Virginia lt. gov. cites anti-abortion conspiracy theories amid push for 15-week ban
Winsome Sears added that ‘the fight has only just begun’ over abortion rights.
By Nick Vachon - July 01, 2022Winsome Sears added that ‘the fight has only just begun’ over abortion rights.
By Nick Vachon - July 01, 2022An overview of abortion legislation and the expected impact of the court’s decision in every state.
By Associated Press - June 29, 2022The results of the midterm elections will determine where in the United States abortion is legal and how draconian abortion bans may be.
By Emily Singer - June 24, 2022‘This fall, Roe is on the ballot. Personal freedoms are on the ballot. The right to privacy, liberty, equality — they’re all on the ballot,’ President Joe Biden said at the White House on Friday.
By Oliver Willis - June 24, 2022The White House has been preparing for this moment since a draft of the decision leaked in May.
By Associated Press - June 24, 2022Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
By Associated Press - June 24, 2022Four years after Iowa’s top court ruled that abortion was protected by the state’s constitution, a majority of justices appointed by GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds are walking that ruling back.
By Associated Press - June 18, 2022Sigal Chattah later claimed that her comment about Nevada Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford, who is Black, was ‘tongue-in-cheek.’
By Emily Singer - June 15, 2022Mike Erickson, the GOP nominee in Oregon’s new 6th Congressional District, is alleged to have stopped at an ATM for $300 and then dropped his ex-girlfriend off at a clinic.
By Emily Singer - May 23, 2022‘Our access to essential health care is in very real peril,’ one reproductive rights advocate said.
By Kaishi Chhabra - May 20, 2022More lawmakers are introducing and passing legislation to protect LGBTQ people in their jurisdictions from the discriminatory laws of other states.
By Casey Quinlan - May 19, 2022Republicans are afraid Doug Mastriano and Kathy Barnette would lose in November against Democratic candidates.
By Emily Singer - May 12, 2022The front-runner for the Republican nomination said she would provide no exception for rape or incest.
By Emily Singer - May 06, 2022Tudor Dixon, who is running to unseat Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, falsely claimed Planned Parenthood supports sex education in schools as a ‘business model’ to drive up demand for abortion.
By Nick Vachon - May 05, 2022President Joe Biden asked, ‘What are the next things that are going to be attacked?’
By Oliver Willis - May 04, 2022Seventeen Democratic governors signed a letter urging congressional leaders to ‘take immediate action’ to protect reproductive rights.
By Adrian Cole - May 04, 2022President Joe Biden acknowledged that the potential decision in Dobbs would have consequences for other civil and human rights issues.
By Oliver Willis - May 03, 2022Abortion is no longer listed among the issues on the campaign site of Pennsylvania Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano.
By Emily Singer - May 03, 2022‘I will fight like hell to make sure abortion remains safe, legal, and accessible in our state,’ Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tweeted late Monday.
By Associated Press - May 03, 2022Georgia candidate Kandiss Taylor has made a conspiracy theory pushed by Alex Jones central to her campaign.
By Oliver Willis - May 02, 2022Two of the four GOP hopefuls said they don’t want any abortions in their state — even if the life of the pregnant person is at risk.
By Emily Singer - April 29, 2022State Rep. Walt Blackman made the comment during a Republican primary debate for Arizona’s 2nd District.
By Emily Singer - April 28, 2022Florida’s Republican governor has passed a flurry of bills this month attacking abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, and voting rights, making districts less representative, and creating a police force just for elections.
By Adrian Cole - April 28, 2022The state GOP’s proposed new platform would remove protections for pregnant people whose lives are at risk.
By Lisa Needham - April 28, 2022‘The courts have allowed Texas to nullify a constitutional right,’ Nancy Northrup, who runs the Center for Reproductive Rights, said.
By Lisa Needham - March 14, 2022‘The same amount of people still need abortions as they did before they started all these bans,’ Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Woman’s Health said.
By Lisa Needham - March 10, 2022A new study sheds light on Americans’ real attitudes toward abortion and those who seek them.
By Lisa Needham - February 25, 2022One Texas anti-abortion organization spent federal funding money on cruises and employee perks.
By Lisa Needham - February 07, 2022The Biden administration reminded insurers of their obligations under the Affordable Care Act.
By Lisa Needham - January 25, 2022It’s a huge change from the Trump administration.
By Lisa Needham - December 21, 2021