The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

AMSTERDAM — It was nearly three decades ago, as a young medical trainee in West Africa, that Rebecca Gomperts witnessed scenes that would set in motion her life's work. Gruesome hemorrhages, perforated wombs, bloodied young women gasping out their lives: all the aftermath of botched illegal abortions.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed a bill into law that makes it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent

Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that protects providers of abortions from prosecution or extradition attempts by out-of-state interests

MINNEAPOLIS — A Christian group known for picketing Planned Parenthood and taking out anti-abortion rights billboards is suing the city of Minneapolis over a new law that prohibits people from blocking the entrances and driveways of abortion clinics.

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announced she was switching affiliation on Wednesday — a move that gives the Republicans a veto-proof majority in the state.

The victory by Democratic-backed candidate Janet Protaswiecz in Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court election is a fresh example of the enduring political power of abortion rights in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s reversal

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, surrounded by a packed room of pink-wearing lawmakers, advocates, doctors and stakeholders, on Wednesday signed legislation to repeal Michigan's 1931 abortion ban.

The candidate, who spoke about her "values" on abortion and gerrymandering, received substantial financial support from donors who lobby for those two key issues.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday repealing Michigan's abortion ban from 1931 that made it a crime to assist in an abortion