Wisconsin abortion ban: Lawsuit to repeal can continue, judge rules
The fight over Wisconsin's 1849 abortion ban will keep moving forward after a Dane County judge's ruling Friday, July 7.
Ohio man gets life sentence for raping 9-year-old who went to Indiana for abortion
Gerson Fuentes, 28, confessed to Columbus police.
Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban: State constitution gives only limited protections
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state's abortion ban doesn't violate the state constitution, removing a major hurdle to enforcing the ban Republicans approved last summer.
One year without Roe v. Wade: Here's where abortion laws stand in your state
Saturday, June, 24, marks one year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that provided a constitutional right to abortion.
In rare 3-3 decision, Iowa Supreme Court rejects attempt to reinstate strict abortion ban
A bid by Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds to reinstate the state’s strict ban on most abortions has failed. In a rare 3-3 split decision Friday, the state's supreme court upheld a 2019 district court ruling that blocked the law.
Abortion providers sue Kansas over state law enacting restrictions on reproductive health care
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in state district court says Kansas has created what the providers call a biased counseling scheme and that it has become increasingly invasive over time.
Wisconsin Republicans' abortion bill clarifies procedures that don't qualify
Wisconsin Republicans released a package of legislation Tuesday that would tweak the state's abortion ban by specifying medical procedures to save a mother's life that don't qualify as abortion.
Indiana doctor reprimanded for speaking publicly about 10-year-old girl's abortion
A medical board voted that Dr. Caitlin Bernard didn’t follow privacy laws when she told a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment in a case that gained attention in the national abortion debate.
Taxes for abortion travel, Milwaukee County proposal stalls
A proposal to use Milwaukee County tax dollars to pay for abortion travel stalled Thursday, May 25 after a Board of Supervisors vote.
Abortion providers scramble amid 'decimation' of access in US South
Providers have had to quickly determine how to comply with the pending laws amid the "decimation of abortion access across the South."
Indiana doctor who provided abortion for 10-year-old girl to face discipline hearing
The hearing comes after Indiana's attorney general accused Dr. Caitlin Bernard of violating state law by not reporting the girl’s child abuse to police and federal patient privacy laws by telling a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment.
Nebraska woman pleads guilty to burning and concealing fetus after taking medication to end pregnancy
A Nebraska woman has pleaded guilty to burning and concealing a fetus after she took medication to end her pregnancy when she was more than 20 weeks along.
Nebraska governor signs abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors
Under the law signed by Gov. Jim Pillen, the abortion ban starts immediately, and restrictions on gender-affirming care begins on Oct. 1.
Mifepristone abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for Supreme Court
Lawyers seeking to preserve pregnant women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion got pushback Wednesday from appellate judges with a history of supporting abortion restrictions.
North Carolina 12-week abortion ban to become law after GOP legislators override governor’s veto
The vote comes as abortion rights in the U.S. faced another shift with lawmakers debating laws to limit abortion rights in South Carolina and Nebraska.
3 appeals court judges who chipped away abortion rights to hear federal mifepristone appeal
The case involves a regulatory issue — whether the FDA's approval of abortion pill mifepristone, and subsequent actions making it easier to obtain, must be rolled back.
Milwaukee County proposal: Abortion travel paid for by tax dollars?
A Milwaukee County committee shot down a proposal to use tax dollars to pay for abortion travel of county workers, but the proposal isn't dead, yet.
Wisconsin abortion lawsuit; judge hears 1st arguments
Attorneys for a Republican prosecutor urged a judge to toss out a lawsuit seeking to repeal Wisconsin's 174-year-old abortion ban.
Wisconsin 1849 abortion ban challenge: What to know
It's expected to end up at the Wisconsin Supreme Court, but the challenge to Wisconsin's 1849 abortion ban begins Thursday. For now, it's in circuit court.
Wisconsin 1849 abortion ban challenge: What to know
It's expected to end up at the Wisconsin Supreme Court, but the challenge to Wisconsin's 1849 abortion ban begins Thursday. For now, it's in circuit court.