Sen. Lindsey Graham proposes new legislation for late-term abortions

Katie Naranjo, chair of the Travis County Democratic Party, and Ashley Brasher, board president of the Williamson County Republican leaders, discuss Sen. Lindsey Graham's new legislation on abortions.

Justice Kagan warns Supreme Court can forfeit legitimacy when overturning precedent

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who stressed that she wasn’t talking about any particular decision, warned that courts look political when they needlessly overturn precedent.

Emergency contraception isn’t widely available for Texas' poorest people

Abbott said that victims of rape could take Plan B to prevent a pregnancy. Due to the state’s healthcare landscape, accessing emergency contraception may not be feasible for low-income Texans.

VA to offer abortions to veterans in certain cases

It’s the first time VA doctors will be able to perform abortions on federal property.

Virginia nurse practitioner files lawsuit claiming CVS fired her over abortion stance

A nurse practitioner from northern Virginia sued CVS Health on Wednesday, saying she was fired for refusing to provide abortion-inducing drugs at its MinuteClinic medical facilities.

South Carolina House approves abortion ban with exceptions

South Carolina’s bill currently allows abortions if a mother's life is in danger and then lists several different medical emergencies that would fit into that exception.

Beto O'Rourke speaks on abortions, Texas border in interview

Beto O'Rourke, in a pre-recorded interview for “Texas: The Issue Is,” was on TV in three of the Lone Star State's top markets. 

Texans react to abortion trigger law in effect

Under the Texas trigger law, a doctor who performs an abortion in Texas could face life in prison, a $100,000 fine and could lose their medical license.

More 'trigger laws' take effect: 4 more states to ban almost all abortions

To date, 13 states have passed so-called trigger laws that were designed to outlaw most abortions if the Supreme Court threw out the constitutional right to end a pregnancy.

Abortion 'trigger law' goes into effect in Texas on Thursday

The law, passed by the state legislature in 2021, makes all abortions performed in the state a felony, except in cases where the mother's life is in danger.

Kansas voters uphold abortion rights in recount

The vote drew broad attention because it was the first state referendum on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.

Walmart to expand abortion coverage for employees

Walmart, the nation’s largest employer, is expanding its abortion coverage for employees after staying largely mum on the issue following the Supreme Court ruling that scrapped a nationwide right to abortion.

Supreme Court rulings protecting same-sex relationships could face challenge

Justice Clarence Thomas said that the Supreme Court should reconsider rulings that legalized same-sex marriage and protected same-sex relationships and contraception in his concurring opinion in favor of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health. This decision overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling which legalized abortion nationwide. 

North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban reinstated by judge

Abortions in North Carolina are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, eroding protections in one of the South’s few remaining safe havens for reproductive freedom.