Topline In a letter sent Friday, 21 Democratic legislators urge Alphabet, the parent company of Google, to fix what it calls “misleading” search results on abortion, following a study released earlier...
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Iowa Can Now Ban Abortion As State Court Strikes Down Right To Procedure
Topline The Iowa Constitution does not protect the fundamental right to an abortion, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Friday, overturning a previous ruling that enshrined the right to the procedure, al...
Abortion Rates In The U.S. Rose In 2020 After 30 Years Of Decline, Report Says
Topline The number of abortions carried out in the U.S. rose in 2020 after hitting a 44-year low in 2017, according to a study published on Wednesday, a finding that comes before a widely expected Sup...
Abortion Rights Advocate Chains Himself To Supreme Court Fence Ahead Of Roe V. Wade Decision
Topline An abortion rights advocate on Monday jumped over barricades and chained his neck to a fence surrounding the United States Supreme Court building as he chanted “Overturn Roe? Hell no!”, accord...
Large employers wrestle with abortion benefits question
Kim Nguyen felt a sense of pride last fall when her bosses at Alloy committed to pay travel expenses for workers in Texas if they needed to access abortion services, after the state passed new restric...
Pelosi Joins Biden, Kerry, Giuliani And Other Catholics Threatened With No Communion Because Of Abortion Support
Topline House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), banned from receiving communion by her local diocese, became the latest Catholic U.S. politician targeted for their views supporting abortion rights. Spe...
Oklahoma Passes Third Abortion Ban—Will Outlaw Procedure Even If Roe V. Wade Isn’t Overturned
Topline The Oklahoma legislature passed its third major abortion ban in a little over a month Thursday, as House lawmakers gave final approval to a bill banning abortion starting at conception that’s ...
Michigan Can’t Enforce Pre-Roe Abortion Ban If Roe V. Wade Is Overturned, Judge Rules
Topline Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban cannot start being enforced again if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks, a state judge ruled Tuesday, blocking one of nine state abortion ...
Spain Considering Bill To Strengthen Abortion Rights And Provide Menstrual Sick Leave
Topline The Spanish government introduced women’s reproductive health legislation Tuesday that would do away with the requirement for parental consent for older teens to receive an abortions and permi...
DAO For Abortion, Anyone? | Bitcoinist.com
A swarm of social activists and entrepreneurs are brainstorming on an idea of birthing a DAO focused on abortion, following a leak in line with the Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade. They se...
Can Crypto And Web3 Dig The Path For Abortion Focused DAOs
Entrepreneurs and activities are looking over DAOs to help raise funds for abortion procedures. This came following a Supreme court draft opinion leak that would overturn the 1973 notable Roe V. Wade...
Nebraska Governor Will Push For Total Abortion Ban If Roe V. Wade Is Overturned
Topline Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday he hopes to work with the state’s GOP-dominated legislature to pass a statewide abortion ban—without exceptions for rape...
Abortion Rights Advocates Rally Across U.S. With Supreme Court Expected To Overturn Roe V. Wade
Topline Protesters gathered at more than 300 events across the U.S. on Saturday, including in Washington, D.C., New York City and Houston, to demand access to abortion after a leaked draft opinion fro...
Anti-Abortion Groups Warn Lawmakers Against Criminalizing Having An Abortion
Topline More than 70 anti-abortion rights groups called on state lawmakers Thursday to reject abortion bans that would make getting the procedure a felony, saying in an open letter such measures are “...
Voting On The Economy Or On Abortion? [Infographic]
In the last three election cycles, American voters have named the economy as their biggest concern. While the country is approaching the 2022 midterms, another topic—abortion—is vying for the attentio...
Here’s What The Federal Government Could Still Do On Abortion Rights As Senate Vote Fails
Topline The Senate blocked the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) from moving forward Wednesday, which would have enshrined abortion rights in federal law and blocked states from imposing restrictio...
Abortion Rights Bill Fails In Senate—Again—Ahead Of Supreme Court Ruling
Topline The Senate voted against moving forward with the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) Wednesday, which would codify abortion rights into federal law, blocking the measure in a 49-51 vote with ...
Overturning Roe V. Wade Would Have ‘Very Damaging’ Economic Effects, Treasury Secretary Warns—Here’s How
Topline Restricting access to abortion “would have very damaging effects on the economy,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified to the Senate Tuesday as the Supreme Court appears poised to overtur...
New York Launches $35 Million Fund To Help State Abortion Providers
Topline New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Tuesday said the state would allocate $35 million to launch a new Abortion Services Provider Fund to offer direct support to abortion clinics in the wake of a...
Even Most Republicans Don’t Want Congress To Ban Abortion Nationwide, Poll Finds
Topline A majority of Americans—including slightly more than half of Republicans—are opposed to Congress passing legislation that would ban abortion nationwide, a new CBS News/YouGov poll found, as Re...
New York Times Changes Today’s Wordle #324 Answer Amid Abortion Controversy
Topline Wordle fans around the world were left confused on Monday after the popular puzzle offered up two different solutions for answer #324, a move the game’s owner, the New York Times, said was int...
Arkansas Governor Who Signed State-Level Abortion Ban Says He’s Against A National Ban
Topline Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R)—who supported a near-absolute ban on abortions in his own state—told ABC Sunday he would oppose a national abortion ban, arguing the idea goes against the prin...
Here’s Where Abortion Rights Will Be On The Midterm Ballot In November
Topline Abortion rights could become a pivotal issue in the November midterm elections if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade this summer—as it may be poised to do, according to a draft opinion ob...
Goldman And JPMorgan May Cover Employees’ Abortion Travel Expenses, Report Says
Topline Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are considering paying for travel costs if employees need to leave their home state to receive an abortion, Bloomberg reported Thursday, after a leak showed th...
Sen. Susan Collins Says She’ll Still Vote Against Abortion Rights Bill Next Week
Topline Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) will not support a bill to codify abortion rights into federal law when it comes up for a vote next week, she told reporters Thursday, reiterating her belief that ...
Louisiana Lawmakers Advance Bill Making Abortion Homicide—Even If Roe V. Wade Isn’t Overturned
Topline Louisiana lawmakers advanced a bill out of committee Wednesday that could make having an abortion grounds to be charged with homicide, going far beyond other state-level punishments for aborti...
Performing An Abortion Will Become A Felony In These States If Roe V. Wade Is Overturned
Topline More than a dozen states are poised to almost immediately ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade—as a draft opinion obtained by Politico suggests it may—with the vast majority...
Supreme Court May Soon Overturn Roe V. Wade—Here Are The States With Abortion Protections If It Does
Topline The Supreme Court appears poised to strike down the landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks, according to a draft opinion obtained by Politico—but several states have already ...