Abortion

House GOP Wants Democrats to Take a Stance on This Anti-Choice Bill

Ally Boguhn

Republican lawmakers still hope to gather enough signatures to force a vote on anti-abortion legislation in the House, despite the chamber's pro-choice majority.

Architect of Planned Parenthood Smear Campaign Tries to Avoid Jury Trial

Helen Christophi

David Daleiden faces prison time if a judge greenlights a jury trial based on the footage from his 2015 propaganda videos targeting Planned Parenthood.

After Her Newborn Died, Evelyn Hernández Was Acquitted of Homicide Charges. But the Prosecutor Still Wants Her in Jail.

Kathy Bougher

Evelyn Hernández is one of dozens of Salvadoran women imprisoned after miscarriages or obstetric emergencies due to the country’s strict abortion ban.

This App Could Help Fill Health-Care Gaps Created by Trump’s Title X ‘Gag Rule’

Dennis Carter

Planned Parenthood is expanding availability of its Direct app, which can be used to order birth control pills for home delivery in some states.

Texas Law Requires Patients to Bury or Cremate Fetal Tissue. Now, the Fifth Circuit Is Weighing In.

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Anti-abortion advocates hope they can get the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to help advance fetal "personhood."

The GOP Presidential Candidate Who Supports Abortion Rights

Lauren Holter

Though political analysts don’t expect Bill Weld’s candidacy to pose a serious threat to Trump’s re-election, his platform sheds light on how polarized the abortion debate has become within the two major political parties.

Why Kirsten Gillibrand’s Run for President Mattered

Ally Boguhn

Gillibrand was the first candidate to vow to use support for Roe v. Wade as a litmus test when nominating judges.

HHS Launches Another Attack on Abortion Providers Under Guise of ‘Conscience Rights’

Dennis Carter

A spokesperson for the University of Vermont Medical Center said the Trump administration's allegations are "not supported by the facts."

Exclusive: Advocates Will Mobilize to #ReclaimTheCourt on Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Anniversary

Ally Boguhn

A year after Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, “women are organizing like our lives depend on it, because they do,” Women's March COO Rachel Carmona said.

A Judge Blocked Missouri’s Extreme Abortion Ban, but We’re Not Out of the Woods

Jessica Mason Pieklo

A decision Tuesday stopped the most extreme bans in the state from taking effect. But it's not all good news.