The bill was voted out of the Judiciary Committee on Friday but still faces additional votes in the full House and Senate.
abortion rights
More women sue Texas, asking court to put emergency block on state’s abortion law
More Texas women who were told they could not end pregnancies with fatal fetal anomalies or that endangered their health are challenging the state’s restrictive abortion laws.
Nebraska lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors
The 12-week ban includes exceptions for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother.
A 150-year-old law could help determine the fate of U.S. abortion access
The Comstock Act, the signature work of a 19th-century anti-vice crusader, banned the mailing of ‘indecent’ materials but also limited abortion access.
Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after lawmakers override governor’s veto
The votes came as abortion rights in the U.S. faced another tectonic shift with lawmakers in South Carolina and Nebraska also considering new abortion limits.
Vermont governor signs first-in-nation bill shielding access to medication abortion
The Republican governor signed bills into law that explicitly include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone.
Most U.S. adults say the abortion pill mifepristone should stay on the market, poll finds
The Post-ABC survey finds that 66% of U.S. adults say mifepristone should remain on the market, while 24% say it should be taken off the market.
Utah judge delays implementing statewide abortion clinic ban
The state law banning abortion clinics cannot take effect on Wednesday as scheduled amid a lawsuit filed by the state’s largest abortion provider.
Justice Alito thinks he knows who Dobbs leaker is – and says it’s not a conservative
The leak of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization draft opinion rocked the Supreme Court and its tradition of secrecy involving unreleased opinions.
In Iowa, Pence draws direct contrast with Trump on abortion
The remarks underlined Pence’s ongoing efforts to establish himself as one of the staunchest opponents of abortion rights ahead of a potential presidential run and show some ways he is distinguishing himself from his former boss.