Topline Ohio could become the next state to ask voters to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution as a state board voted Monday to let a proposed ballot measure move forward and start gathe...
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Florida Republicans Introduce 6-Week Abortion Ban
Topline Florida lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would ban abortion six weeks into a pregnancy, potentially making Florida the next state to significantly restrict access to abortion—and ...
U.S. Abortion Bans Are A ‘Human Rights Crisis’ That Violate International Law, Groups Tell UN
Topline A coalition of human rights groups urged the United Nations to take “urgent” action against abortion bans in the U.S., arguing in a letter Thursday the restrictions on abortion in the wake of ...
Americans’ Dissatisfaction With Abortion Policies At Record High, Poll Finds As Lawmakers Consider Watering Down Bans
Topline More than two-thirds of Americans are dissatisfied with the country’s abortion laws in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, a new Gallup poll finds, with nearly half wanting ...
State Restrictions On Abortion Pills Challenged In New Lawsuits
Topline Two lawsuits filed Wednesday in North Carolina and West Virginia are asking for the states to lift restrictions on abortion pills, arguing that federal rules allowing them should outweigh stat...
Key Part Of Texas Abortion Law—That Anyone Can Sue—Apparently Dismissed By Court
Topline A central part of Texas’s six-week abortion law—that bystanders who aren’t connected to an abortion can still sue anyone who performs or facilitates one and receive up to $10,000 in damages—wa...
Abortion Rights Supporters Win All 5 State Ballot Measures—Including In Kentucky And Michigan
Topline Voters in three states—including swing-state Michigan—decisively passed ballot measures Tuesday that would explicitly protect abortion rights, while two conservative-leaning states rejected at...
Michigan Decisively Passes Abortion Rights Amendment—Here’s How Abortion Ballot Measures Fared In The Midterms
Topline Michigan voters moved Tuesday to pass a ballot initiative to fortify abortion rights, one of five states that put measures on the midterm ballot that could strengthen or weaken abortion rights...
California Decisively Passes Abortion Rights Amendment—Here’s How Abortion Ballot Measures Fared In The Midterms
Topline Californians voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass a ballot initiative to fortify abortion rights, one of five states that put measures on the midterm ballot that could strengthen or weaken abo...
Here’s How Abortion Ballot Measures Fared In The Midterms
Topline Voters in five states put abortion rights measures on the ballot Tuesday that could strengthen or weaken abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade—here are the f...
Indiana Doctor Who Helped 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Get Abortion Sues State AG Over ‘Sham Investigation’
Topline Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the doctor who helped a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio obtain an abortion, sued Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita Thursday for opening an investigation into her, acc...
PA Gov. Candidate Mastriano Wanted People Who Get Abortions To Be Charged With Murder
Topline Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano (R) said in 2019 he believed people who underwent abortions in violation of a proposed state-level ban should be charged with murder, in an ...
University Of Idaho Warns Employees Could Face Felony Charges If They Promote Abortion Or Contraception
Topline The University of Idaho sent a warning to employees Friday that promoting abortion or contraception while on the job could be a felony — and stating the university will no longer make birth co...
Abortion Now Illegal In West Virginia As Gov. Signs Ban Into Law
Topline It is now illegal in almost all instances to get an abortion in West Virginia, as Gov. Jim Justice (R) said Friday he had signed the state’s near-total ban on the procedure into law, making We...
Lindsey Graham Introduces National Abortion Ban—Here’s What It Would Do
Topline Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced a bill Tuesday that would criminalize abortion after 15 weeks into a pregnancy, the first national ban on the procedure to be introduced after the Supre...
Sen. Lindsey Graham Will Push For Nationwide Abortion Restrictions In New Bill—Here’s What To Know
Topline Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is set to unveil a new bill Tuesday that aims to restrict abortion access nationwide, a politically risky move that comes as the Supreme Court’s overturning of ...
