The Latest Breaking News on The fight for abortion rights: what to know going into 2024

Bill faces few hurdles from being passed as state’s house, senate and governor’s office are all Republican-controlled

The Republican-controlled Legislature in Iowa will aim to enact a ban on abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a rare special session that starts Tuesday

Ohio could be the fourth state to establish a constitutional right to abortion.

Abortion rights groups collected tens of thousands of signatures to put the issue on ballots this fall

It’s a seismic shift from last year, when the number of abortions performed in Indiana increased by 22 per cent

Ohio could be the fourth state, following California, Michigan, and Vermont in 2022, to establish an explicit state constitutional right to abortion. On July 5, the campaign Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom submitted more than 710,131 signatures for a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment to provide that “every individual has a right to…

The number of abortions being performed in Indiana has dropped steeply even before a court ruling that has a Republican-backed abortion ban set to potentially take effect in the coming weeks

Groups hoping to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution have delivered nearly double the number of signatures needed to place an amendment on the fall statewide ballot

It's already harder to get an abortion in many places and access is likely to be limited more with the passage of new laws.

As the unelected judiciary becomes depoliticized, the elected judiciary becomes more politicized.

Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota talks with Eric Garcia about the year since the Supreme Court overturned Dobbs, Republicans blocking military nominations because of abortion and the need to get rid of the filibuster