Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade abortion ruling
WASHINGTON — In a historic reversal, the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision and ruled that states may again outlaw…
Arizona’s abortion ban is worse than its 19th century origins
Arizona’s Supreme Court opened a new front in the war on women’s reproductive rights last week when it resurrected an obscure 1864 law that bans…
Democrats clear path to vote on repeal of Arizona abortion ban
PHOENIX — Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path Wednesday to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total ban on abortions to a vote…
Arizona House Republicans block effort to repeal 1864 abortion law
Anti-abortion protesters demonstrate over abortion rights in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on the first anniversary of court's ruling in the Dobbs v. Women's…
Abortion ban supercharges Arizona politics, challenging GOP
PHOENIX — Abortion politics and policy are clashing here like in no other state as the Republican-led Legislature convenes Wednesday to sort out the aftermath of…
Voters not sold on Kamala Harris despite her rising profile with abortion
PHOENIX — When a group of crossover voters was asked during a focus group about Vice President Kamala Harris, their assessments were brutal: If she is…
Harris hammers Trump on abortion in surprise Los Angeles appearance
Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday continued to hammer Arizona’s new abortion ban and former President Trump’s role in overturning Roe vs. Wade during a…
Abortion initiative likely going to Colorado ballot in November after signature goal met
1 of 2 | A Colorado advocacy group says it now has enough signatures to add a measure to the ballot in November that would…
In Brazil, an abortion debate pits feminists against the church | News
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – In 2019, Mariana Leal de Souza, a 39-year-old Black woman living outside Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo, was having a…
Poland lawmakers take steps towards liberalising abortion laws | Women’s Rights News
Under existing laws, abortion is legal only in cases of rape, incest or a danger to a woman’s health or life. Polish lawmakers have voted…
Polish lawmakers debate reforming strict abortion laws | Women’s Rights News
Poland has some of the strictest abortion laws in the European Union. Lawmakers in Poland have begun debating changes to the country’s harsh abortion laws…
Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban was modeled on California’s
It was the era of the Wild West, when white men from back East were flooding into Arizona to reap the golden bounty of the…
Kari Lake walks back support for Arizona’s 1864 abortion law
1 of 2 | U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake of Arizona arrives at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 24, at National Harbor, Md.…
Why has Arizona re-enacted a 160-year-old abortion ban? | Women’s Rights
Arizona’s Supreme Court has ruled that a 160-year-old law that places a near total ban on abortions may go back into effect in 14 days.…
Arizona abortion ruling puts issue at fore of presidential race
Donald Trump hoped to sidestep the abortion debate by suggesting he would turn the matter over to individual states, rather than having Congress and the…
Abortion law: Arizona Supreme Court allows near-total ban
PHOENIX — An Arizona Supreme Court decision on Tuesday that could end virtually all abortions in the state puts the issue front and center in a…
‘Let states decide’: How Donald Trump’s position on abortion has changed | Donald Trump News
Trump did not call for a national abortion ban, disappointing anti-abortion activists. How has his stance changed? After months of speculation about his position amid…
Arizona banned abortion. What it means for the 2024 election
Political blowback from both sides of the aisle came swiftly in Arizona on Tuesday following the electoral swing state’s Supreme Court ruling that reinstates an…
Arizona’s top court allows near-total 1864 abortion ban to go into effect | Courts News
In 1864, the territory of Arizona in the United States passed a law that criminalised nearly all abortions. Arizona was not even a state at…
Trump says leave abortion to the states. What does that mean?
Former President Trump released his 2024 stance on abortion Monday, saying he supports leaving it up to states to determine abortion access — in essence…