The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Minnesota governor signs broad abortion rights bill into law

Gov. Tim Walz has enshrined the right to abortion and other reproductive health care into Minnesota statutes

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Indiana justices won't hear 2nd abortion case for now

Indiana’s high court says it will not immediately consider a challenge to the state’s abortion ban that is based on the argument that the law violates some people’s religious freedoms, leaving that decision to an appeals court, at least for now

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

HHS weighs abortion access actions, including possible health emergency declaration

Democratic lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to declare a Public Health Emergency on abortion.

Axios · Jan 31, 2023

GOP leaders in some states want to add abortion ban exceptions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With Tennessee’s so-called trigger law already on the books, the state enacted its abortion ban almost immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June.

Tribune News Service · Jan 29, 2023

Culture wars off the table in Georgia — for now

ATLANTA — A few minutes after Gov. Brian Kemp ended a showcase speech to the state Legislature focused on a “new era” of mostly consensus-driven policies, he walked across the street to address some of Georgia’s most prominent Christian conservatives.

Tribune News Service · Jan 29, 2023

Gov. Abbott to abortion opponents: “All of you are life savers”

Abbott lauded the efforts of the anti-abortion movement after a landmark year for opponents of the procedure.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 29, 2023

Minnesota Senate passes bill to codify right to abortion

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota is on the verge of enshrining language into law guaranteeing the right to abortion for the first time in the state's 165-year history.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2023

In mostly abortion-free Mississippi, court battle continues

An out-of-state physicians’ group is said to lack legal standing to challenge a 25-year-old Mississippi Supreme Court ruling recognizing a right to abortion under the state constitution

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023

Abortion ban, other proposals likely to fail in Kansas. Why are lawmakers still pushing them?

Despite a broad acknowledgment their efforts will go nowhere, some conservative Kansas lawmakers are pushing to ban abortion or put the issue back on the ballot despite a landslide vote in favor of abortion rights last year.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023

Ohio city rewrites abortion ban, advocacy groups end lawsuit

Groups representing social workers and women say they have succeeded in forcing a small Ohio city to significantly narrow its abortion ban and dropped their lawsuit

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023