ROE V. WADE

A new study shows that more women chose to have their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

Voters in Arizona and Montana will be able to decide whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitutions.

During Thursday’s presidential debate, President Joe Biden had plenty of opportunity to lay out a clear vision regarding abortion rights in the face of growing restrictions and worsening medical care for women since the fall of Roe, something his campaign sees as a major motivator for voters.

A Tennessee state Democratic lawmaker and reproductive rights activist have filed a lawsuit challenging a new statute designed to ban adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission.

Planned Parenthood's political and advocacy arms will spend $40 million ahead of November’s elections to bolster the campaigns of President Joe Biden and leading congressional Democrats.

A judge's decision in a lawsuit against Ohio’s ban on most abortions could be near.

The near-total abortion ban resurrected last week by the Arizona Supreme Court dates to 1864, a time when gold-seekers were moving in, dueling had to be regulated and settlers were increasingly encroaching on tribal lands.

Donald Trump says an Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions goes too far and the former president called on Arizona lawmakers to change it.

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans insisted the ruling would mostly impact those seeking abortions to end unwanted pregnancies.

New research shows that more than six in 10 of the abortions in the United States last year were done through medication.

A judge in Montana ruled against restrictions in one of several developments this week on how abortion works in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

South Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature is trying to thwart a proposed ballot initiative that would enable voters to protect abortion rights in the state constitution.

The Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade is already creating a firestorm surrounding this year's election.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have joined forces at a rally in Virginia as they push for abortion rights.

Vice President Kamala Harris targeted Donald Trump for paving the way for abortion bans during a visit to the key battleground state of Wisconsin.

Thousands of opponents of abortion rights went marching in Washington after speakers urged the impassioned crowd to capitalize on the movement’s major victory in the Supreme Court and keep fighting until abortion is eliminated.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are highlighting the battle over abortion rights.

A Texas judge has given a pregnant woman whose fetus had a fatal diagnosis permission to get an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to the state’s ban that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned last year.

A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis is asking a court to let her have an abortion.

After voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment protecting the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, advocates in at least a dozen states are hoping to take abortion questions to voters in 2024.

A federal judge has ruled that West Virginia can restrict the sale of the abortion pill.

Ohio voters will decide this fall whether the right to an abortion should be added to the state constitution.

A judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to repeal Wisconsin's 174-year-old abortion ban can continue.

Groups hoping to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution have delivered nearly double the number of signatures needed to place an amendment on the fall statewide ballot.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a sweeping executive order to protect anyone involved with a legally obtained abortion from prosecution.

Jill Biden says the consequences for women of losing the constitutional right to an abortion “go far beyond the right to choose.”.

U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation continues to see fewer babies born than it did before the pandemic.

Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee has signed a bill into law that would let state funds be used to pay for health insurance plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions.

California is joining with law firms and advocacy groups to create a hotline that provides access to information and pro bono services for people who need legal help related to abortion.

The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds.

Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are proposing rape and incest exceptions to the state’s 1849 abortion ban and clarifying when abortions that protect the health of the mother would be allowed.

An anti-abortion monument would be built near Arkansas' Capitol under legislation on its way to the governor's desk.

A proposal to ban abortion clinics in Utah and have them provided exclusively at hospitals passed the Utah Senate.

A Texas lawsuit is posing a threat to the nationwide availability of medication abortion, which now accounts for the majority of abortions in the U.S. The case filed by abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe v. Wade seeks to reverse a decades-old approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

Senator Tim Kaine introduced the Reproductive Freedom for All Act to codify abortion access in federal law.

Oregon is launching a hotline offering free legal advice on abortion.

It's been 50 years since the monumental Roe v. Wade decision, and all around the country people are facing uncertainty because of its reversal.

Women's marches demanding the protection of abortion rights drew thousands of people to the streets across the country on Sunday.

A half century after Roe v. Wade, March for Life supporters are celebrating the dismantling of that constitutional right to abortion and heralding the political struggle set loose by the Supreme Court's decision.

Same-sex couples say they're happy that Congress is moving quickly to ensure nationwide recognition of gay marriage.

Abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe v. Wade filed a lawsuit Friday that takes aim at medication abortions.

The office of Georgia's attorney general says it will appeal a ruling that overturns a ban on most abortions starting around six weeks of pregnancy.

A trial to determine whether Georgia can continue to ban abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy is underway in an Atlanta courtroom.

President Joe Biden is highlighting administration efforts to protect access to abortion as he marks 100 days since the Supreme Court overturned a national right to the procedure.

Democrats are pumping an unprecedented amount of money into advertising related to abortion rights.

California has launched a publicly funded website to promote the state's abortion services.

Chief Justice John Roberts is defending the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution, saying its role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions.

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered that an abortion-rights initiative appear on the November ballot.

South Carolina senators have rejected a ban on almost all abortions in a special session.

A judge has struck down Michigan’s 1931 anti-abortion law, months after suspending it.

