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Texas Woman Sues State for an Abortion

A woman who is 20 weeks pregnant, and whose fetus has been diagnosed with a deadly condition, is suing for an abortion under a medical exception to the state���s bans.

Sandra O���Connor���s Extraordinary Final Chapter

The Supreme Court justice found herself balancing conflicting demands of professional achievement and family expectations to the end.

Ohio Vote Continues a Winning Streak for Abortion Rights

The State Constitution will protect access to the procedure. The ballot result sends a strong signal that voters are still angry about the demise of Roe.

Ohio Votes to Establish Right to Abortion

The State Constitution will protect access to the procedure. The result sends a strong signal that voters are still angry about the demise of Roe.

Ohio Is Voting on Whether to Establish Abortion Rights

The outcome is being closely watched by Democrats and Republicans looking to measure the strength of voter anger over the loss of federal abortion protections.

Issue 1: Why Ohio���s Abortion Ballot Question Is Confusing Voters

Ballot questions have been a winning strategy for abortion rights, even in red states. But complicated ballot language and misinformation have some abortion rights supporters worried.

���What the Democrats are trying to do on this issue is wrong, to allow abortion all the way up to the moment of birth.���

New South Carolina Abortion Ban Upheld by State Supreme Court

The ruling, by a newly all-male bench, allows the state���s new six-week abortion ban to take effect.

Texas Judge Says Doctors Can Use ���Good Faith Judgment��� in Providing Abortions

The ruling sought to clarify the medical exceptions in the state���s bans, and was in a response to a lawsuit from women who were denied abortions despite medical emergencies.

Ohio Will Vote on Abortion Rights

Backers of a proposal to establish a right to abortion in the Ohio Constitution submitted enough valid signatures to put the question on the November ballot.