women's rights

More patients rely on early prenatal testing as states toughen abortion laws

By Laura Ungar, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, many health care providers say an increasing number of patients are deciding the fate of their pregnancies on whatever information they can gather before state abortion bans kick in.

Disputes over viability are dividing abortion-rights groups and complicating ballot measure efforts

By Christine Fernando, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

A divide between abortion-rights activists over whether to include restrictions regarding the viability of the fetus on planned state ballot measures is roiling the movement.

Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion

By Bruce Schreiner, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

The suit, filed in state court in Louisville, says Kentucky's near-total prohibition against abortion violates the plaintiff's rights to privacy and self-determination under the state constitution.

Missouri lawmakers propose allowing homicide charges for women who have abortions

By David A. Lieb, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

It's a step no state has taken since the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade last year caused rapid shifts in the nation's abortion landscape.

Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Ohio Supreme Court justices have questioned the state's lawyer about a legal strategy that Ohio is attempting in hopes of reviving its law banning abortions except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy.

India moves toward reserving 33 percent of the seats in Parliament and state legislatures for women

By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press

Indian President Droupadi Murmu called the measure the most "transformative revolution in our times" for gender justice.

On 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ victory, a push to honor her in Congress

By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press

On the 50th anniversary of that match against Bobby Riggs — still the most-watched in tennis history — King moved toward becoming the first female individual athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

Progress toward parity for women on movie screens has stalled, report finds

By Jake Coyle, Associated Press

A new study on inclusion in film shows just how much of a rarity "Barbie" is.

UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying education, employment to women

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Gordon Brown told a U.N. conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan that its rulers are responsible for "the most egregious, vicious and indefensible violation of women's rights and girls' rights in the world today."…

Ohio voters reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America

The defeat of Issue 1 keeps in place a simple majority threshold for passing future changes to the Ohio Constitution, rather than requiring a 60 percent supermajority.