Abortion

Dems thwart Senate Republicans on 2 abortion-related bills

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a pair of Republican bills that would ban most late-term abortions...
22:42 25 February 2022

States step up funding for Planned Parenthood clinics

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Severalstates have begun picking up the tab for family planning services at clinics run by Planne...
10:57 21 February 2022

Planned Parenthood endorses challenger to Sen. Susan Collins

PORTLAND, Maine — Planned Parenthood announced Tuesday that it is endorsing a Democratic challenger to Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, saying ...
11:00 21 January 2022

Mississippi 15-week abortion ban is blocked by appeals court

JACKSON, Miss. — A federal appeals court declared Friday that Mississippi's ban on abortion at 15 weeks is unconstitutional, dealing a blow to those s...
2:11 14 December 2021

Governor vetoes bill outlawing abortions over Down syndrome

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A bill that would have prohibited abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome was vetoed Thursday by Pennsylvania’s D...
22:32 21 November 2021

Hearing concludes in Missouri abortion clinic licensing case

ST. LOUIS — An administrative hearing to decide whether Missouri can revoke the license for the state's only abortion clinic concluded Thursday with e...
17:42 31 October 2021

Doctor at Missouri abortion clinic defends patient care

ST. LOUIS — The top doctor at Missouri's sole abortion clinic on Wednesday defended its handling of four patients who faced complications — women whos...
22:00 30 October 2021

Missouri agency tracked Planned Parenthood patients’ periods

ST. LOUIS — Missouri's health department director on Tuesday said he tracked the menstrual cycles of Planned Parenthood patients as part of an effort ...
21:55 29 October 2021