Abortion rights

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.

Amanda Zurawski is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights against Texas. Here, she arrives at the Austin courthouse where a hearing was held on July 20.

20 women are now suing Texas, saying state abortion laws endangered them

3:47pm November 15, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

7 women who were denied reproductive health care in Texas have joined an ongoing lawsuit.

Supporters for a pro-abortion ballot measure cheer as they watch election results come in on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio.

Democrats — and abortion rights — dominated the 2023 elections. Here are 5 takeaways

5:27pm November 08, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Voters mobilized for abortion rights, from approving an amendment in Ohio to reelecting Kentucky's Democratic governor. Plus, Black candidates made history in Rhode Island and Philadelphia.

Issue 1 supporters celebrate at a watch party, Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. The outcome of Tuesday's intense, off-year election was the latest blow for abortion opponents.

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Abortion rights win big in 2023 elections, again

10:15am November 08, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Voters in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky signaled support for abortion rights, even where it wasn't directly on the ballot, more than a year after the Supreme Court rolled them back.

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin answers questions from members of the media while campaigning at Piney Branch Elementary School on Tuesday in Bristow, Va.

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Virginia Democrats win full control of the state legislature, AP reports

10:03am November 08, 2023

by Jahd Khalil

Democrats consolidated their power in the state legislature and will act as a counterweight to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's policy agenda.

Candidates and supporters of Andy Beshear and Daniel Cameron gather ahead of a gubernatorial debate in October.

Does national politics trump all? Kentucky voters are about to find out

3:54pm November 07, 2023

by Sylvia Goodman

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who's challenging incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear, is trying to turn the gubernatorial race into a referendum on national politics.

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Signage in support of Issue 1 is seen in Columbus, Ohio. Ohioans are voting on a state constitutional amendment that would codify reproductive rights.

Ohio voters to decide on a constitutional right to abortion

5:00am November 07, 2023

by Jo Ingles (Ohio Public Radio)

Ohio could become the seventh state to pass abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin shakes hands with supporters during a Secure Your Vote Rally on Oct. 23 in Glen Allen, Va.

What Virginia's legislative elections could spell for 2024 on abortion rights

12:15pm November 06, 2023

by Jahd Khalil

Virginia voters are deciding whether to keep divided government at the state level. At stake is the chance to dramatically reshape abortion policy.

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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The "bun in the oven" idea goes all the way back 2,000+ years to Ancient Greece, along with some other ideas that discuss pregnancy as a fundamentally passive state, says the author of a new book.

'Bun in the oven' is an ancient pregnancy metaphor. This historian says it has to go

10:30am October 31, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

In a new book, Policing Pregnant Bodies, author Kathleen Crowther grapples with how very old ideas – some of them misogynistic – shape how we think about pregnancy and abortion today.