The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Republican Texas senator says he will support new rape exceptions for abortion

One of the longest-serving Republican state senators, Robert Nichols is among the first to say publicly he’d support revising the state’s abortion prohibition. He spoke Friday at The Texas Tribune Festival.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 23, 2022

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan rules out raising the minimum age to buy a firearm

At the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival, the Texas House speaker also signaled willingness to consider exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 23, 2022

Michels: Would sign abortion ban with rape/incest exceptions

Republican Tim Michels says he would sign an abortion ban with exceptions for rape and incest if it came to his desk as governor

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Whoopi Goldberg apologies for joke about Lindsay Graham’s sexuality

Goldberg isn’t the first person to joke about the senator’s sexuality, but she’s likely the most famous

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

DOJ's reproductive rights group is watching for state changes that violate federal law

The Justice Department is leading an effort to monitor changes in state law after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.

WEKU · Sep 23, 2022

129 statewide measures will be on Nov. 8 ballot

Voters in 36 states will decide on 129 ballot measures at the general election on November 8. As five ballot measures were decided at elections earlier this year, and three more will be decided in December, the annual total of statewide ballot measures for 2022 is 137.

Ballotpedia · Sep 23, 2022

Who is Giorgia Meloni, the far-right contender set to be Italy's first female PM?

Giorgia Meloni, who has campaigned under the slogan of "God, country and family", is likely to lead Italy's most conservative government in years if her Brothers of Italy party and its allies win the general election on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 23, 2022

Indiana appeals judge's order blocking state's abortion ban

The state of Indiana has appealed a judge’s order that blocked the state’s abortion ban from being enforced

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

'We need our rights enshrined in law': Teacher seeks to decriminalise abortion

A TEACHER who has launched a petition to decriminalise abortion in Scotland said a “chilling” surge in harassment outside clinics made her…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 23, 2022

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are being ‘cautiously optimistic’ about new pregnancy

Couple had an abortion in 2020 due to pregnancy complications

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022