The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Walker report puts abortion back at center of Georgia race

In Georgia’s pivotal U.S. Senate race, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, have sought to cast the other as an abortion extremist

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Wisconsin Democrats put abortion in spotlight

Wisconsin Democrats up for election in five weeks are putting abortion in the spotlight, with the Republican-controlled Legislature taking less than a minute to reject Gov. Tony Evers' call to create a way for voters to get a chance to repeal the state’s 1849 abortion ban

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Arizona abortion rights backers sue to overturn old ban

Supporters of abortion rights are suing to keep an old Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions from being enforced

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Herschel Walker’s son lashes out and calls father a liar over denial he paid for abortion

Ugly turn in Georgia’s Senate race after The Daily Beast’s report

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Georgia Republicans distance themselves from Herschel Walker after abortion report

ATLANTA — Top Georgia Republicans are distancing themselves from Herschel Walker in the aftermath of a report that the U.S. Senate nominee paid his girlfriend to have an abortion in 2009 and explosive accusations from his adult son calling his father a liar and charlatan.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Abortion rights a key issue in Arizona attorney general race

Abortion is a key issue in the Arizona attorney general race pitting Republican Abraham Hamadeh, against Democrat Kris Mayes

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

"Pro-life" won't turn on Herschel Walker

Trump showed Republican voters are fine with sexual freedom — for straight conservative men

Salon · Oct 4, 2022

Republicans rally behind Walker after abortion allegations - Roll Call

After Walker's emphatic denial of a report he paid for a woman's abortion, Republican super PACs and party leaders stuck with him.

Roll Call · Oct 4, 2022

Doctors urge U.S. FDA to add miscarriage management to abortion pill label

Obstetricians, gynecologists, other medical professionals, and abortion rights advocates petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday to urge Danco Laboratories to seek approval of mifepristone, a pill used in terminating early pregnancies at home, for miscarriage management.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022

Midterm state races see increased emphasis on abortion post-Roe

While Democrats have emphasized abortion as a campaign issue, Republicans have focused on inflation, immigration.

Roll Call · Oct 4, 2022