Abortion ban aims for high court, but won’t get there soon
Alabama’s virtual ban on abortion is the latest and most far-reaching state law seemingly designed to prod the Supreme Court to reconsider a constitutional right it announced 46 years ago in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Alabama ban on nearly all abortions in GOP governor’s hands
Alabama legislators have given final approval to a ban on nearly all abortions, and if the Republican governor signs the measure, the state will have the strictest abortion law in the country.
More ‘heartbeat’ abortion bans advancing in South, Midwest
If a new Mississippi law survives a court challenge, it will be nearly impossible for most pregnant women to get an abortion there.
Lawyers: Mississippi making abortion ‘virtually unavailable’
A Mississippi law banning most abortions starting at about six weeks of pregnancy is unconstitutional and will make the procedure “virtually unavailable” in the state, reproductive rights attorneys say.
North Carolina ‘born-alive’ abortion bill wins final passage
North Carolina’s legislature gave final passage Tuesday to a bill to require doctors and nurses to care for babies born alive during a failed late-term abortion or face big penalties, a measure opponents deemed legally unnecessary and a threat to abortion providers.
Vermont Senate approves amendment to protect abortion
The Vermont Senate approved a proposal Thursday to amend the state constitution to ensure women have access to abortion services in the event the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the 1973 case that legalized abortion across the country.
Alabama bill would outlaw abortion as lawmakers aim at Roe
Alabama is the latest Republican-leaning state seeking to enact a strict abortion ban as conservatives take aim at the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
Abortion-rights group sues Mississippi over ‘heartbeat’ law
An abortion-rights group is asking a federal judge to block a Mississippi law that will ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into pregnancy.
Mississippi governor signs ‘heartbeat’ abortion law
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation — a measure that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into pregnancy.
Mississippi Senate OKs ban on abortion after fetal heartbeat
Mississippi senators on Tuesday passed the final version of a bill that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into pregnancy.
Mississippi House passes fetal heartbeat abortion bill
Mississippi lawmakers continue to push ahead with a proposal that could become one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation.
Wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Alabama on behalf of aborted embryo
An Alabama probate judge has recognized the legal rights of an aborted embryo just months after voters approved a state constitutional amendment recognizing the rights of the unborn.
Fetal heartbeat abortion bill advances to Mississippi House
Mississippi lawmakers are inching forward with a proposal that could become one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation.
Arkansas House approves tightening abortion ban to 18 weeks
The Arkansas House on Monday approved a proposal to ban abortion 18 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy, moving the state closer toward enacting what could be the strictest prohibition in the country.
Arkansas governor signs ‘triggered’ abortion ban into law
Arkansas’ governor has signed into law a measure that would ban abortion in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its landmark 1973 ruling legalizing the procedure nationwide.
Mississippi advances ban on abortion after fetal heartbeat
Mississippi is working toward enacting one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation, in a race with other states to push a legal challenge to the more conservative U.S. Supreme Court.
High court takes abortion vote, but key tests still to come
Activists on both sides of the abortion debate are reacting cautiously to a 5-4 Supreme Court vote blocking Louisiana from enforcing new abortion regulations.
Mississippi considers abortion ban after fetal heartbeat
Mississippi lawmakers are considering what could become one of the strictest abortion laws in the country.
Anti-abortion bills: odds good in GOP states, not Congress
President Donald Trump’s call for a ban on late-term abortions is unlikely to prevail in Congress, but Republican legislators in several states are pushing ahead with their own tough anti-abortion bills that they hope can pass muster with the Supreme Court.
No rehearing for Louisiana abortion law
A divided federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a decision upholding Louisiana’s law requiring that abortion providers have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, despite a dissenting judge’s insistence that the decision is in “clear conflict” with a Supreme Court decision striking down a similar Texas law.