Abortion rights

Politics & Government

Trump Says He's Not Asking Justice Candidates About Abortion. Why Bother?

5:11pm July 04, 2018

by Ron Elving

The president says he won't ask about specific legal cases, including Roe v. Wade. But he doesn't have to, because everyone on his short list is a pre-vetted conservative.

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President Trump spoke to March for Life participants and pro-life leaders at the White House on January 19. He has been signaling that he won't ask potential Supreme Court nominees about their positions on specific cases, but he doesn't need to — all on

Which Trump Should Be Believed On Overturning Roe v. Wade?

12:40pm July 03, 2018

by Ron Elving

The apparently mixed signals of the moment do not really suggest any further evolution in the president's abortion thinking. They suggest a strategy for confirming whomever the president picks.

President Donald Trump at the White House on June 28, 2018. Trump plans to announce his next Supreme Court nominee next week.

Politics & Government

Trump Downplays Roe v. Wade Litmus Test As He Considers A Supreme Court Nominee

3:25pm July 01, 2018

by Barbara Sprunt

In an interview with Fox News, Trump said his advisers told him not to ask potential Supreme Court nominees whether they would overturn Roe v Wade. "But I'm putting conservative people on," he said.

Abortion rights supporters and opponents protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on January 27, 2017. The issue of abortion will spark millions of dollars in spending on advocacy for and against President Trump's Supreme Court nominee.

Politics & Government

A Lifetime Investment: Big Money Pours Into Supreme Court Battle

8:14am July 01, 2018

by Peter Overby

Conservatives immediately put up ads supporting the nominee-to-be, while a liberal group aims to make the Supreme Court decision to uphold Obamacare part of the debate.

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The Supreme Court term that just concluded was a small taste of what is to come. In all, 13 of the cases decided by a liberal-conservative split, Justice Anthony Kennedy provided the fifth and deciding conservative vote.

Justice Kennedy May Soon Find Himself Disappointed And His Legacy Undermined

11:38am June 30, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court justice may believe that rights once recognized will not be taken away, but President Trump is about to get his second nominee to the court and it's sure to be a conservative.

(Left to right) Democratic Sens. Joe Donnelly, Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Manchin; GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski

Politics & Government

5 Senators Who Will Likely Decide The Next Supreme Court Justice

7:00am June 30, 2018

by Susan Davis

A narrowly divided Senate is putting two Republican women who support abortion rights and three red-state Democrats in the spotlight as the critical votes in the Supreme Court confirmation process.

Abortion-rights proponents protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy set the stage for a battle over abortion rights unlike any in a generation.

What Justice Kennedy's Retirement Means For Abortion Rights

5:30pm June 28, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Advocates on both sides of the abortion debate agree that the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy sets the stage for a battle over abortion rights unlike any in a generation.

Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 19 during the March for Life.

Americans' Support For Abortion Rights Wanes As Pregnancy Progresses

3:08am June 13, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

A new Gallup poll finds widespread support for abortion rights in early pregnancy, while a minority support abortion rights in the third trimester.

Activist group Solidarity with Repeal holds a rally calling for abortion rights outside Belfast City Hall last week in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The rally follows Ireland's vote to repeal a constitutional ban on abortion.

Ireland Voted To Allow Abortion. But It's Still Strictly Banned In Northern Ireland

1:43pm June 05, 2018

by Debbie Elliott

The recent abortion referendum in Ireland is setting off calls for change in neighboring Northern Ireland, which still has strict laws on the procedure that date to Victorian times.

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Leo Varadkar, Ireland's prime minister, or taoiseach, leaves a Dublin polling station after casting his vote in Friday's referendum. Varadkar has campaigned aggressively for repealing Ireland's abortion ban.

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Exit Polls: Ireland's Voters Want To Repeal Abortion Ban

8:25pm May 25, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Surveys by Irish broadcaster RTE and The Irish Times indicate that nearly 70 percent of voters want to do away with a constitutional amendment that recognizes the "right to life of the unborn."