The Civil War raged and fortune-seekers hunted for gold. This era produced Arizona's abortion ban
The near-total abortion ban resurrected last week by the Arizona Supreme Court dates to 1864, a time when gold-seekers were moving in, dueling had to be regulated and settlers were increasingly encroaching on tribal lands.
In snowy DC, the March for Life rallies against abortion with an eye toward the November elections
Thousands of opponents of abortion rights went marching in Washington after speakers urged the impassioned crowd to capitalize on the movementโs major victory in the Supreme Court and keep fighting until abortion is eliminated.
Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite stateโs ban
A Texas judge has given a pregnant woman whose fetus had a fatal diagnosis permission to get an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to the stateโs ban that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned last year.
After Ohio vote, advocates in a dozen states are trying to put abortion on 2024 ballots
After voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment protecting the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, advocates in at least a dozen states are hoping to take abortion questions to voters in 2024.
TribCast: A major Texas abortion case and a potential Gov. Greg Abbott pardon in a murder trial
In this weekโs episode, we discuss an attempt to use the courts in Texas to restrict the use of an abortion drug and Gov. Greg Abbottโs potential pardon of an Army sergeant found guilty of murdering a protester in Austin.
Abortion pill could be pulled off market by Texas lawsuit
A Texas lawsuit is posing a threat to the nationwide availability of medication abortion, which now accounts for the majority of abortions in the U.S. The case filed by abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe v. Wade seeks to reverse a decades-old approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
Watch: Abortion isnโt on the ballot, but hereโs how your vote could impact access in Texas
Texans are headed to the polls for the first time since the procedure was essentially banned across the state. Texas Tribune womenโs health reporter Eleanor Klibanoff explains how each ballot cast influences the future of abortion policy.
YouTube to remove videos spreading abortion falsehoods
YouTube will begin removing misleading videos about abortion in response to falsehoods being spread about the procedure that is being banned or restricted across a broad swath of the U.S. The move announced Thursday by the Google-owned video site comes about a month after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the case that had protected the legality of abortion in the country for nearly 50 years.
Texas universities grapple with how to provide reproductive health care information to students amid new abortion laws
The changing legal landscape is raising questions for public colleges about how to talk to students about reproductive health care options and creating hesitancy among students about whether they can trust their universitiesโ health centers.
Texas AG Paxton threatens criminal, civil actions as he files emergency motion with Texas Supreme Court, seeking pre-Roe statutes barring abortions
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Thursday that he has asked the Supreme Court of Texas to vacate a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of Texasโs pre-Roe criminal prohibitions on elective abortion.
80 DAโs offices refuse to prosecute abortion cases, including 5 in Texas
A letter from Fair and Just Prosecution was signed by 80 District Attorneyโs Offices representing communities across the nation who say they will decline their use of officesโ resources to criminalize those who seek, provide or support abortions following the Supreme Courtโs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaving it in the hands of the states to illegalize abortions.
U.S. Department of HHS secretary reveals action plan to protect womenโs access to reproductive health care in response to SCOTUS decision
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra held a press conference on Tuesday to announce an action plan in response to the Supreme Courtโs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
6 years after a landmark victory for Texas abortion providers, the Supreme Court reverses course
In 2016, the Supreme Court blocked onerous regulations that had shuttered half of Texasโ abortion providers. On Friday, the courtโs new conservative majority cited that case in overturning the constitutional protection for abortion.
Protests, prayer vigil held in Houston after Roe v. Wade overturn
Since the Supreme Courtโs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade ruling, many anticipate that it will lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. Organizations against the decision have already planned protests, while other organizations who agree with the decision will hold a prayer vigil on Friday.