abortion clinics

Vice President Harris speaks to reporters after her visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Saint Paul, Minn. on March 14.

Politics & Government

Harris visited an abortion clinic, a first for any president or vice president

5:54pm March 14, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

Vice President Harris toured a Minnesota abortion clinic during a trip to the Twin Cities on Thursday. It's believed to be a first for a vice president or president.

Reproductive Health Services is shown in Montgomery, Ala., in 2014. At the time, it was the only abortion clinic in the state capital.

Health & Safety

Dozens of clinics have stopped offering abortions in the states with some form of ban

7:31pm July 28, 2022

by Ayana Archie

In the month since the Supreme Court voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, 43 clinics across 11 states have halted abortion care, a research group says.

An abortion-rights protester holds up a sign during a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court on Saturday in Washington, D.C. Less than a week since the leaked draft of the Court's potential decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, protesters on both sides o

Abortion providers and advocates experience déjà vu as Roe v. Wade is threatened

7:19pm May 09, 2022

Two abortion providers and an abortion support group leader share how they are preparing for a potential overturning of Roe v. Wade after the recent leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion.

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Choices-Memphis Center for Reproductive Health is one of two abortion clinics in the Memphis metro area, with a population of 1.3 million.

Health & Safety

Long Drives, Costly Flights, And Wearying Waits: What Abortion Requires In The South

5:00am August 02, 2021

by Sarah Varney

Restrictive abortion laws across the South mean more women are traveling across state lines to find safe services.

Planned Parenthood's affiliated clinics, like this one in Chicago, provide wellness exams and comprehensive contraceptive services, as well as screenings for cancer and sexually transmitted diseases for both women and men.

What Does Trump's Proposal To Cut Planned Parenthood Funds Mean?

9:04pm May 18, 2018

by Julie Rovner

The Trump administration is pulling out an old regulation that it believes will be able to meet a conservative goal: cutting a key program's funding for Planned Parenthood. The strategy might work.

After California passed the Reproductive FACT Act in 2015, a number of anti-abortion pregnancy clinics filed lawsuits. The Supreme Court says it will consider the law in its upcoming session. One of the clinics was the East County Pregnancy Care Clinic in

Supreme Court Takes On Case About Free Speech And Abortion

11:27am November 13, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Does a California law violate the Constitution by requiring anti-abortion pregnancy centers to inform clients about free or low-cost abortion and contraception services?

For Many Women, The Nearest Abortion Provider Is Hundreds Of Miles Away

7:50pm October 03, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Abortion providers are far away for many women in the U.S., a report from the Guttmacher Institute finds. That's especially true for women in South Dakota and other states in the Upper Midwest.

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In response to an anti-abortion march in McAllen, Texas, many pro-abortion rights demonstrators encircled the Whole Woman's Health clinic, which is the only abortion provider in the Rio Grande Valley.

At Texas Clinic, 2 Women Explain What Changed Their Minds On Abortion

2:08pm March 02, 2017

by Maya Cueva

Since the election of Donald Trump, the abortion debate has been ramping up. At one clinic in Texas, two women on opposite sides recently changed their minds about how they view abortion.

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National

Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Law Aimed At Clinics That Perform Abortions

5:16pm March 04, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The Supreme Court has blocked enforcement of a Louisiana law that could force all but one clinic to close, a sign that a similar law in Texas also could be in peril.

Dr. Bhavik Kumar has been performing abortions at the Fort Worth, Texas, clinic for about a year. He says abortion is a simple procedure, and in the cases he's had, there have been no complications requiring a woman to be hospitalized.

Supreme Court Tests Texas' New Restrictions On Abortion

2:46pm March 02, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

At issue is whether a Texas law requiring clinics to meet surgical-center standards is aimed at safeguarding women's health, or unconstitutionally limiting a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy.

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