abortion

From left to right: former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy. Republican candidates continue to be pressed on abortion rights on the campaign trail.

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on abortion

10:38am November 16, 2023

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans have struggled with messaging on the issue. GOP presidential hopefuls are trying to strike a balance on the campaign trail.

National

A mom and son are charged in Idaho after a teen is taken to Oregon for an abortion

2:11pm November 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

With some narrow exceptions, abortion is banned in Republican-controlled Idaho but is legal in Oregon, and the state made it illegal to help minors get an abortion without their parents' consent.

A poll worker has an "Ohio Voted" sticker on her shirt during early in-person voting at the Hamilton County Board of Elections in Cincinnati on Oct. 11. Ohio has a constitutional amendment before voters this year that would include reproductive health protections in the state's constitution, including abortion rights.

Abortion is on the ballot in Ohio. The results could signal what's ahead for 2024

8:57pm October 31, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

If approved by voters on Nov. 7, 'Issue 1' would amend Ohio's state constitution to include protections for reproductive health decisions, laying the groundwork for similar measures next year.

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Anti-abortion demonstrators gather outside Planned Parenthood's Water Street Health Center in Milwaukee on Monday, Sept. 2023. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin began offering abortions at the clinic that day after not doing so for more than a year.

Abortions resume in Wisconsin after 15 months of legal uncertainty

11:39am September 21, 2023

After Roe v. Wade was overturned, a law still on the books from 1849 left the legality of abortions in dispute in the state. This week, Planned Parenthood resumes services.

A woman holds up a sign with a message that reads in Spanish; "I will decide" as she joins a march demanding legal, free and safe abortions for all women, marking International Safe Abortion Day, in Mexico City, Sept. 28, 2022. Mexico's Supreme Court on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, has decriminalized abortion nationwide.

World News

Mexico decriminalizes abortion, extending Latin American trend of widening access

9:44pm September 06, 2023

by The Associated Press

The country's Supreme Court ordered that abortion be removed from the federal penal code, ruling that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional and violate women's rights.

These Rwandan women were imprisoned for having abortions, before they were pardoned and released in 2019. From left: Nyiramahirwe Epiphanie, 26, was sentenced to 15 years. Akingeneye Theopiste was sentenced to 10 years. Akimanizanye Florentine was sentenced to 10 years. Mushimiyimana Anjerike, 29, served more than five years for inducing an abortion using pills she says she bought at a pharmacy.

Health & Safety

These Rwandan women were sent to jail for having an abortion. Now free, they speak out

12:07pm September 03, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

They were sentenced for up to 10 years for violating anti-abortion laws. Some say their pregnancy was a result of rape. Rwanda has now liberalized its abortion laws and pardoned hundreds of the women.

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C.J. Pearson of Georgia, Alyssa Rinelli of Wisconsin and Brilyn Hollyhand of Alabama are working to help the Republican Party mobilize more younger voters.

Politics & Government

These young Republicans want the GOP to do more to recruit young voters

12:01pm August 30, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Younger voters favor Democrats by a wide margin, but the Republican Party is trying to change that with the RNC's new youth advisory council and other efforts to reach young voters where they are.

Protesters make their way to the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda during a march to support overturning Wisconsin's near total ban on abortion on Jan. 22 in Madison, Wis.

Politics & Government

In its first ad of the 2024 cycle, Planned Parenthood pins GOP candidates on abortion

5:54pm August 22, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

As Republicans take the debate stage in Milwaukee, Planned Parenthood is launching ads on social media and streaming services quoting their positions on abortion.

Plaintiffs Amanda Zurawski (far left), Austin Dennard, Taylor Edwards, and Elizabeth Waller speak together at the Travis County Courthouse on July 20, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Health & Safety

How a trial in Texas changed the story of abortion rights in America

5:00am August 09, 2023

by Sarah Varney

Wrenching testimony from women denied abortion care turned the focus toward the suffering and health risks faced by mothers.

Pastor Michael Shover of Christ the Redeemer Church in Pella, Iowa, left, argues with Ryan Maher, of Des Moines, as protesters clashed in the Iowa State Capitol rotunda, while the Iowa Legislature convened for a special session on July 11, 2023.

Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks

2:16am July 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

Iowa's Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a marathon session Tuesday. Gov. Kim Reynolds said she would sign the bill on Friday.