Measures that would protect abortion access are on track to appear on the ballot in 10 states in November, but abortion opponents are engaged in last-ditch legal maneuvering to try to prevent voters from weighing in on the proposals. In Republican-dominated Missouri, for example, the state Supreme Court ruled this week that a constitutional amendment […]| Stateline
Helping a pregnant minor travel to get a legal abortion without parental consent is now a crime in at least two Republican-led states, prompting legal action by abortion-rights advocates and copycat legislation from conservative lawmakers in other states.| Stateline
One of the most competitive legislative races in Georgia is turning into a referendum on access to reproductive rights. Democrat Susie Greenberg is challenging Republican state Rep. Deborah Silcox in the suburban Atlanta district that Democrats have made one of their top targets this year. Both women are attorneys who live in Sandy Springs. Greenberg, […]| Georgia Recorder
This story was updated at 1:20 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris has put access to reproductive rights at the center of her presidential campaign, and in 10 states, the issue is literally on the ballot this year. But in a state like Georgia, where the state constitution does not allow […]| Georgia Recorder
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration launched a webpage Thursday bashing the proposed state constitutional amendment to restore abortion access beyond six weeks, prompting Florida Democrats to call out the use of state funds against the measure. The agency’s secretary, Jason Weida, wrote on X that the page is meant to “combat lies and […]| Florida Phoenix
A new state government video intended to clarify South Dakota’s abortion exception has not settled disputes over the language.| South Dakota Searchlight
An abortion rights amendment will remain on the ballot in South Dakota, but a lawsuit over petition signatures won't end before voting starts.| South Dakota Searchlight
After legal fights, counter-campaigns and bureaucratic wrangling, abortion questions in 10 states are heading to ballots in November.| South Dakota Searchlight
Secretary of State Monae Johnson is now a defendant in a lawsuit over an abortion rights ballot measure in the state of South Dakota.| South Dakota Searchlight
Actress and climate activist Julia Louis-Dreyfus asked eight Democratic women governors Wednesday if she would be ready for public office after playing a vice president and president on the hit cable TV show “Veep.”| Arizona Mirror
Arkansans for Limited Government said it did not oppose the other two ballot question committees' motion to intervene.| Arkansas Advocate
Thurston was among the Republican elected officials who participated in the March for Life, Arkansas Right to Life's annual anti-abortion rally.| Arkansas Advocate
Abortion bans, rising economic costs and systemic health care issues are beginning to cause funding challenges and disruptions to reproductive care| Kentucky Lantern
Advocates for abortion access say compounding crises of abortion bans, rising economic costs and systemic health care issues are beginning to cause significant funding challenges and potential disruptions to reproductive care of all kinds.| Arizona Mirror
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick has recused himself from participating in an appeal aimed to block an abortion rights initiative from being put to voters in November.| Arizona Mirror
An anti-abortion group is hoping the Arizona Supreme Court will block voters from deciding whether to give Arizonans the right to abortion.| Arizona Mirror
Voters in November will be able to decide whether to amend the Arizona Constitution to guarantee the right to abortion, state election officials said Monday.| Arizona Mirror
Bill Montgomery has said abortion is 'genocide' and accused providers of 'killing children' to 'sell their body parts'| Arizona Mirror
A bid to block the state’s abortion rights initiative was tossed out, with a judge ruling there’s no reason to prevent it being considered.| Arizona Mirror
Arizona Right to Life still hopes to convince a judge that the Arizona Abortion Access Act is unconstitutionally too confusing for voters| Arizona Mirror
Republican lawmakers violated state law when they used the phrase “unborn human being” to describe the Arizona Abortion Access Act in a voter information pamphlet| Arizona Mirror
Both the overall number of abortions and the use of telehealth abortion care continue to increase in the United States, according to the latest #WeCount report released Wednesday.| North Dakota Monitor
Unlike other abortion-rights initiatives across the country, major reproductive rights groups haven’t backed the effort to restore access in South Dakota.| North Dakota Monitor
After the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in 2022 and abortion was banned in the state of Tennessee, Dr. Danielle Kelvas quit using an app that tracked her menstrual cycle.| North Dakota Monitor
A Kentucky woman who talked about abortion in a campaign ad for Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is up on airwaves supporting President Joe Biden on the issue.| Kentucky Lantern
An anti-abortion group filed a lawsuit to block voters from deciding whether the Arizona Constitution should be amended to protect abortion rights, claiming the ballot measure is too confusing and misleading.| Arizona Mirror
Voters in as many as nine states could sidestep their legislators and directly decide whether to expand access to abortion through citizen-led ballot initiatives.| Louisiana Illuminator