Author: Caroline Kitchener
Abortion will soon be banned in 13 states. Here’s which could be next.
Thirteen states have “trigger bans” to criminalize abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. Several other states are likely to enact similar laws.
Roe’s demise marks new phase in state-by-state battle over abortion
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the landmark precedent will prompt immediate changes to the country’s abortion landscape.
This Texas teen wanted an abortion. She now has twins.
Brooke Alexander found out she was pregnant days before the Texas abortion ban took effect. Ten months into the Texas law, her life is nothing like she’d imagined.
Empty clinics, no calls: The fallout of Oklahoma’s abortion ban
As nation awaits a Supreme Court decision, one conservative state offers a window into a post-Roe America.
La. Republicans advance abortion bill without homicide charge
The measure attracted national attention when it passed out of committee last Wednesday with a 7-to-2 vote, less than 48 hours after the leak of a draft opinion that showed the Supreme Court is potentially poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Louisiana Republicans advance bill that would charge abortion as homicide
Draft opinion jolts abortion clinics, lawmakers to prepare for end of Roe
Reactions to the startling leak crystallized the red-blue abortion divide that would define life in a post-Roe world.
After leak of draft abortion decision, advocates react with emotion
Advocates on both sides of the abortion debate reacted Monday night with shock as they reviewed Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito’s draft decision to strike down Roe v. Wade.
The next frontier for the antiabortion movement: A nationwide ban
Advocates and some GOP lawmakers have started mobilizing around a potential “heartbeat bill” to outlaw abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.