Roe v Wade

Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage, stands at the Texas Capitol during a rally on June 29, 2015.

Health & Safety

Abortion rights might soon be gone. Activists worry same-sex marriage is next

8:46pm June 02, 2022

Jim Obergefell was the named plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. He says if Roe v. Wade is overturned, it means trouble for other social causes.

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Workers at a family planning health center get emotional as thousands of abortion rights advocates march past their clinic on their way into downtown Chicago on May 14, 2022.

Some clinics are bracing for a huge influx of patients if Roe v. Wade is overturned

5:00am May 19, 2022

by Will Stone

If abortion bans are enacted, millions would be forced to travel to less restrictive states, and some health providers are warning they may not be able to handle the surge in demand.

A portrait of American statesman, writer and scientist Benjamin Franklin, circa 1750.

Benjamin Franklin gave instructions on at-home abortions in a book in the 1700s

5:10pm May 18, 2022

Abortion rights continue to be the subject of fierce debate in the United States. But for one of America's founding fathers, they were as basic as mathematics and writing.

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Abortion-rights demonstrators march to the house of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in Alexandria, Va. The governors of Virginia and Maryland are calling on the Justice Department to tighten security at the homes of the Supreme Court justices who live

Maryland and Virginia governors urge DOJ to tighten security outside justices' homes

6:00am May 13, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The Republican governors are asking for federal law enforcement to take the lead in protecting the justices in the weeks and months ahead as protests continue.

Abortion rights protesters hold a demonstration outside of the Supreme Court on Saturday in Washington.

Politics & Government

White House: Serious risk of nationwide abortion ban after McConnell floats the idea

7:20pm May 09, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Senate passed by unanimous consent legislation that would provide round the clock security to Supreme Court justices' families after protests outside some members of the court's homes.

Caroline McDonald, left, a student at Georgetown University, Lauren Morrissey, with Catholics for Choice, and Pamela Huber, of Washington, join a abortion-rights rally outside the Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

When does life begin? Religions don't agree

12:44pm May 08, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

Debates about abortion often center around the issue of when life begins. Some religions say it's at conception. Another says it's with the baby's first breath.

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The Michigan State Capitol building is seen on Oct. 8, 2020, in Lansing. A Michigan law from 1931 would make abortion a felony in the state if the Roe v. Wade decision is overturned.

A Michigan law from 1931 would make abortion a felony if Roe falls

7:49am May 07, 2022

by Kate Wells

The law could put doctors, and even patients, in prison for up to four years. And the state's attorney general says she can't stop local prosecutors from enforcing it.

Democratic Senate nominee Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio landed in the line of conservative fire over his comments on abortion rights.

Politics & Government

GOP playbook on abortion is to push Democrats on restrictions and contort their words

7:37am May 07, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Republicans are trying to shift and deflect attention away from the Supreme Court's conservative majority weighing the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Abortion rights activists attend a rally in front of the Supreme Court building on Thursday. Abortion-rights funds and health clinics that perform abortions across the country have seen an outpouring of support since the Supreme Court's draft decision was

Health & Safety

Abortion-rights groups see a surge in donations after Roe v. Wade leak

5:42pm May 06, 2022

by Dustin Jones

Abortion-rights advocates have seen an outpouring of support since the Supreme Court's draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade became public. Some groups said they raised record amounts.

Writer and political activist Gloria Steinem has fought for women's rights for decades.

National

Gloria Steinem's calls to protect bodily autonomy live on as Roe faces reversal

1:05pm May 06, 2022

Activist Gloria Steinem has fought for women's rights for decades. She has no plans to stop even as the Supreme Court is poised to reverse Roe v. Wade.

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