Ohio Republicans approve August election that could thwart abortion-rights push in state
Ohio voters will decide this summer whether to make it more difficult to change the state's constitution -- only months before a potential ballot measure in November over whether to guarantee abortion rights in the state. Ohio's Republican-controlled legislature this week approved a resolution that will ask voters in August to increase the threshold needed to change the constitution from a simple majority to 60%.
2023-05-12 03:55
Abortion clinics saw an increase in violence and threats in 2022, report says
A new report says there was a "sharp increase" in violence at abortion clinics in 2022, the year when Roe v. Wade was overturned, ending the federal right to an abortion. A disproportionate increase occurred in states that protect abortion rights, according to the National Abortion Federation, a professional association for abortion providers.
2023-05-11 21:22
Nebraska lawmaker tries to rekindle effort to further restrict abortion
A Nebraska Republican lawmaker has introduced an amendment to ban some abortions nearly two weeks after efforts to severely restrict abortion failed in the state.
2023-05-11 01:47
Abortion providers sue to preserve, expand access to abortion pill
By Brendan Pierson A group of abortion providers on Monday filed a lawsuit aiming to preserve access to
2023-05-09 06:29
Abortion pill case to be heard by conservative, anti-abortion panel
By Brendan Pierson and Jacqueline Thomsen A case brought by anti-abortion groups seeking to ban the abortion pill
2023-05-09 02:27
Three GOP appointees, including 2 from Trump, will hear the next phase of major abortion pill case
The New Orleans-based appeals court panel that will oversee the next stage in the blockbuster legal challenge to the availability of medication abortion drugs is made up of three Republican appointees, including one Trump nominee who has called abortion a "moral tragedy."
2023-05-08 23:25