Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade; States Can Ban AbortionThe ruling puts the court at odds with a majority of Americans who favored preserving Roe, according to opinion polls.
Organization Works To Provide Reproductive Needs For Indigenous WomenAmong the most marginalized women, like Native Americans, activists fear restrictive laws could be devastating.
Why Are Women Underrepresented In Coaching?More than 3.4 million girls participate in high school sports. At the college level there is almost an even split between female and male athletes.
| Meg Hilling and Simon Kaufman
New Abortion Laws Say It's Clear When Life Starts. Biology Can't AgreeNew research didn't bring an irrefutable answer to when the start of life is. Instead, the question got more complicated.
| Scripps News Staff and Emily Sen
Iowa Court: Abortion Not Protected By State ConstitutionThe state Supreme Court ruled that a lower court wrongly decided that abortion is a fundamental privacy guaranteed by the Iowa Constitution.
A Possible Post-Roe Idaho Is Redrawing Battle LinesIdaho state politicians are likely to pass an abortion law if Roe is overturned, but both sides of the conversation are still pushing for their cause.
Taliban Enforcing Face-Cover Order For Female TV AnchorsThe Taliban leadership previously barred girls from attending school after the sixth grade.
College Students Salary Expectations After GraduationWomen expect to earn 0.5% less than men with similar degrees right out of college, the survey also found.
President Biden's Evolution On Abortion RightsIn a 1974 interview, then-Senator Biden said "I don't think that a woman has the sole right to say what should happen to her body."
Fire At Wisconsin Anti-Abortion Office Investigated As ArsonPolice are investigating after the Wisconsin Family Action office in Madison was found vandalized and a Molotov cocktail was recovered at the scene.
Women Share Their Abortion StoriesNewsy’s Maura Sirianni spoke to one woman who considers herself “pro-life,” and another who considers herself “pro-choice." Both have had abortions.
Senate To Vote Next Week On Protecting Abortion RightsSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said members of both parties need to go on record about where they stand on abortion rights.
Louisiana Abortion Clinic Flooded With Out-Of-State PatientsLouisiana is one of more than a dozen states with a trigger law, meaning that with Roe v. Wade overturned, abortion immediately becomes illegal.
Abortion Rights Protest In Los Angeles Turns ViolentAuthorities say a group of demonstrators had been marching peacefully before a skirmish with police left one officer injured.
Mississippi Abortion Providers Wait And WorryThis Mississippi abortion clinic is at the center of the Supreme Court case that could strike down Roe v. Wade.
With Abortion In Jeopardy, Minority Women Have Most To LoseIn conservative states that already limit access to abortions, Black and Hispanic women are far more likely than White women to have an abortion.
Former Jane Roe Attorney On Leaked Draft Opinion On Abortion RightsNewsy sits down with attorney Gloria Allred, who defended Norma McCorvey — otherwise known as Jane Roe — in the 1973 court case Roe v. Wade.
A Look At Life Prior To Landmark Roe v. Wade Abortion Rights LawFormer pastor Barbara Gerlach recalls working in the 1970s abortion rights movement.
What's Next Now That The Draft Roe v. Wade Decision Leaked?Newsy's reporters explain early reactions and what's coming next after a draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade leaked from the Supreme Court.
| Jamal Andress and Nathaniel Reed and Scripps News Staff
Leaked Majority Opinion Shows Supreme Court May Overturn Roe v. WadeA draft of a Supreme Court majority opinion obtained by Politico and not independently verified by Newsy suggests the court may overturn Roe v. Wade.
Oklahoma House Sends Texas-Style Abortion Ban To GovernorThe measure prohibits abortions once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo. Experts say that’s typically about six weeks into a pregnancy.
Florida Governor Signs 15-Week Abortion Ban Into LawThe law contains exceptions if the abortion is necessary to save a mother's life, prevent injury or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality.
Groups Sue To Restore Abortion Access In KentuckyTwo lawsuits were filed after the state's Republican-controlled legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Beshear's veto of a restrictive abortion bill.
Oklahoma Governor Signs Bill To Make Abortion IllegalUnder the bill, anyone convicted of performing an abortion would face up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
District Attorney Drops Murder Charges Against Lizelle HerreraHerrera was arrested and charged with "intentionally and knowingly causing the death of an individual by a self-induced abortion."
Texas Doctor Shares How Clinic Is Helping Women Navigate Abortion LawsA case involving a woman charged with murder has highlighted the need for safe abortion access in Texas.
Oklahoma State House Approves Bill To Make Abortion IllegalUnder the bill, a person convicted of performing an abortion would face up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Breaking Down The Unique Legal Knot Of The Texas Abortion LawSB 8 is an unprecedented law that creates a "bounty" system allowing anyone involved in the abortion process to be sued, even for an incentive.
U.S., EU Announce Partnership To Undercut Russian EnergyThe U.S. and other nations will increase liquified natural gas exports to Europe by 15 billion cubic meters this year.
Arizona Legislature Approves 15-Week Abortion BanArizona already has some of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws.
