The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Half of voters motivated by demise of Roe v. Wade, poll finds

Three-quarters of respondents motivated by Roe v. Wade being overturned say they intend to back candidates who support abortion rights.

Axios · Oct 12, 2022

New poll: Warnock-Walker close; Kemp builds lead over Abrams

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker remain in a neck-and-neck race for Georgia's wildly competitive Senate seat, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Georgia News Collaborative poll released Wednesday, while GOP Gov. Brian Kemp has a double-digit lead over Democrat Stacey Abrams.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

Biden weighs in on Herschel Walker abortion scandal with brutal one-word assessment

Biden, Democrats in Washington take swipes that Warnock is unwilling to try

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she'll serve full 4-year term if reelected

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vowed in an interview Tuesday to serve a full four-year term if she's reelected on Nov. 8, pushing back against speculation that a run for higher office could be in her near future.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

Arizona abortions won't stop for a month while case proceeds

Legal abortions that restarted in Arizona this week after a court blocked enforcement of a pre-statehood ban will be able to continue for at least five weeks while an appeals court considers the case

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Mother of Herschel Walker’s child claims she had to press him to pay for abortion he had promised to fund

Georgia Senate race erupted after explosive accusation

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Early and absentee voting begins across New Mexico

Early voting is underway across New Mexico on a limited scale at county clerk’s offices, as election regulators began mailing absentee ballots by request to registered voters

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022

Wisconsin gov bids to make abortion a central issue in race

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he wouldn’t sign a bill that keeps in place the state’s 1849 ban on abortion but creates new exceptions for rape and incest

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022

Buffer zone to be set up outside Bournemouth abortion clinic

Anyone caught protesting or harassing visitors or staff could incur fixed penalty notice of £100

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

Abortion on the ballot: here are the US states voting on a woman’s right to choose

Voters in five states will dramatically shape abortion policies for millions of women this November

The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2022