Gov. Gavin Newsom is speaking at the Vatican at a climate conference
ROME — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s speech on climate change at the Vatican this week gives him an opportunity to align himself and his party with…
Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds for crucial votes
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution flocked to the state Capitol ahead of crucial…
Younger patients sought vasectomies after Roe vs. Wade overturned
Kori Thompson had long wrestled with the idea of having a child. The 24-year-old worried about the world a kid would face as climate change…
Why Biden keeps trailing Trump in polls regardless of the issues
A batch of new polls from the New York Times, Siena College and the Philadelphia Inquirer has very bad news for President Biden: He’s losing.…
Alabama judge allows out-of-state abortion lawsuit to proceed
A lawsuit brought against Alabama last summer by the Yellowhammer Fund can move forward, a district judge ruled Monday. The Yellowhammer Fund has asked the…
Arizona governor signs measure to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (pictured in 2023) signed a measure Thursday to repeal an abortion ban that dates to 1864. File Photo by Caroline Brehman/EPA-EFE…
Arizona Senate repeals near-total 1864 abortion ban in divisive vote | News
The repeal of abortion ban was passed 16 to 14 and is expected to be signed into law by Governor Katie Hobbs. The Arizona Senate…
Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion law
The Arizona Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the state’s 1864 abortion ban, sending a measure to the Democratic governor that would end weeks of turmoil…
Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors voice alarm
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday,…
Column: Biden’s big campaign promises come with a warning label
WASHINGTON — For two weeks, former President Trump has been cooped up in a Manhattan courtroom on charges that he falsified records to conceal payments to…
17 states sue over rules entitling workers to time off for abortion
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Republican attorneys general from 17 states have filed a lawsuit challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations…
Treatment of miscarriages could upend abortion debate
For decades, the abortion wars have centered on whether a woman should be able to decide when and if she has a child. But with…
Arizona House votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban
Arizona’s Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to overturn the state’s Civil War era ban on nearly all abortions. The vote paves the way for a repeal…
Arizona House votes to repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban
PHOENIX — A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions has won approval from the state House, clearing its first hurdle two weeks after a…
Bill allows Arizona abortion providers to practice in California
SACRAMENTO — Arizona abortion providers could practice in California under a new law designed to provide care to women who cross the state line as they…
Supreme Court wary of Idaho’s ban on some emergency abortions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices voiced doubt Wednesday about a strict Idaho law that would make it a crime for doctors to perform an abortion…
Inside an Arizona abortion clinic: uncertainty looms and optimism reigns
PHOENIX — When Anna first read about the Arizona Supreme Court reinstating an 1864 law banning all abortions except when a mother’s life is at risk,…
Opinion: Antiabortion absolutists could drag California back to the 19th century
In his entertaining 2019 book, “How to Become a Federal Criminal,” the criminal defense attorney Mike Chase offers dozens of examples of inane or outdated…
Newsom calls out Republican abortion policies in Alabama ad
In Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new political advertisement, two anxious young women in an SUV drive toward the Alabama state line. The passenger says she thinks…
ERs refused to treat pregnant people; 1 woman miscarried in lobby restroom
WASHINGTON — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another learned at a…