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A judge in Ohio hears arguments Friday on whether to extend a block on Ohio’s law banning virtually all abortions on a more permanent basis

In Ecuador, women are victims of the powerful Catholic anti-abortion lobby and a conservative judicial system. Those who can afford it can have an abortion for a few hundred dollars in a private clinic, with few repercussions. But those who don't have the financial means face a more difficult choice.…

Probably no one, including Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker himself, would argue against the premise that the former football star is a deeply flawed human. He has lied, cheated on his wife, fathered multiple children out of wedlock and made a fool of himself while speaking in public. Walker’s…

The move is a direct response to the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade. Though Barnard is in New York, where abortion access hasn't been restricted, the college wants to be prepared.

Laws banning abortion in many conservative U.S. states are expected to boost birth rates among adolescents, whose bodies often aren't built for safe childbirth, or for carrying a pregnancy to term.

In late September, Michigan’s Republican attorney general nominee Matt DePerno erroneously compared the emergency contraceptive Plan B to fentanyl at a conference in Texas, suggesting his state should “ban the pill.” DePerno is not the first politician to propose limiting contraceptive access following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn…

Campaigners on both sides scramble ahead of referendums in Kentucky, Montana, California, Vermont and Michigan

Reports suggest Republican softened positions on abortion and 2020 election integrity

The high-stakes showdown — roughly a month ahead of the election — covered abortion, guns and crime; Pritzker’s handling of the pandemic, and the state’s financial ledgers. But the fast — and at times scattershot — pacing often left viewers without answers about where the candidates stood on those…

Kentucky’s sweeping abortion ban is being challenged by three Jewish women who say it violates their religious rights under the state constitution

UPDATE: New lawsuit argues Ky. abortion bans violate religious freedom