Ohio city that voted to criminalize abortion repeals ban

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Published
December 14, 2021

Ohio city that voted to criminalize abortion repeals ban

The measure made it illegal to procure or perform an abortion within city limits or to “aid and abet” the procedure by providing money, transportation or medical instructions.
Published
December 12, 2021

The Maine Millennial: Another way to look at abortion debate

No one is forced to be an organ donor, though it would save many lives. So why can’t we respect a pregnant woman’s bodily autonomy?
Published
December 8, 2021

California plans to be abortion sanctuary if Roe overturned

A coalition of more than 40 abortion providers and advocacy groups releases a list of 45 recommendations for the state to consider if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
Published
December 3, 2021

Roe ‘settled’ law? Justices’ earlier assurances now in doubt

Maine Sen. Susan Collins was among those assured, during his confirmation to the Supreme Court, that Brett Kavanaugh considered a woman's right to an abortion to be 'settled law,' yet this week he suggested the court could upend that.
Published
December 2, 2021

Democrats hope threat to abortion rights will rouse voters

They have been searching for an issue that can both energize a base deflated by slow progress in Washington and repair the party's strained relationship with suburban voters.
Published
December 2, 2021

Democrats may lean into abortion issue as Supreme Court weighs future of Roe v. Wade

The high court heard oral arguments Wednesday to a challenge of a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, which directly confronts the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
Published
December 1, 2021

Sen. Collins says she’d support legislation to codify protections in Roe v. Wade

Sen. Susan Collins' stance gains attention after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a Mississippi case that advocates worry could put new constraints on abortion rights.
Published
December 1, 2021

Conservative Supreme Court justices signal they would OK abortion limits, overturn Roe

The justices led arguments that could decide the fate of the court's historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion throughout the United States and its 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed Roe.
Published
November 28, 2021

Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight

Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that declared a nationwide right to abortion, is facing its most serious challenge in 30 years.
Published
November 11, 2021

‘Anybody can just file a lawsuit’: Abortion rights groups challenge new Texas restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a legal challenge, but it’s not clear when the justices will act.