Though Trump has touted his role in helping overturn Roe v. Wade, there were tensions between him and the anti-abortion movement over a national abortion ban.
While Delaware's protections, known as shield laws, protect against "out-of-state investigations and prosecutions, professional discipline and civil liability related to reproductive health care," according to UCLA's Center on Reproductive Health, Law and Policy, the ACLU said the laws don't protect against action taken by the federal government.
Donald Trump’s transition team is quietly strategizing how to assuage the anti-abortion wing of the Republican Party amid concerns that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments supporting abortion access could complicate his confirmation as the president-elect’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
In their new book We Choose To, Dr. Curtis Boyd and Glenna Halvorson-Boyd reflect on their decades helping women who needed abortions—before, during, and after Roe.
The conservative Catholic family chooses to live their anti- abortion beliefs through adoption, foster-parenting and raising their children to believe in the sanctity of life. They’re also committed to teaching their children about political candidates they see as aligned with their beliefs.
Voters supported abortion rights measures while electing antiabortion candidates in the 2024 election. The split reflects a complicated abortion landscape post-Dobbs
Sales of birth control and emergency contraception -- morning-after pills like Plan B and Restart -- have spiked since President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, despite his assurances he won’t try to roll back access.
Kamala Harris' overemphasis on abortion as a political issue and her attempt to overextend it led to her campaign's failure, as exit polling showed a near-perfect split on the issue and Trump's position of leaving abortion to the states.
The Markup presents a guide to keeping someone's plans private through every step of an abortion in any state, including Florida and South Dakota.
Maggy Krell, a former prosecutor from Sacramento, won a seat in the California Assembly by a landslide while campaigning for abortion rights in Nevada.
Top officials in Arizona have certified the state’s election results. That certification Monday includes voters’ approval of a measure that expands abortion access from the current 15-week limit to the point of fetal viability.
The leader of Planned Parenthood Great Plains says the move is a ploy to prevent a Jackson County judge from potentially knocking down other abortion restrictions. Andrew Bailey says his office will continue to enforce laws requiring parental consent and outlawing coercion.