Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including ban on pills to end pregnancy
The decision marks another victory for abortion rights advocates after voters in seven states passed measures in support of access.
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Why abortion referendums are also about the economy
Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states. The vote results will have consequences beyond women's reproductive rights.
Why Catholic bishops are donating less to oppose abortion rights measures this year
In recent years, Catholic bishops have spent millions on campaigns to defeat abortion rights measures at the ballot box. This year, they're taking a dramatically different approach.
What we know — and don’t know — about the Harris policy agenda
Vice President Harris is only just beginning to lay out her policy platform for her compressed election race. Here’s what we know so far.
How the end of Roe is reshaping the medical workforce
It's been two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the right to an abortion, triggering a parade of restrictions and bans in conservative-led states. Today on the show, how the medical labor force is changing post-Roe and why graduating medical students, from OB-GYNs to pediatricians, are avoiding training in states with abortion bans.
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What's the cure for America's doctor shortage?
KFF: Medical Residents Are Increasingly Avoiding Abortion Ban States
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Abortion bans still leave a 'gray area' for doctors after Idaho Supreme Court case
The decision on abortion that the Supreme Court handed down Thursday was narrow. But confusion for doctors in abortion ban states about how to deal with pregnancy emergencies remains widespread.
The abortion debate is headed to the ballot box. Here's where voters will decide
From Florida to Arizona, reproductive rights supporters seek to add abortion access to state constitutions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in 2022.
New rules are in the works about abortion bans in Texas. Almost nobody's happy.
The Texas Medical Board has drafted guidelines for doctors to decide when an abortion is necessary and legal under the state's strict ban. The rules were widely panned at a recent public hearing.
The states where abortion is on the ballot in November
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, state laws on abortion have been changing constantly. It will all be part of the picture as voters go to the polls in November.
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Trump may get another chance to be president. He's planning an aggressive second term
In a new interview with TIME Magazine, Trump promises to prosecute President Biden, unleash the National Guard on immigrants and says it's "irrelevant" if he's comfortable criminalizing abortions.