Roe v Wade

Doctors from across the U.S. come together at an action to protect abortion access outside the U.S. Capitol building on November 03, 2022. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Doctors for Abortion Action)

Economy

How the end of Roe is reshaping the medical workforce

3:30pm July 01, 2024

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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Major Rulings Expected From The Supreme Court In June

What's next up for the Supreme Court? Abortion rights, gun laws and more

5:32pm June 11, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court will be issuing major rulings in the next month. Normally by this point in the term there are between four and six really big cases left. This year, there are over a dozen.

Anti-abortion activists who describe themselves as "abolitionists" protest outside a fertility clinic in North Carolina in April 2024.

Anti-abortion hardliners want restrictions to go farther. It could cost Republicans

6:20pm May 23, 2024

Abortion Rights has been a motivating political issue for generations, and this year might be the most intense for those on both sides of the issue.

NPR's Sarah McCammon reports on the anti-abortion rights activists who want to ramp up restrictions, criminalize patients who pursue abortions, and ban procedures like IVF.

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Missouri law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they're pregnant — and state judges won't finalize divorces during a pregnancy.

Pregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced. Critics say it fuels domestic violence

5:00am May 03, 2024

by Katia Riddle

The state's law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they're pregnant — and state judges won't finalize divorces during a pregnancy. Texas and Arkansas have similar laws on the books.

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Olivia Rodrigo performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton, on June 25, 2022, in Glastonbury, England.

Olivia Rodrigo concertgoers got a show — and free emergency contraceptives

3:49pm March 13, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

As part of an initiative for reproductive health care access, advocacy groups handed out emergency contraception pills and condoms to fans at the Olivia Rodrigo concert in St. Louis on Tuesday night.

Amanda Zurawski, a guest to the State of the Union of Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference held by members of the Pro-Choice Caucus and Democratic Women's Caucus at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.

Politics & Government

Alluding to Trump, Biden calls out Republicans 'bragging' about abortion bans

9:57pm March 07, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

In a likely foreshadowing of Democrats' messaging this fall, President Biden called out those who enabled the overturning of Roe v. Wade and asked voters to give him a Democratic Congress.

Elizabeth Weller speaks at a press conference in Austin, Texas on July 19. She's one of 20 women suing the state after being denied abortions despite serious pregnancy complications.

Health & Safety

'Jane Roe' is anonymous no more. The very public fight against abortion bans in 2023

8:58am December 26, 2023

As the first full year since Roe v. Wade was overturned closes, the abortion landscape in the U.S. has changed legally, politically and medically.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin shakes hands with supporters during a Secure Your Vote Rally on Oct. 23 in Glen Allen, Va.

What Virginia's legislative elections could spell for 2024 on abortion rights

12:15pm November 06, 2023

by Jahd Khalil

Virginia voters are deciding whether to keep divided government at the state level. At stake is the chance to dramatically reshape abortion policy.

Anti-abortion activists rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court during the 49th annual March for Life rally on January 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. The rally activists called on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, which it did a few months later on June 24, 2022.

Health & Safety

A year after victory in Dobbs decision, anti-abortion activists still in fight mode

11:47am July 06, 2023

by Sarah Boden

The Supreme Court delivered a historic victory to the anti-abortion movement. But many still feel their work is far from complete, and are seeking new strategies to stop abortion in all 50 states.

The Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion on June 24, 2022.

New abortion laws changed their lives. 8 very personal stories

5:00am June 23, 2023

by NPR Staff

After the Supreme Court ruled a year ago to overturn Roe v. Wade, more than a dozen states acted to outlaw abortion or severely restrict access. Here's how those laws affected the lives of residents.