The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Democrats have high hopes as midterms campaign kicks off with first mail-in ballots sent to voters

The midterm congressional campaign officially began Friday with Democrats facing a much-improved electoral environment amid a string of political wins, a strengthening economy and widespread anger over loss of abortion rights.

Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022

Abortion leaders gather in California to talk strategy

Planned Parenthood leaders from across the country are meeting in California to discuss how to defend abortion rights

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

Michigan voters to decide future of abortion in US state

Recent poll shows a majority of likely Michigan voters in November midterms support proposal to protect abortion rights.

Al Jazeera · Sep 9, 2022

Republicans help Democratic minority block near-total abortion ban in South Carolina

Opposition by quintet means Republicans lack votes in upper chamber to end filibuster, with bill heading back to state house

The Guardian - US · Sep 9, 2022

If Texas Democrats want to restore abortion rights, the road doesn’t go through Kansas

DALLAS — Buoyed by the success of their counterparts in Kansas, Texas activists are determined to use November’s midterm elections to kick-start the restoration of abortion rights.

Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022

Clinics forced to push abortions later in pregnancy amid state bans

Experts believe that as clinics struggle with demand, the number of abortions performed after the first trimester might increase.

Axios · Sep 9, 2022

As Republicans struggle in some close Senate races, they look to Colorado for an upset

Republican Joe O'Dea is pitching himself as independent-minded in his campaign against Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. But on the key issue of abortion, Democrats say he's out of step with the state.

WEKU · Sep 9, 2022

Revealed: Ginni Thomas’s links to anti-abortion groups who lobbied to overturn Roe

Analysis of ‘amicus briefs’ shows how closely Clarence Thomas’s wife was entwined with rightwing effort to reverse 1973 ruling

The Guardian - US · Sep 9, 2022

Chief Justice John Roberts to speak at Colorado conference

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is set to make his first public appearance since the court overturned Roe v. Wade, speaking Friday night at a judicial conference in Colorado

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

Unable to pass stricter abortion law, South Carolina Senate tweaks existing 6-week ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Unable to get enough votes to support a near-total abortion ban, the South Carolina Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would build on the state’s six-week law but limit the procedure for sexual assault victims up to 12 weeks.

Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022