abortion

Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion pill

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has temporarily extended women’s access to an abortion pill until Friday. The justices are still considering whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect while a legal challenge to the…

Competing abortion pill rulings sow broad alarm, confusion

The Associated Press Competing rulings by two federal judges over the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone are sowing alarm and confusion - and opening a new front in the battle over abortion in the United States. One federal judge…

Abortion clinics crossing state borders not always welcome

The Associated Press BRISTOL, Va. (AP) - Residents in southwestern Virginia have battled for months over whether abortion clinics limited by strict laws in other states should be allowed to hop over the border and operate there. The conflict is…

2022 Notebook: A seismic reversal in U.S. abortion rights

By The Associated Press After decades of abortion rights, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and suddenly abortion was illegal in parts of the country. The months leading up to the momentous decision were marked by states passing…

Kansas voters resoundingly protect their access to abortion

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas voters have sent a resounding message about their desire to protect abortion rights by rejecting a measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten abortion restrictions or ban the procedure outright. The vote…

Alabama committee advances ban on abortion pill

MONTGOMERY, Ala, (AP) - An Alabama legislative committee has advanced legislation to outlaw the use of abortion pills to end unwanted pregnancies. The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved the bill that would make it a felony to prescribe, dispense…