Abortion rights

Missouri law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they're pregnant — and state judges won't finalize divorces during a pregnancy.

Pregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced. Critics say it fuels domestic violence

5:00am May 03, 2024

by Katia Riddle

The state's law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they're pregnant — and state judges won't finalize divorces during a pregnancy. Texas and Arkansas have similar laws on the books.

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President Joe Biden speaks during an event in Virginia on Jan. 23, to campaign for abortion rights, a top issue for Democrats in the upcoming presidential election.

As abortion looks like a key issue in 2024, voters more divided by party than ever

9:51am May 02, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

In a new report, Democrats are increasingly motivated by the issue of abortion - and increasingly supportive, as are independent voters. Republicans views have mostly remained the same.

The medical community dates pregnancy to the first day of a woman's last period, even though fertilization generally happens two weeks after that. It's a long-standing practice but a confusing one.

Why is a 6-week abortion ban nearly a total ban? It's about how we date a pregnancy

9:49am May 01, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The time a person has to decide whether to have an abortion in Florida and other states with six-week abortion bans is at most two weeks. Why? It's has to do with how we date early pregnancy.

Alice Kitchen, 81, canvasses for signatures at a Costco parking lot in Kansas City, Mo. She and other abortion rights advocates are trying to collect 172,000 valid signatures by May 5 to ensure a statewide ballot measure in November on whether to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri's constitution.

For many Missouri Catholics, abortion rights means choosing between faith, politics

5:01am May 01, 2024

by Katia Riddle

The state is shaping up to be big battleground over abortion rights in November. Research shows a majority of U.S. Catholics supports abortion rights — even though church leadership does not.

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Employers are required to make accommodations for pregnant women and new moms like time off for doctor's appointments.

What abortion politics has to do with new rights for pregnant workers

7:00am April 27, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

A new regulation to protect the rights of pregnant workers is the subject of an anti-abortion lawsuit because it includes abortion as a pregnancy "related medical condition."

The Supreme Court will hear another case about abortion rights on Wednesday. Protestors gathered outside the court last month when the case before the justices involved abortion pills.

What's at stake as the Supreme Court hears Idaho case about abortion in emergencies

5:42pm April 23, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Supreme Court will consider the question: Should doctors treating pregnancy complications follow state or federal law if the laws conflict? Here's how the case could affect women and doctors.

President Biden boards Air Force One in New Castle, Del., on April 22. On Tuesday, he's campaigning in Florida.

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Biden is campaigning in Florida a week before a new abortion ban takes effect

5:00am April 23, 2024

by Tamara Keith

There's a referendum on abortion rights on the ballot in Florida in November. President Biden's campaign says that could help buoy his chances there.

Pope Francis remains popular among U.S. Catholics, with 75% having favorable views of him, according to a Pew Research report. But many self-identified Catholics disagree with various teachings of their church.

6 in 10 U.S. Catholics are in favor of abortion rights, Pew Research report finds

1:13pm April 12, 2024

by Jason DeRose

Although the Catholic Church officially opposes abortion, the report says there's far greater diversity of opinion among laity in the U.S.

Choropleth map showing the average distance a person in each U.S. county has to travel, after the Arizona and Florida abortion bans take effect, to reach an abortion provider

How Florida and Arizona Supreme Court rulings change the abortion access map

5:06am April 11, 2024

How far do women have to travel to access abortion care? An economics professor has been tracking that data since 2009. Interactive maps show how access has changed dramatically since 2021.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at the airport on Wednesday in Atlanta, Georgia. Trump is visiting Atlanta for a campaign fundraising event he is hosting.

Trump backed a federal abortion ban as president. Now, he says he wouldn't sign one

4:19pm April 10, 2024

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The former president has a long history of shifting - and at times confusing - stances on abortion rights.