The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Biden's moves to the center

In seeking their party’s presidential nomination, candidates generally stress positions that appeal to its ideological base — and then try to move back to the center to target “swing” voters in the general election.

Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2023

‘Not going to let our military be politicised,’ says Republican delaying nominees over abortion

Defense secretary Lloyd Austin asks Tommy Tuberville of Alabama to lift ‘hold’, while Democrat Chuck Schumer issues firm rebuke

The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2023

Colorado’s effort to mandate abortion coverage by insurance companies advances

DENVER — A Colorado bill that would require commercial insurance providers to cover abortions for patients without copays advanced through a House committee on Tuesday.

The Denver Post · Mar 29, 2023

Man charged with firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion office

Federal prosecutors have charged a man with firebombing a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group's office last year

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Georgia high court considers whether abortion law is void

Georgia’s highest court is considering whether the state’s restrictive abortion law is void because it violated U.S. Supreme Court precedent that was in effect at the time when it was enacted

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Liberal outraises conservative in Wisconsin court race

The Democratic-funded candidate in Wisconsin’s pivotal state Supreme Court contest has raised more than five times as much money as her Republican-backed opponent ahead of the April 4 election

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Woman in Wyoming abortion fire case returning to court

A woman accused of setting fire to a Wyoming abortion clinic is headed back to federal court, where a judge will decide if she may go to trial

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

West Virginia Legislature Enacts RFRA, With Abortion Carveout

WV is looking to get ahead of RFRA-challenges to post-Dobbs litigation.

Reason · Mar 28, 2023

Texas Republicans, once allied with prosecutors, seek to rein them in

Some local district and county attorneys have said they will not pursue abortion-related cases, or prioritize certain drug, property and election crimes.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 28, 2023

Editorial: Kansas Bill of Rights is null and void when it comes to abortion, Kobach’s office says

Monday morning, the Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases testing the limits of abortion rights. It did not appear to go well for the state’s attorney who sought to undermine a woman’s right to choose.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023