President Joe Biden marked Women's Equality Day by blasting abortion restrictions as “beyond the pale.”.

A Michigan judge has blocked county prosecutors from enforcing a pre-Roe abortion ban that would have allowed providers to be charged with a felony.

An Arizona judge is considering whether to allow the state to enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years.

The nation's leading abortion rights advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November’s midterm elections.

On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Richard Blumenthal, and Susan Collins introduced the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, which will eliminate copayments for contraception covered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

A bipartisan group of senators is pushing compromise legislation to restore abortion access in the wake of the June Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

On Monday, Senators Tim Kaina, Lisa Murkowski, Kyrsten Sinema, and Susan Collins introduced the Reproductive Freedom For All Act to protect and prohibit further action in reproductive healthcare, according to a release.

A judge has blocked enforcement of a 1931 Michigan ban on abortion.

Anti-abortion groups are looking to the courts, lawmakers and elections to facilitate more abortion restrictions and bans after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June left the issue up to states.

Attorney General Merrick Garland headlined a White House event bringing together pro bono lawyers, bar associations and public interest groups to discuss how best to offer legal services and protections for women seeking abortions.

Less than 24 hours after the unprecedented leak of the draft opinion that overturned Roe v_ Wade, Chief Justice John Roberts ordered an investigation into what he called an “egregious breach.”.

On Tuesday, the Campbell County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution to declare the county a right to life advocate.

YouTube will begin removing misleading videos about abortion in response to falsehoods being spread about the procedure that is being banned or restricted across a broad swath of the U.S. The move announced Thursday by the Google-owned video site comes about a month after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the case that had protected the legality of abortion in the country for nearly 50 years.

CVS Health is asking pharmacists in some states to verify that a few of the prescriptions they provide will not be used end a pregnancy.

A majority of Americans say Congress should pass a law guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide.

Senator Kaine said the rights should be protected under the 14th Amendment.

A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling and said Georgia’s restrictive 2019 abortion law could take effect immediately.

In a story published July 20, 2022 about the Respect for Marriage Act, The Associated Press cited a June Gallup poll that implied the poll was released in June 2022.

The House has overwhelmingly approved a bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriages.

The owner of Mississippi's only abortion clinic says she's sold the building and will not reopen the clinic even if a state court allows her to do so.

The House has voted to restore abortion access nationwide.

A four-paragraph anecdote in a regional newspaper ignited a media fire over abortion that engulfed President Joe Biden, the partisan press and some of the nation's top news organizations.

Democratic senators are introducing a bill that would protect women seeking an abortion.

As state leaders continue the search for the vandals, they’re taking action to keep other pregnancy centers around the Commonwealth safe.

Arizona’s Republican attorney general wants a court in Pima County to lift an injunction blocking enforcement of a law that bans all abortions except when the life of the mother is at risk.

The Democratic National Committee is launching a digital ad campaign to energize its voters after last month’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

A federal judge is blocking a 2021 Arizona “personhood” law that gives all legal rights to unborn children.

On Friday, President Biden signed an executive order on abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two weeks ago.

An attorney with the Arizona attorney general’s office says a 2021 state “personhood” law that gives all legal rights to unborn children can’t be used to bring criminal charges against abortion providers.

The protesters said they chose to gather on Independence Day because they felt that their rights are being taken away.

The new ruling that ended the constitutional right to abortion sparked protests across the country and an increase of men seeking vasectomies, NBC News reports.

The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has ushered in a new era of funding on both sides of the abortion debate.

Medication abortions were the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

A peaceful protest is being planned in Downtown Roanoke in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

A Florida judge says he will temporarily block the state's 15-week abortion ban.

Arizona’s Republican attorney general says that a pre-statehood law that bans all abortions is enforceable.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has tapped four Republican lawmakers to draft new legislation banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy: Senator Siobhan Dunnavant, Delegate Margaret Ransone, plus local lawmakers Delegate Kathy Byron and Senator Steve Newman.

The head of the World Health Organization has criticized the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

President Joe Biden’s top health official says that “every option is on the table” when it comes to helping women access abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

The Lynchburg police department designated the 800 block for pro-choice supporters and the 900 block for pro-life supporters, with Monument Terrace separating the two sides with gates and law enforcement.

After overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested the U.S. Supreme Court reconsider other cases, including Obergefell v. Hodges, which allows same-sex marriage.

Hundreds marched through downtown Blacksburg showing their disapproval of the high court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Historically, according to the experts, midterm election results typically favor the party that is not in the White House at the time of the election.

The statement had the signatures of 80 district attorneys across the nation, with room for more to join.

Praise and lament for the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned abortion rights filled sacred spaces this weekend.

Reproductive freedom was one of the key goals of the feminism of the 1960s and 1970s.

The nine justices of the Supreme Court made clear in their landmark ruling Friday whether they stand on abortion.

They are the most fiercely polarizing issues in American life: abortion and guns.