Roe v. Wade
Who and what is behind abortion ban trigger law bills? Two groups laid the groundwork
Two national organizations have gained a reputation for taking the lead on model legislation to restrict and block abortions. Now, states are needing to grapple with the laws they passed.
Hundreds of abortion rights activists attend protest in Winston-Salem
On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion and triggering bans in several states. Abortion until viability is still legal in North Carolina for now, but that could change.
Doctors weren't considered in Dobbs, but now they're on abortion's legal front lines
In a departure from earlier Supreme Court decisions on abortion, Justice Alito's abortion opinion barely mentions medicine. This creates a perilous new legal reality for doctors, legal analysts say.
The Texas Supreme Court has blocked an order that resumed abortions in the state
The whiplash of Texas clinics turning away patients, rescheduling them and now potentially canceling appointments again illustrated the confusion and scrambling taking place since Roe fell.
With Roe overturned, state constitutions are now at the center of the abortion fight
In a sense, what was one battleground has become 50, as advocates on both sides of the abortion issue race to put the issue before state constitutions. Half a dozen lawsuits are already in court.
Around the nation, demonstrators show support for abortion rights
As nearly two dozen states move to ban or restrict access to abortion following Friday's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights protests continued across the country.
With just 8 abortion clinics, Minnesota may struggle to meet out-of-state demand
With the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Minnesota will be one of the states where abortion remains legally protected. But legal doesn't necessarily mean accessible, advocates warn.
What people said outside the Supreme Court after Roe v. Wade was overturned
Demonstrators from both sides of the abortion issue gathered outside the Supreme Court after the justices overturned the constitutional right to an abortion.
The abortion case is named after Thomas Dobbs, who says he has nothing to do with it
The "Dobbs" in the case title refers to Thomas Dobbs, an infectious diseases doctor who became Mississippi's top health officer the same year the state adopted new abortion restrictions.