‘Having the president of the United States speaking out loud and with confidence about abortion access is a great thing’

‘We are being denied basic care’

Moreno’s anti-abortion views are considered too extreme for most Ohioans

Sheehy compared abortion to murder in an April 2023 radio interview

Josh Powell, a candidate for a special Michigan House election this month, said during a GOP event that he opposes all abortion “without exception” — and, if elected, is open to repealing the state’s landmark abortion law.

The campaign said it hopes to get more than 750,000 to ensure it qualifies for the November ballot

Minnesota lawmakers last year passed a sweeping law protecting abortion rights and making Minnesota a reproductive rights refuge in the Upper Midwest. But the U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case whose outcome could still limit access to an abortion pill despite Minnesota’s protections.

Researchers studying national abortion trends found that in the 15 months since Roe v. Wade fell, abortion rates remained elevated despite more limited access throughout the U.S., according to the Society of Family Planning’s latest #WeCount report published Wednesday.

Arkansas could become the first Southern state to make abortion a constitutional right if voters approve the measure in November.

The campaign has the support of the major abortion advocacy groups in Missouri, but it’s also drawn criticism from activists over its fetal viability standard

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shaped her 2022 gubernatorial reelection campaign around securing abortion access and is now considered one of the leading national voices on the issue.

Pulling off a successful ballot initiative campaign in Missouri is an undertaking so difficult that one Democratic political consultant compares it to skiing the slalom at the Olympics. 

Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens threw cold water on a bid to thwart the recent abortion rights amendment Issue 1. Instead of attempting to deny the courts’ jurisdiction or rushing to the ballot with a repeal effort, Stephens argued lawmakers should focus on maternal and early childhood care.

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Republican state Sen. Robby Mills is facing scrutiny for his anti-abortion views.

The Democratic candidates offer a sharp contrast with Republican incumbent Rep. Derrick Van Orden.

'The immediate goal is to have access restored,' Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's director of legal advocacy and services said.

The former Detroit police chief opposes abortion rights and gun safety measures, and promoted Donald Trump’s election lies.

The Kentucky Republican said he would only allow rape and incest abortion exceptions if courts forced him.

The Republicans challenging Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin favor abortion bans and oppose gun safety laws.

The makers of Charley aim to help patients navigate the complexity of abortion care information and find the resources they need.

House Republicans’ defense funding bill includes limits on military diversity programs.

'The Grannies can get through with a message even to people who don't agree because we're fun and we're on the edge and sassy, and that's all deliberate,' veteran Granny Marjorie Matthews said.

Republicans want to force newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz off of cases that will decide the fate of fair elections and abortion rights in the state.

‘Throughout this fiscal year, there's an estimated 74% increase in abortion patient volume,’ says Signe Espinoza, executive director of Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates.

'No one should have to choose between being there for their family and a paycheck,' Whitmer said in a speech.

‘We're seeing no clarification on how these exceptions can be applied,’ says Greta Kemp Martin, the Democratic candidate for Mississippi attorney general.

In 2012, Donovan Atterberry and his partner had to make the difficult decision to terminate their pregnancy.

The defeat of Ohio's Issue 1 is a blow to efforts by conservatives who want to raise barriers to passing ballot measures that would establish a right to abortion.

Voters head to the polls for Issue 1, which would raise the vote threshold needed to pass a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to reproductive freedom in Ohio.