Abortion

Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones, a Democrat, listens to debate on April 9, 2022, before lawmakers voted to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a measure to expand abortion access in the state.

Maryland lawmakers expand who can perform abortions after overriding governor's veto

2:30am April 11, 2022

by Ayana Archie

In his veto, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wrote that "The bill risks lowering the high standard of reproductive healthcare services received by women in Maryland."

A teenager from the Right to Live Platform (bottom) holds a banner which reads: ''Abortion Zero'' as she takes part in a demonstration in Pamplona, Spain, on March 23, 2014. Spain is awaiting the publication in coming days of a new law banning the intimid

Spain bans harassment of women entering abortion clinics

3:49pm April 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Under the new law, anyone harassing a woman going into an abortion clinic will be committing a crime that can be punished with up to one year in prison.

Emily Wales, interim CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes, speaks to a group of abortion rights advocates outside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. The Oklahoma House gave final legislative approval to a bill that would make performin

Oklahoma's vote to ban most abortions comes at a key moment for reproductive rights

4:43pm April 06, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

It's the latest conservative legislature to approve a new restriction on abortion, as the country awaits a Supreme Court decision that could upend Roe v. Wade.

Abortion rights advocates gather outside the Oklahoma Capitol on Tuesday in Oklahoma City to protest several anti-abortion bills being considered by the GOP-led Legislature.

With little discussion, Oklahoma passes a bill to make most abortions illegal

5:02pm April 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

The state's Republican-controlled House gives final legislative approval to a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

The Colorado State Capitol in Denver is pictured here in January. This week, Gov. Jared Polis signed a law enshrining the right to abortion in state law.

The right to abortion in Colorado is now guaranteed under state law

1:46pm April 05, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Colorado joins 15 other states that have enacted laws to protect abortion, while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge to Roe v. Wade and conservative legislatures take aim at the practice.

The abortion drug mifepristone was approved by the FDA more than 20 years ago. The FDA recently relaxed some of the rules for dispensing the drug. Now, some legislatures are trying to restrict access.

As medication abortion becomes dominant, red states restrict pills

6:01pm March 29, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

As access to abortion in clinics becomes limited across much of the country, many patients are turning to abortion pills. And conservative state lawmakers are taking notice.

Activists from both sides of the abortion debate participate in a demonstration outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in January.

While red states restrict abortion, blue states are voting to protect access

1:00pm March 28, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Progressive legislatures are passing their own policies aiming to shore up abortion rights at the local level ahead of a Supreme Court decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

Democratic Sen. Lauren Book speaks in favor of her amendment to SB 146, a proposed abortion bill in the Florida Senate on Wednesday in Tallahassee, Fla.

Politics & Government

Abortions after 15 weeks are one signature away from being banned in Florida

9:33am March 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The measure in Florida comes as Republicans across the country move to tighten access to the procedure.

Abortion rights supporters protest in Austin, Texas, in October. Doctors say their worst fears about the Texas abortion law are coming true.

Doctors' worst fears about the Texas abortion law are coming true

7:36am March 01, 2022

It's been six months since Texas passed a law banning almost all abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Doctors and patients are feeling frustrated as they navigate the new legal environment.

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A protester prays ahead of the North Texas March for Life, celebrating the passage and court rulings upholding the Texas law known as Senate Bill 8, on Jan. 15.

National

Abortions in Texas fell 60% in the first month after its new law took effect

6:06pm February 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

The numbers offer a fuller picture of the sharp drop in patients that Texas doctors have described in their clinics over the past five months.