The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

South Carolina to ban abortions after six weeks before most women know they are pregnant

The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill that prohibits most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many realise they are pregnant

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2023

First Thing: Chevron’s carbon offsets are ‘mostly junk and some may harm’

Investigation finds 93% of fossil fuel company’s climate pledge offsets are worthless. Plus, the truth about booze: how alcohol really affects your body

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

GOP moves to limit abortion pill in US

A House panel advanced a 2024 budget bill that would block the ability to access the abortion drug via telehealth

Salon · May 24, 2023

A year after Supreme Court's abortion decision, Planned Parenthood announces layoffs

Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back abortion rights, the nation's most prominent abortion provider says it will rethink its structure and cut staff.

WEKU · May 23, 2023

Mother forced to give birth to stillborn son joins lawsuit against Texas abortion ban

Fifteen women have joined a lawsuit against the state of Texas citing unclear restrictive

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

South Carolina's only women senators to resist new abortion restrictions up for debate

The only five women in South Carolina’s 46-member Senate have vowed to resist new abortion restrictions up for debate after the group filibustered a near-total ban last month

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

South Carolina passes six-week abortion ban after heated debate

The law, which the governor has promised to sign, will ban abortion before most people know they are pregnant

The Guardian - US · May 23, 2023

Texas Senate votes to extend Medicaid for new moms after adding anti-abortion language

AUSTIN – The GOP-led Senate agreed to give a full year of health care coverage to low-income women who’ve just given birth, but tacked on anti-abortion language that could complicate the bill’s passage.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

DeSantis envisions ‘quarter-century’ of far-right majority in the supreme court

Speaking to Christian media, the Florida governor suggested a 7-2 conservative majority in the high court if he is elected president

The Guardian - US · May 23, 2023

Nebraska lawmakers guard ‘clearly ill’ senator brought from hospital to help pass stricter abortion ban

State senator Julie Slama says she is recovering from serious illness while casting decisive vote to restrict abortion and trans healthcare

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023