The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican legislators in North Carolina are not necessarily clamoring to quickly join other GOP-led states in fully outlawing abortion — even with the Supreme Court expected to overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks and allow states to set stricter abortion rules than in the past.

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‘I just don’t think that anyone should be able to make decisions about anyone else’s body’

In the first quarter of the year, several states passed new abortion laws either restricting or expanding the procedure.

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee contemplated the overturning of Roe v. Wade at a hearing Wednesday, where doctors testified about the potential for prosecution of miscarriages, one House member told an unusually personal story of her pregnancies and Republicans called for the end of “abortion on demand.”

Mastercard Inc. said it would help pay for workers to travel to access abortions if pregnancy terminations aren’t available in their home state.

The comments come as Democrats seek to codify abortion rights protections

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The federal government is warning law enforcement agencies around the nation of the increased potential for extremist violence following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion striking down the constitutional right to abortion

If constitutionally protected women’s rights could face revocation, the rights of gay and lesbian people may be next

“I think it’s quite scary to see how far backwards we’re going in a lot of ways.”