Jun 26 Pride celebrations take place amid new fears of eroding freedoms By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press The warning shot from the nation's top court came after a year of legislative defeats for the LGBTQ community, including the passage of laws in some states limiting the discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity with children. Continue reading
Jun 26 Trump's enduring impact seen in Supreme Court rulings on abortion, gun restrictions By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The abortion decision marked the apex in a week that reinforced the former president’s ongoing impact in Washington more than a year and a half after he exited the White House. Continue reading
Jun 24 The 'air is thick with disbelief and grief' at a Louisiana clinic as abortion ends By Roby Chavez When the high court’s conservative majority struck down Roe v. Wade on Friday, the Hope Medical Center for Women in Shreveport, Louisiana, was packed with patients seeking care. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 4:27 How the Supreme Court rewrote national abortion law By John Yang Today saw a tectonic shift on abortion rights. The U.S. Supreme Court remade the legal landscape, throwing out the precedent laid down 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade. John Yang explores the decision, the praise, the protest and how… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 6:38 Inside the Supreme Court decision that overturns abortion rights The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion law in the U.S. rocked the nation, but the court’s conservative majority wasn’t unanimous. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal explains how Chief Justice Roberts responded to the decision and how the… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 4:21 What's next in the legal battle over abortion? By John Yang An estimated 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortion following the Supreme Court’s ruling. What’s next in the legal battle over abortion? Mary Ziegler, law professor at the University of California and author of "Dollars for Life: The… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 4:57 An anti-abortion advocate on what comes after Roe After celebrating a victory in the Supreme Court, activists will work in every state to further restrict access to abortion according to Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. Dannenfelser spoke with Judy Woodruff about public support for… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 4:43 Many will be forced into pregnancy after Roe decision, abortion rights advocate says No one gets to stay neutral in this moment, Alexis McGill Johnson President of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund says in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Johnson says pro-choice advocates are mobilizing to fight the… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 3:42 Work 'has just begun,' Ohio anti-abortion advocate says after Roe overturned By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson Michael Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life, has been working toward the goal of overturning Roe v. Wade for more than a decade. On the day when federal protections for abortion have been overturned, he joins Amna Nawaz to… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 4:39 After Roe, abortion rights advocate predicts worsening Black maternal mortality crisis By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson As abortion is banned in many parts of the U.S., it is “unconscionable” to ask states’ pandemic-strapped health care systems to absorb more patients, said Kelly Davis, executive director of New Voices for Reproductive Justice. Davis joins Amna Nawaz to… Continue watching