An overview of six of the 12 states with strict abortion bans after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision shows the drastic effects anti-abortion policies can have.

The Ulster County executive won a tight race in a swing district after putting abortion rights at the center of his campaign.

The Ohio Supreme Court has a 4-3 Republican majority, and three of the four conservative justices have deep ties to the Federalist Society.

Only older men and voters without a college degree preferred Republican nominee Tudor Dixon, according to the survey.

Lies pedaled by anti-abortion advocates are being proven wrong by the horrifying effects new laws are having on people across the country.

‘I hope that we can organize enough people around the fact that we want our personal freedoms in this country,’ said Sykes, candidate for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.

The Wisconsin Republican senator laid out a confusing and contradictory plan to roll back abortion rights nationally.

Republicans have under-performed in early elections in multiple districts, signalling that a so-called ‘red wave’ for the GOP is unlikely.

The heavy turnout for an August primary that typically favors Republicans was a major victory for abortion rights advocates.

New York, California and Minnesota are among the states taking steps to protect abortion providers and patients.

GOP front-runners Kari Lake and Karrin Taylor Robson oppose abortion rights, unlike the majority of Arizona voters.

Mark Ronchetti has claimed to support abortion rights up to 15 weeks’ gestation, but megachurch leader Steve Smothermon says he’s been assured otherwise.

Kansas state Sen. Mark Steffen told an audience of Republicans, ‘We’ll be able to make further laws, further refinement, with my goal of life starting at conception.’

Republican Senate candidate Kevin Smith said he would vote for a ban with exceptions: ‘I don’t think we should allow the good to be the enemy of the perfect.’ 

Republican officials and commentators were quick to declare the story ‘a fabrication,’ ‘#FakeNews,’ and ‘a fictive rape.’

The Florida Republican said he’s worried about LGBTQ rights groups becoming a ‘pro-abortion enterprise.’

Abortion care providers in Michigan work to keep treating patients while facing a surge in calls — and protests — in the wake of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Justice Pat DeWine has refused to recuse himself from cases that directly involve his father, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.

Winsome Sears added that ‘the fight has only just begun’ over abortion rights.

An overview of abortion legislation and the expected impact of the court’s decision in every state.

An 1849 Wisconsin law that bans abortion faces legal challenges.

Michigan Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel said that enshrining abortion rights in the state Constitution would mean ‘that no Michigan Supreme Court decision can later impact reproductive rights, no matter who sits on the court.’

If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, 26 states stand ready to enact bans that will require people to travel long distances to see abortion providers.

Every Republican, plus Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, voted to block the Women’s Health Protection Act.

Kevin Nicholson told supporters, ‘How about we take every last cent that finds its way in the state of Wisconsin to Planned Parenthood, and we immediately reroute that money to pregnancy crisis centers.’

A nationwide ban flies in the face of anti-abortion activists’ insistence that they want the question returned to the states.

Seventeen Democratic governors signed a letter urging congressional leaders to ‘take immediate action’ to protect reproductive rights.

Three prominent reproductive rights groups have announced they will spend $150 million on advertising in the midterm elections.

President Joe Biden acknowledged that the potential decision in Dobbs would have consequences for other civil and human rights issues.

‘If Roe is overturned, abortion could become illegal in Michigan in nearly any circumstance—including in cases of rape and incest,’ said Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.