South Carolina Senate Rejects Near-Total Abortion Ban—But Doubles Down On 6-Week Limit
Topline The South Carolina Senate failed to pass legislation Thursday that would have banned nearly all abortions in the state, instead imposing further restrictions on the six-week ban the state prev...
Idaho Abortion Ban Restricted In Court As Judge Sides With Biden Administration
Topline Idaho’s abortion “trigger ban” will still allow physicians to provide abortions in response to all medical emergencies when it takes effect on Thursday, as a federal judge sided with the Biden...
Judge Signals He’ll Likely Side With Biden Administration On Idaho Abortion Ban
Topline A federal judge suggested Monday he was likely to side with the Biden Administration as it argues Idaho’s near-total abortion ban violates federal law, and will soon issue a ruling on whether ...
Kansas Abortion Ballot Measure Set For Longshot Recount—If Voters Who Requested It Can Pay $230,000
Topline Kansas counties may soon start recounting votes for the state’s ballot measure on abortion rights, a longshot effort after it failed in a landslide vote—but the anti-abortion advocates seeking...
Florida Supreme Court Asked To Consider Blocking 15-Week Abortion Ban After Appeals Court Lets It Stay In Place
Topline Abortion rights advocates and providers asked the Florida Supreme Court to decide whether the state’s 15-week abortion ban should be blocked in court, after an appeals court allowed the ban to...
More Cities—From Boise To Waco—Pursue Abortion Protections Or Bans Despite State Laws
Topline A growing number of cities and counties are taking abortion rights into their own hands in light of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, passing and moving forward with policies that mak...
Abortion Will Remain Legal In Kansas As Ballot Measure To Amend Constitution Fails
Topline Kansas voters have decided to preserve abortion access in the state, voting down a ballot measure that would paved the way for new restrictions—the first major test of Americans’ views on abor...
Biden Administration Sues Idaho Over Abortion Ban
Topline The Justice Department sued Idaho on Tuesday over the state’s “trigger law” banning abortion, arguing it violates federal law, the first legal challenge the federal government has brought agai...
Are Embryos Dependents? New Georgia Policy Latest Anti-Abortion Effort To Give Tax Credits During Pregnancy
Topline The Georgia Department of Revenue now classifies any embryo or fetus with cardiac activity as a dependent eligible for child tax credits, part of a broader effort among anti-abortion advocates...
Michigan Abortion Ban Can Be Enforced By Local Prosecutors, Court Rules — But Not State
Topline Michigan’s abortion ban from before 1973, when Roe v. Wade was decided, can soon be enforced again by local county prosecutors—but not state prosecutors—an appeals court ruled Monday, giving l...
Don’t Let Federal Government Enforce State Abortion Bans
Topline Attorneys from 15 major cities and localities—including New York and Chicago—urged the Biden Administration on Thursday to ensure federal agencies won’t help enforce state-level abortion bans,...
Indiana Could Become Next State To Ban Abortion As Legislature Convenes Special Session
Topline Indiana lawmakers convened a special session Monday to consider a near-total ban on abortion, which could make Indiana the first state to enact a new abortion ban in the wake of the Supreme Co...
Doctor Who Helped 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Get Abortion Moves To Sue Indiana AG For Defamation
Topline Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the Indiana doctor who oversaw a 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion after she was denied one in Ohio, took a first step toward suing the Indiana attorney general for defam...
Texas Sues Biden Administration For Requiring Abortions To Be Performed During Medical Emergencies
Topline Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration Thursday after the White House issued new guidance requiring physicians to perform abortions when medically necessary under fede...
Ohio Man Charged With Raping 10-Year-Old Girl Who Was Denied Abortion
Topline A man in Ohio was arrested Tuesday and charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who was impregnated and then denied an abortion under state law, forcing her to travel out of state, a case that g...
Here’s How A Mississippi Case Could Keep Medication Abortion Legal Even In States That Have Banned It
Topline Mississippi’s abortion trigger law took effect on Thursday and banned all abortions in the state, but an ongoing lawsuit from pharmaceutical company GenBioPro is seeking to preserve access to ...