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Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto
Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto late Tuesday.
Pro-life activists gear up for the annual March for Life
The march has been held annually since January 1974 — a year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision established a nationwide right to abortion.
Shifting Values for Votes? Stacey Abrams, daughter of preachers, fights for abortion rights
The Georgia Democrat who admittedly once strongly opposed abortion is now defending reproductive freedom with the fervor of a lifelong pro-choice activist.
Kansas voters resoundingly protect their access to abortion
The women have spoken. Kansas voters on Tuesday sent a resounding message about their desire to protect abortion rights, rejecting a ballot measure in a conservative state.
Biden signs order on abortion access
President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the Supreme Court majority that ended a constitutional right to abortion and delivered an impassioned plea for Americans upset by the decision to “vote” in November.
'Heartbroken' Michelle Obama calls Supreme Court ruling ‘Devastating’
“I am heartbroken for the people around this country who just lost the fundamental right to make informed decisions about their own bodies,” Mrs. Obama said in a statement.
Trump on Supreme Court overturning Roe: 'God made the decision'
Former President Donald Trump, who was strongly courted by conservative Christians, credits divine intervention for the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, stripping constitutional protects for abortion rights in America.
Dr. Alveda King celebrates Supreme Court overturning Roe, says she has ‘prayed for this day’
The 71-year-old niece of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and daughter of slain civil rights activist, Rev. A.D. King, said, “Today, the Supreme Court has rightfully overturned that decision.”
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
Doing The Most: Abortion rights activists disrupt Sunday service by stripping, swearing at megachurch
Picture it. You’re in church on a Sunday enjoying a sermon, when a woman disrupts the pastor by stripping down to her underwear and yelling profanity.
Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
A federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., calling it an “offensive deprivation” of a constitutional right by banning most abortions in the nation’s second-most populous state since September.
New Texas abortion law a triumph for pro-lifers, a blow to pro-choice advocates
A divided Supreme Court has voted to allow a Texas law that prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity—usually around six weeks— to remain in force, stripping most women of the right to an abortion in the nation’s second-largest state.
Missouri Senate passes bill to ban abortions at 8 weeks, supporters say it is 'saving lives'
Missouri’s Republican-led Senate has now passed a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. Senators approved the legislation 24-10 early Thursday with just hours left before a Friday deadline to pass bills. It needs at least one more vote of approval in the GOP-led House before it can go to Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who voiced support for it
Christian medical doctors condemn late-term abortion legislation, call it ‘morally bankrupt’
The Christian Medical Association, the nation's largest faith-based association of doctors, has condemned New York's new law allowing abortions up until delivery as "morally bankrupt."
New York State law passes allowing abortions up until baby's due date
With cheers and celebration, a new Reproductive Health Act was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo allowing late-term abortions—up until a baby’s due date if a woman’s health is at risk. It is highly controversial.