The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Darren Burke earlier encouraged the mother of two to terminate the pregnancy and sent her links to an abortion clinic after she fell pregnant during the course of their five-year affair

WASHINGTON — With an eye clearly on November's midterm elections, President Joe Biden on Wednesday sharpened his attack on Republicans as he sought to contrast his administration's policies with what he described as an "extreme" GOP agenda.

TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist on Wednesday continued to hone his messaging as he faces a competitive Democratic primary for Florida governor, attacking Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as “the worst governor in Florida’s modern era” and avoiding any mention of his primary opponents.

Although recent polls show a majority thinks the abortion precedent should be preserved, some respondents seem confused about what that would mean.

If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the right to an abortion in purple states, like Pennsylvania, might largely depend on which party can keep or take control of state government.

Legislative proposal joins state-level Republican efforts to eliminate access and criminalise care

President warns of new attacks by Trump-dominated political party after supreme court ruling draft leak on abortion

Legal experts say likely overturning of Roe v Wade would show Supreme Court justices are ‘politicians wearing robes’.

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LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday blasted a potential U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would overturn federal abortion protections under Roe v. Wade and urged Americans to “wake up.”

In 1976, Republicans adopted an anti-abortion stance in their party platform. The GOP became a political vehicle for the movement, as a more vocal Christian Right began to rise.