The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

We're putting gender at the heart of the Fair Work Act, but there's still no compassionate leave for abortions

This year’s landmark decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn the constitutional right to abortion established by the Roe versus Wade judgement in 1973 leaves Australian women better off than those in the United States.

The Conversation · Nov 9, 2022

Midterm takeaways: Unusual elections end on unexpected turf - Roll Call

As a block, this year’s midterm races did not go as expected. But even as Democrats stemmed their losses in the House and as the Senate still hangs in the balance, a frequent theme of the House and Senate map remained: The battle was fought on some unexpected turf. No,…

Roll Call · Nov 9, 2022

Commentary: After approving Prop 1, California could now lead on gender-inclusive abortion rhetoric

Pink champagne lined a wall of the Citizen Hotel’s ballroom in downtown Sacramento, Shania Twain blasted over the speakers, Proposition 1 supporters wore matching hot pink suits and the room was lit with pink spotlights. Californians had overwhelmingly voted to pass Prop. 1 and to enshrine the right to abortion…

Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022

Abortion supporters win in conservative, liberal states

Abortion rights supporters won in the four states where access was on the ballot

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Whitmer pledges focus on Michigan economy after reelection

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pledged to “hit the ground running” after winning her second four-year term

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Republican Kentucky, swing state Michigan vote to uphold legal abortion

Voters in reliably red Kentucky rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any state constitutional protections for abortion while voters in battleground Michigan enshrined abortion rights in their state's constitution — joining Democratic California and Vermont in taking that step.

France 24 · Nov 9, 2022

One Year Later

The sky did not fall after the Supreme Court exited the abortion debate.

Reason · Nov 9, 2022

Dobbs effect: Abortion rights win big

Pundits said people forgot about Dobbs. The success of abortion rights and pro-choice politicians says different

Salon · Nov 9, 2022

It Was a Good Night For Abortion Rights, Ron DeSantis, Iowa Gun Owners—and Democrats

What we know about 2022 midterm results so far

Reason · Nov 9, 2022

Kentucky voters reject amendment that would have affirmed no right to abortion

Amendment 2 would have added language to the state constitution rejecting a right to abortion, effectively leaving the question to Kentucky's Republican-controlled legislature.

WEKU · Nov 9, 2022