Where Harris, Trump stand on abortion: election voter guide
Abortion rights, always a polarizing issue in American politics, became an electoral tinderbox in 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the landmark…
Georgia AG asks state’s high court to reinstate six-week abortion ban
Georgia's Attorney General Chris Carr is taking his fight to reinstate a six-week abortion ban in his state to the Georgia Supreme Court. File Photo…
Melania Trump defends abortion rights in new memoir
Former First Lady Melania Trump offered a passionate defense of a woman’s right to abortion, including in the late stages of pregnancy — a direct…
Vance and Walz used same words to describe issues differently
Walz hammered away on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and election denial. Vance struggled to respond, but turned “threat” around to accuse Harris of attempting…
JD Vance’s debate performance showed his skill at gaslighting
Oh my gosh! They were just so darn nice to each other.You may have expected nice from Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, Midwestern…
Louisiana law making abortion drugs controlled substances goes into effect
A Louisana law that would classify mifepristone and misoprostol pills, like the ones pictured here, as "a controlled dangerous substance" took effect Tuesday. File Photo…
California sues Eureka hospital for denying an emergency abortion
California has sued a Humboldt County hospital after a patient said she was denied an emergency abortion earlier this year even as she feared for…
Newsom signs bill requiring health insurance companies to cover IVF
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sunday that requires large health insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization — a win for reproductive…
California abortion clinics worry about security amid protests
SACRAMENTO — Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a right to abortion in 2022, providers across California have seen an increase in protests outside their clinics…
Why medical support for safe abortion is growing in a post-Roe world | Women’s Rights
In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned its own decision from 1973 in the landmark Roe v Wade case, which until then protected…
Central Valley GOP congressman fights to keep seat he won by 564 votes
COALINGA — On a scorching summer day in Fresno County, Rep. John Duarte (R-Modesto) stood in the shade of Axel Gomez’s yard, making his pitch for…
SOGC Calls for Vigilance and Continued Advocacy on International Safe Abortion Day
Article contentOTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the world observes International Safe Abortion Day, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada…
‘It’s needless death’: Ugandan activists decry restrictive abortion laws | Women’s Rights News
Kampala, Uganda – At exactly 3:21pm on August 25, Moses Odongo received a call informing him that his 14-year-old cousin Christine had died attempting to…
Trump says if he wins, women will ‘no longer be thinking about abortion’
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Former President Trump returned to North Carolina on Saturday, stumping in the Southern battleground state with direct appeals to women, claiming he would…
Federal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee ‘abortion trafficking’ law
NASHVILLE — A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked Tennessee from enforcing a law banning adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission. In a…
Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans and Trump
ATLANTA — Kamala Harris blasted Donald Trump as a threat to women’s freedoms and their very lives, warning in a speech in the battleground state of…
Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books
PHOENIX — Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions officially was repealed Saturday.The Western swing state has been whipsawed over recent months, starting with the…
Pope slams Harris, Trump as ‘anti-life,’ urges vote for ‘lesser evil’
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and he…
Harris sets the tone, puts Trump on the defensive during debate
Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly put former President Trump on the defensive during their debate Tuesday, depicting the Republican nominee for president as a divisive…
5 takeaways from the Harris-Trump debate
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump exchanged harsh insults for more than 90 minutes in Philadelphia on Tuesday, meeting face-to-face for the…