Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in landmark opinion
By Ronn Blitzer The Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ending recognition of a constitutional right to abortion and giving individual states the power to allow, limit,…
Supreme Court decisions due soon on abortion, guns, religion and climate change
By David G. Savage The Supreme Court is heading into the final weeks of a term that may reveal the full impact of its newly dominant conservative bloc. The justices…
Alito asks questions Roe’s defenders can’t answer
Opinion by Tim Busch and Kevin Stidham What makes Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization so powerful and, for that matter, so powerfully…
Efforts to Codify Roe v. Wade Tabled in Senate; See the Votes
By Joseph Lord The Senate voted on May 11 to filibuster the Democratic-sponsored Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), which would have codified the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling into…
McConnell says national abortion ban is ‘possible’ if Roe v. Wade is overturned
By Landon Mion Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said it is “possible” abortion will be banned nationwide if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade this summer. During an…
Pro-life Democrats sound off on Supreme Court leak, distance themselves from national party leaders
Opinion by Kyle Morris,Jayme Chandler Pro-life Democrats are speaking out amid a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court that signals Roe v. Wade, a 1973 landmark decision which grants…
There is no valid defense of Roe. That’s why that side resorts to threats
Opinion by Timothy P. Carney Roe v. Wade “is not constitutional law and gives almost no sense of an obligation to try to be.” That was the conclusion in the…
Idaho Legislature Passes Texas-Style Abortion Ban
By Mimi Nguyen Ly A bill in Idaho banning abortion after about six weeks with a unique enforcement mechanism modeled off of a Texas abortion-ban law is headed to the…
Arizona Senate Approves 15-Week Abortion Ban
By Mimi Nguyen Ly The Arizona Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to ban abortions after 15 weeks. The vote was 16–13 on party lines in the GOP-controlled upper chamber, with…
South Dakota Governor Announces 2 Pro-Life Bills That Would Ban Almost All Abortions
By Mimi Nguyen Ly South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday announced two bills that would ban almost all abortions in the state, with one seeking to ban abortions once…
Poll analyzer FiveThirtyEight asks for abortion stories, gets overwhelming pro-life responses
“You have to read these responses! Story after story on how #ChoosingLife brought joy, love, and empowerment to countless families,” March for Life said. By Madeleine Hubbard Polling analysis website…
Amy Coney Barrett is right about safe haven laws
By Tom Joyce Regardless of what the pro-choice side says, Amy Coney Barrett is correct: No one is forcing a woman to raise a child once he or she is…