The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Most abortions in the US and overseas involve pills that can be taken at home, but GOP lawmakers have launched a new war on drugs, Alex Woodward reports

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 court ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right, that revokes the right from women and shifts authority over the procedure to the states.

While the overturn of Roe v. Wade dramatically alters the landscape of abortion rights nationally, in Florida, the decision has no immediate effect on the legality of abortion.

Chuck Schumer condemns justices on ‘the extremist Maga court’ but conservative lawmakers move swiftly to trigger abortion bans

The Constitution protects many more rights than it mentions, as James Madison explained.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion

DALLAS — Abortion restrictions have been popping up across the country in advance of the new U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Dobbs vs. Women’s Health case from Mississippi, which had been anticipated after the political firestorm over a recent leak.

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, state laws, rather than federal law, will now determine whether someone can legally get an abortion. It also means that state Supreme Courts will become much more important in deciding the validity of state laws on abortion.

The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of America’s long, shameful history of punishing women for having sex.

Top Democrats are condemning the ruling and urging voters to punish the GOP at the ballot box

Legislation could prevent sensitive user data from being used to prosecute abortion providers, Alex Woodward reports