Abortion

Court battle over abortion drug becomes new frontier in fight for reproductive rights

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Texas questions rights of a fetus after a prison guard who had a stillborn baby sues

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Ohio vote on Issue 1 continues to signal abortion as winning issue for Democrats

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Ohio voters reject proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights

Ohio voters rejected a measure that would’ve made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution before a Fall referendum on abortion.
/ August 8, 2023

Proposed constitutional change before Ohio voters could determine abortion rights in the state

On the ballot is Issue 1, a proposal to raise the threshold for passing changes to the state’s constitution from a simple majority to 60%.
/ August 8, 2023

After fall of Roe, emboldened religious conservatives lobby to restrict abortion in Africa

Advocates for abortion rights in Africa took a hit when the U.S. Supreme Court ended the national right to an abortion a year ago.
/ July 2, 2023

Democrats vow to take action on abortion one year after Roe v. Wade overturned

The Supreme Court’s decision granted state governments the power to execute their own abortion legislation. 
/ June 24, 2023

Rep. Pressley proposes legislation to combat anti-abortion bans nationwide

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., unveiled new legislation intended to safeguard against Republican-led restrictions on abortion rights. 
/ June 23, 2023

A Texas woman was fatally shot by her boyfriend after she got an abortion, police say

A man who didn’t want his girlfriend to get an abortion fatally shot her during a confrontation in a Dallas parking lot,
/ May 14, 2023
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Everything you need to know about Roe v. Wade

Almost a year after the Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade, let’s review the history of the case as well as its repeal and the fallout.
/ May 1, 2023