gun violence in the United States and President Biden's… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 6:40 Biden faces pressure to end abortion ban within the Department of Veterans Affairs In a post-Roe America, Democrats are increasingly turning to the White House for solutions and urging President Biden to use executive action to protect and expand abortion access. While Biden's power is limited, a group of veterans argues he could… Continue watching
Jul 07 EU Parliament condemns U.S. abortion ruling, calls for human rights safeguards By Raf Cassert, Associated Press In a 324-155 vote with 38 abstentions, European Parliament lawmakers adopted a resolution Thursday condemning the end of constitutional protections for abortion in the United States. Continue reading