University of Alabama Rejects $26M Gift after Abortion Flap
7 June 2019University officials denied it had anything to do with the philanthropist's stance on the abortion law.
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Judge’s Order Means Missouri Clinic Can Keep Doing Abortions
31 May 2019Planned Parenthood pre-emptively sued this week and argued that the state was "weaponizing" the licensing process.
Louisiana’s Democratic Governor Signs Abortion Ban into Law
30 May 2019The new law will outlaw abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Prosecutors Push Back on Enforcing New State Abortion Laws
30 May 2019Four district attorneys who said they would not enforce the laws at all cited the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide.
Planned Parenthood: Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic May Shut
28 May 2019If the clinic's license is not renewed, the organization said Missouri would become the first state without a functioning abortion clinic since the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.
Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Abortion Law on Fetal Remains
28 May 2019The justices said in an unsigned opinion that the case does not involve limits on abortion rights.
‘Here We Go Again’: Judge Blocks Mississippi Abortion Ban
24 May 2019U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves is the same judge who struck down a 2018 Mississippi law to ban abortion at 15 weeks.
At Abortion Clinics, New Laws Sow Confusion, Uncertainty
21 May 2019None of the laws has taken effect, and all are expected to be blocked while legal challenges work their way through the courts.
Is This Katie McCormick’s Gravestone from the 1870s?
21 May 2019A young woman's death from a reported botched abortion in the late 1800s still resonates with many people today.
Lawmaker Tries to Walk Back ‘Consensual Rapes’ Comment
20 May 2019When pressed on whether his explanation made sense, Republican Rep. Barry Hovis said that he believes there is no such thing as “consensual rape.”
Missouri’s GOP-Led Legislature Passes 8-Week Abortion Ban
17 May 2019Doctors would face five to 15 years in prison for violating the eight-week cutoff.
Gillibrand: As President, I’d Seek to Codify Abortion Rights
16 May 2019Her comments came one day after Republican Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama signed into law the nation's strictest abortion ban.
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