Abortion Laws

The Satanic Temple, which doesn’t believe in a literal Satan, has claimed its abortion ritual is exempt from bans because it’s part of religious practice.

Sunday is the 50th anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that established a federal right to an abortion.

Idaho's Constitution does not implicitly enshrine abortion as a fundamental right, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday as it dismissed a series of lawsuits brought by Planned Parenthood.

Currently, South Carolina bans most abortion at 20 weeks. The decision comes two years after Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed the measure into law.

The lawsuit was filed by the Alliance for Defending Freedom, which was also involved in the Mississippi case that led to Roe v. Wade being overturned.

Tuesday's hearing comes a week after Kentucky voters rejected an anti-abortion ballot measure.

Although Democrats will hold on to control of the Senate after midterm elections, they're still likely to lose control of the House, which would allow Republicans to block any abortion rights laws.

The future of abortion access in Kentucky could hinge on a constitutional question on the ballot next week.

The billboard marks at least the second time California Gov. Gavin Newsom has paid for advertising in Texas concerning abortion.

An Ohio law that bans virtually all abortions will remain blocked while a state constitutional challenge proceeds, a judge said Friday in a ruling that will allow pregnancy terminations through 20 weeks’ gestation to continue for now.

The South Carolina House voted Tuesday to reject changes the state Senate made to the current six-week ban. Lawmakers wanted to see a ban on all abortions, with exceptions for rape, incest, or if the life of the mother was threatened.

Nancy Davis was one of the first women to get caught in the confusing whirlwind of trigger laws in her home state of Louisiana since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June.

Women say these terminations for medical reasons don’t feel like a choice — instead they are forced upon them by the condition of the fetus they carry.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend made the decision to abort their son Jack at 20 weeks in 2020 because they said 'he had absolutely no chance.'

The law has exemptions for medical emergencies and for rape and incest victims until eight weeks of pregnancy for adults and 14 weeks for children.

With Roe vs. Wade overturned, abortion bans are taking effect in roughly half the states. Here is an overview of abortion access and the expected impact of the court's decision in every state.

Opinion polls have shown a sharp drop in approval of the Supreme Court and trust for the institution.

It’s the first time VA doctors will be able to perform abortions on federal property.

South Carolina’s bill currently allows abortions if a mother's life is in danger and then lists several different medical emergencies that would fit into that exception.