Abortion rights

A view of the eastern entrance to the Ohio Statehouse.

States Aim To Restrict Medically Induced Abortions

5:08pm March 12, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

One in four abortions is induced with medications rather than a surgical procedure. But the process faces a growing number of legal restrictions, including a law in Ohio.

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Women with the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health demonstrate Wednesday outside the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. A federal appeals court in New Orleans is considering whether a Texas law puts up an unconstitutional obst

Texas Abortion Case May Hinge On Definition Of 'Undue Burden'

6:53pm January 08, 2015

by Carrie Feibel

A federal appeals court this week is once again weighing whether Texas restrictions on clinics that perform abortions are too onerous for women who seek the procedure. How far is too far to drive?

Demonstrators on both sides of the abortion debate protest in front of the Supreme Court in 2011.

As More Women Tell Abortion Stories, Both Sides Claim Advantage

9:29am December 31, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

Does telling your abortion story help end stigma about the procedure, or does it help opponents make the case against abortion? The answer to that question depends very much on whom you talk to.

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Abortion-rights supporters outside the Supreme Court in January for the annual March for Life. This week North Dakota and Colorado struck down ballot measures restricting abortion, while Tennessee passed an initiative that may result in restricted rights.

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Two Of Three States Reject Ballot Measures Restricting Abortion

8:11pm November 07, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

North Dakota and Colorado voters struck down the "personhood" measures, which would give legal rights to fetuses. But Tennessee's Amendment 1 passed with 53 percent of the vote.

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