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...
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Here’s How The Midterm Election Results Will Impact Abortion Bans
Topline Tuesday’s midterm elections brought some good news for supporters of abortion rights, as Democrats won key races that will stave off new abortion bans from being enacted in at least three batt...
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...
Michigan Poll For Ballot Measure Dips
Topline Support for Michigan’s ballot measure that would protect abortion rights has notably declined over the past month, a new Detroit News/WDIV poll finds—though a majority still favor it—part of a...
State Bans Have Forced Over 60 Clinics To Stop Performing Abortions—Affecting 22 Million Women, Analysis Finds
Topline State abortion bans enacted after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade have so far forced at least 66 clinics across 15 states to stop performing the procedure, according to new data from ...
Here Are His New Measures To Protect Abortion Rights
Topline President Joe Biden acknowledged the wide-ranging effects of the Supreme Court’s overruling of Roe v. Wade in a speech Tuesday, approximately 100 days after the conservative-leaning court let ...
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 ...
Michigan Voters Will Decide Abortion Rights As Court Approves Ballot Measure
Topline Michigan residents will vote on whether the state should protect abortion rights in the November midterm elections, as the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Thursday to approve a ballot measure on ...
Abortion Rights Ballot Measure Not Yet Approved In Michigan As Board Deadlocks
Topline The Michigan Board of Canvassers split Wednesday on whether to approve a proposed ballot measure that would add constitutional protections for abortion rights, leaving it up to the courts to d...
ACLU, Planned Parenthood Sue To Block Indiana Abortion Ban Before It Takes Effect
Topline Abortion rights advocates sued officials in Indiana on Tuesday over the state’s near-total abortion ban—the first of its kind enacted after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade—the latest...
More Bans Take Effect—And Biden Administration Has Mixed Results In Court Challenging Them
Topline State abortion bans continued to go into effect across the country this week—though one was blocked in court—and the Biden Administration had only partial success in its attempts to challenge ...
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...
Iowa Could Outlaw Abortion As Governor Asks Court To Let 6-Week Ban Take Effect
Topline Iowa could become the latest state to prohibit abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, as Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) asked a state court Thursday to let the state’s abortion ban take effect after i...
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...
Suspended Florida Prosecutor Accuses Governor DeSantis Of ‘Illegal Overreach’
Topline Florida state attorney Andrew Warren accused Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of “spit[ting] in the face of” voters on Thursday by suspending him for vowing not to criminalize abortion and gender-aff...
After Kansas Referendum Fails, Here’s Where Else Abortion Will Be On The Ballot In The Midterms
Topline Kansas voters rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that would have paved the way for the state to enact new abortion restrictions—a sign of how engaged Americans are on abortion rights after the ...
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...
Vast Majority Of Americans Don’t Want Abortion Bans, Poll Finds—Even In States Where It’s Already Outlawed
Topline Only a quarter of Americans want their state to ban abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade—including less than a third of people who live in states that already outlaw ...
Biden Nominates Abortion Rights Lawyer To Federal Court
Topline President Joe Biden is nominating attorney Julie Rikelman to be a federal appeals court judge after she challenged abortion restrictions at the Supreme Court in the case that led to Roe v. Wad...
Americans Who Disapprove Of Roe V. Wade Overturning Actually Less Likely To Vote In Midterms, Poll Finds
Topline Americans who support abortion rights and are unhappy with the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade are actually less likely to vote in the November midterms, a new Washington Post/Schar Scho...
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,...
New Senate Bill Would Allow U.S. Abortion Funding Abroad—Here’s Why It Matters
Topline Democratic senators introduced a bill Wednesday to permit U.S. funding for abortions overseas by repealing a decades-old amendment, a longshot effort to prevent thousands of maternal deaths gl...
Democratic Groups Blast Hulu For Rejecting Campaign Ads As Disney Comes Under Fire For Avoiding Politics — Again
Topline Streaming service Hulu is increasingly coming under fire from Democratic campaigns and fundraising groups for refusing to air political ads that deal with controversial issues like abortion an...
House Passes Bill That Would Protect Travel Out Of State For An Abortion—Here’s How
Topline House lawmakers passed legislation Friday that would protect abortion rights and Americans who travel out of state to get an abortion—one day after a similar bill failed in the Senate—as congr...
Doctor Who Helped 10-Year-Old Get Abortion Followed Reporting Requirements, Records Show — But She’s Still Under Investigation
Topline Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the Indiana physician who oversaw a 10-year-old girl’s abortion after she was raped and denied an abortion in Ohio, complied with state laws on privacy and reporting the a...
Democratic Lawmakers Try To Protect Travel Out Of State For An Abortion—Here’s How
Topline Senate Republicans blocked legislation Thursday that would have protected Americans who travel out of state to get an abortion—but the House will move forward with a similar bill on Friday—as ...
Law Professor Accuses Josh Hawley Of Being ‘Transphobic’ In Testy Senate Hearing Exchange
Topline A Berkeley law professor called out Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) for a “transphobic” line of questioning Tuesday during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the overturning of Roe v. Wade, ...
Michigan May Join These 5 States In Putting Abortion On The Midterms Ballot
Topline Abortion rights activists in Michigan submitted a record-breaking 753,759 signatures in support of a ballot measure on protecting abortion access on Monday, making it likely Michigan will join...