The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Gov. Greg Abbott signed the “trigger law” last year, ensuring that Texas would automatically outlaw abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court ever overturned Roe v. Wade. That happened in June, mobilizing Democrats nationwide and giving O’Rourke’s campaign a burst of momentum.

No, one special election victory doesn't prove anything — but it sure feels like the political winds have shifted

Texas, the largest state to restrict abortions, now has three significant bans on the books, setting up a potential legal minefield.

It's a reset for a party that was defensive and disillusioned when Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court is plummeting. At least, that’s what opinion polls tell us in the wake of the court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade. Protests at the court and the homes of the justices further reflect growing discontent with the court’s jurists.

A federal judge on Wednesday granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to block Idaho from enforcing its abortion ban in emergency situations.

The state "must yield to conflicting federal law" when it comes to abortions in medical emergencies, the judge wrote in his ruling.

Biden administration wins first post-Roe court challenge to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, a day after a federal judge blocked enforcement in Texas

WASHINGTON — A “trigger ban” on abortion that takes effect in Texas on Thursday allows harsher penalties than other state laws regulating reproductive rights and further complicates an array of abortion laws likely to face continued court challenges.

Two anti-abortion officials lose their races in separate elections in the state

DETROIT — The Michigan Court of Appeal on Wednesday declined to take up an appeal from the Michigan House and Senate requesting a three-judge panel overturn a lower court preliminary injunction that's stopping the enforcement of the state's abortion ban.