Abortion Rights

Civil rights activists see danger in the choices being made between safety and liberty.

"Peoples' needs must always come first, especially at a time like this," said the president of a nonprofit which opposes abortion restrictions.

Pro-abortion advocates have condemned the Trump administration for reportedly fighting to see language from the Hyde Amendment added to the bill.

Sen. Luz Escamilla said the walkout by Democratic and Republican state senators was a "spontaneous decision."

How did this feud, which included a rare rebuke of a top elected official by America's highest judge, originate?

At the March for Life, the president said that New York and Virginia laws permit abortion "all the way up until the moment of birth."

"There are genuine concerns about the long-term future," said reproductive rights expert Mary Ziegler.

Scott Lively, a former GOP candidate for the Massachusetts governor's seat, said on the Pass the Salt podcast that he believed that abortion providers should be put to death, but that he wasn't calling for vigilante-style justice.

A federal appeals court has stricken down Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban, stopping it from taking effect and protecting the state's only open abortion clinic.

A federal jury in San Francisco ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood Friday, handing the group victory in its lawsuit against anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress and it's president David Daleiden, who they say illegally recorded and then deceptively edited videos of doctors and staff.

Menashi's confirmation has been opposed by several progressive organizations, including Planned Parenthood, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Alliance for Justice.

Nearly a dozen states have passed legislation restricting access to abortion so far in 2019.

If the bill is passed, South Carolina would join a long list of states that moved this year to ban abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected.

"The whole thing is not the kind of thing we like in South Carolina," Governor McMaster said.

Parental consent could be a requirement for Florida minors who want an abortion if a bill passed by the state House of Representatives becomes law.

"The Trump administration is frantically scrambling to try to fill the gaps in care created through its own unethical gag rule," Planned Parenthood's Jacqueline Ayers said.

Republican state lawmakers unveiled two pieces of legislation on Monday that aim to restrict abortion access.

The ordinance, which prohibits travel and contracting with the blacklisted states, will go into effect on January 1, 2020.

"People won't take these attacks anymore—and they're looking to make their voices heard at the ballot box," said Alexis McGill Johnson, the acting president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

Planned Parenthood said its first priority in the 2020 election cycle is to make sure Donald Trump is not re-elected.

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"When you do IVF, you create a life, but how many lives does it take?"

State Senator Terry Johnson has introduced legislation that would charge doctors with criminal manslaughter if they fail to take lifesaving measures should a baby be born after a failed abortion.

The Canadian author's hotly anticipated sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale' comes out on Tuesday, September 10.

Mayor de Blasio said that even if someone has a clean background, a gun is not necessary to protect their home and family.

These initiatives do not include cases where the woman's life is at risk.

Wen was removed from her post on Tuesday after less than a year on the job.

Leana Wen cited "philosophical differences over the direction and future of Planned Parenthood" in her departure as president.

A new poll Wednesday measured the highest support for abortion rights among U.S. adults in a quarter-century.

Senator Amy Klobuchar shut down Governor Jay Inslee's claim that he was the "only candidate" who "has actually advanced the ball" on abortion rights.