Topline Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) will not call a special session of the state legislature to pass a 12-week abortion ban because there aren’t enough state senators who would vote for the bill, ...
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Large Indiana employers Eli Lilly and Cummins speak out about the state’s new restrictive abortion law
An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters Drugmaker Eli Lilly, one of the biggest emplo...
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...
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 ...
Embryos can count as dependents on 2022 state tax returns in Georgia
Anti-abortion activists demonstrate outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, June 13, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Residents of Georgia may now claim embryos as dependents on ...
Biden Will Issue Second Executive Order To Protect Abortion Rights
Topline President Joe Biden on Wednesday outlined an executive order to protect access to abortions—his second such order since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade—in a move that primarily seeks ...
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...
Kentucky Abortion Ban Goes Back Into Effect—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline Kentucky’s laws banning abortion will go back into effect after previously being blocked in court, an appeals court ruled Monday, as abortion providers file a string of lawsuits aiming to halt...
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 ...
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...
Louisiana Abortion Ban To Go Back Into Effect—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline Louisiana’s abortion ban will soon go back into effect after being previously blocked, an appeals court ruled Friday amid a back-and-forth legal battle, as abortion providers file a string of ...
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...
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,...
Over 400 TV Writers And Showrunners Demand Abortion Protections From Major Studios, Report Says
Topline Over 400 television head writers, showrunners and creators—including Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae and Mindy Kaling—sent letters Thursday to executives at Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. and other maj...
North Dakota Abortion Ban Blocked In Court—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline North Dakota’s abortion trigger ban was blocked in state court Wednesday, one day before the law was set to take effect, as abortion providers file a string of lawsuits aiming to halt state-le...
Hulu Will Allow Political Issue Ads After All, Disney Says After Democrats Slam Policy
Topline Hulu will now air political ads about issues like abortion and gun control, parent company Disney said Wednesday, reversing a previous policy that prohibited ads dealing with “sensitive” polit...
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...
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...
Ohio Man Indicted For Raping 9-Year-Old Who Was Forced To Travel To Indiana For Abortion
Topline An Ohio grand jury indicted Gerson Fuentes on two counts of rape on Friday, for allegedly assaulting and impregnating a 9-year-old girl, who was forced by the state’s ban on abortion to travel...
Democratic Lawmakers Arrested By Capitol Police At Abortion Rights Rally
Topline Over a dozen Democratic members of Congress were arrested in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday during an abortion rights protest, marking the latest demonstration since the high court over...
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...
West Virginia Abortion Ban Blocked In Court—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline Abortion is now allowed again in West Virginia, at least temporarily, after a state judge blocked on Monday a 19th century-era abortion ban that went back into effect last month, as abortion p...
The Supreme Court’s Reliance On “historical Analysis” To End Abortion Rights And Curb Gun Control This Term Could Overturn Other Landmark Precedents, Perhaps Even Brown V. Board
Heading into oral arguments in Brown v. Board, Thurgood Marshall, the civil rights icon arguing for the integration of southern schools, feared the legislative history surrounding the case. Though he ...
The House Bill Friday For Travel Between States For Abortion Recalls Venerable Supreme Court Precedent
Reuters reported late today: “The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation to safeguard the right to travel across state lines to seek an abortion after several states banned the pro...
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...
Texas sues Biden administration over abortion rule
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a news conference after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in President Joe Biden’s bid to rescind a Trump-era immigration policy that fo...
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...
It Costs Nearly $20,000 To Have A Baby In The U.S., Study Finds
Topline Having a baby in the U.S. costs around $20,000, according to research published Wednesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, an expense that leaves many families struggling and disproportionatel...
Louisiana Abortion Ban Blocked Again—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline A Louisiana judge on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order that once again blocks the state’s abortion ban from taking effect until a court hearing early next week, as abortion pr...
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...