abortion rights

The push to overturn Michigan's 1931 law now has a new urgency, after a draft Supreme Court opinion leaked that would overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion rights.

Colorado joins 15 other states that have enacted laws to protect abortion, while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge to Roe v. Wade and conservative legislatures take aim at the practice.

Today, Wednesday, December 1, 2021, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments that could decide the fate of abortion rights all across the country. Listen to live on-air Special Coverage from NPR beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST on WRVO Public Media.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, responding to strict new abortion laws in Texas, said Monday that she’ll make New York a safe legal haven for women’s reproductive health.

Governor Kathy Hochul, joined by Senator Gillibrand, elected leaders, and advocates, makes an announcement on New York's response to the Texas abortion ban. Watch Hochul’s address live at 10:15 a.m. EST on Monday, September 13.

The court's most conservative members upheld the Texas law, but almost as important as the result was how the court reached its decision — without full briefing and arguments before any court.

The Trump administration tried to "defund" Planned Parenthood and other groups through changes to the Title X family planning program. The Biden administration is proposing reversing those rules.

President Biden is only the nation's second Catholic president, but his position on abortion rights is at odds with the church.

Groups opposed to abortion rights have celebrated many policy wins during the Trump administration. Now, reproductive rights advocates want the president-elect to reverse those actions.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein asked Barrett about her opinions on abortion rights three times, and each time Barrett declined to give a legal assessment of the case.