Abortion

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders said on Tuesday there's agreement in the GOP-dominated legislature on backing a measure that would prohibit abortion in nearly all cases after roughly the first trimester of pregnancy.

North Carolina Republican state lawmakers are converging on a proposal to prohibit abortion in nearly all cases after the first trimester of pregnancy, a top legislator said on Thursday.

The new policy came in response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which saw a number of states move to limit or ban abortion.

Brandy Bottone got the first traffic violation dismissed, arguing that under Texas' abortion law, her fetus counted as a person. She's hoping to make the same argument again.

One year after a restrictive abortion law took effect, a poll shows a majority of Texans surveyed say they support abortion access in most or all cases. Many say the issue will motivate them to vote.

For decades, the U.S. medical system has adhered to a legally recognized standard for death, one embraced by most states. Why is a uniform standard for the start of human life proving so elusive?

A Michigan judge blocked county prosecutors from enforcing the state's 1931 ban on abortion for the foreseeable future. An attorney representing two GOP county prosecutors said an appeal is planned.

Now that states can ban abortion after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, experts comment on whether the post-Roe abortion workarounds that have flooded social media are realistic.

Abortions in North Carolina are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, eroding protections in one of the South's few remaining safe havens for reproductive freedom.