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Roe v. Wade

News and stories about Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. The Supreme Court took up the abortion issue after Mississippi banned most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban
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Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban

June 30, 2023 12:15pm CDT
Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban: State constitution gives only limited protections

Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban: State constitution gives only limited protections

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state's abortion ban doesn't violate the state constitution, removing a major hurdle to enforcing the ban Republicans approved last summer.

June 30, 2023 10:45am CDT
One year without Roe v. Wade: Here's where abortion laws stand in your state

One year without Roe v. Wade: Here's where abortion laws stand in your state

Saturday, June, 24, marks one year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that provided a constitutional right to abortion.

June 23, 2023 7:37pm CDT
Today marks one year since the overturning of Roe v. Wade
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Today marks one year since the overturning of Roe v. Wade

June 23, 2023 7:59am CDT
Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion pill
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Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion pill

April 19, 2023 4:35pm CDT
Court preserves access to abortion drug, tightens rules

Court preserves access to abortion drug, tightens rules

A federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow the drug only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail.

April 13, 2023 1:19am CDT
Wyoming governor signs bill banning abortion pills

Wyoming governor signs bill banning abortion pills

Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

March 18, 2023 10:44am CDT
The implications of Walgreens’ decision on abortion pills

The implications of Walgreens’ decision on abortion pills

Last month, attorneys general in 20 conservative-led states warned CVS and Walgreens in a letter that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in their states.

March 4, 2023 12:21pm CST
Abortion rights groups submit 2023 fall ballot measure in Ohio

Abortion rights groups submit 2023 fall ballot measure in Ohio

The measure would require restrictions imposed past a fetus' viability outside the womb to be based on evidence of patient health and safety benefits.

February 22, 2023 1:34pm CST
'Pro-life Spiderman' taken into custody after scaling former Chase tower in Phoenix

'Pro-life Spiderman' taken into custody after scaling former Chase tower in Phoenix

23-year-old Maison DesChamps, who calls himself "Pro-Life Spiderman," climbed the 40-story building, which is one of the tallest in the city.

February 8, 2023 9:38am CST
Pro-life protester scales Phoenix high-rise, faces trespassing charge
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Pro-life protester scales Phoenix high-rise, faces trespassing charge

February 8, 2023 7:54am CST
Congressional Dems mark 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, call for more abortion access

Congressional Dems mark 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, call for more abortion access

Abortion is now banned in at least 13 states, but the fight over it is still taking place in courtrooms across the country.

January 24, 2023 5:17pm CST
Congressional Democrats mark 50th anniversary of Roe V. Wade
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Congressional Democrats mark 50th anniversary of Roe V. Wade

January 24, 2023 4:42pm CST
'We won't go back': Abortion rights activists rally 50 years after Roe

'We won't go back': Abortion rights activists rally 50 years after Roe

Sunday is the 50th anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that established a federal right to an abortion.

January 22, 2023 7:12pm CST
Indiana Supreme Court weighing challenge to state abortion ban

Indiana Supreme Court weighing challenge to state abortion ban

Indiana became the first state to enact tighter abortion restrictions after the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated federal protections by overturning Roe v. Wade in June.

January 19, 2023 4:27pm CST
Indiana's high court weighing challenge to state abortion ban
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Indiana's high court weighing challenge to state abortion ban

January 19, 2023 4:15pm CST
Gov. Pritzker signs reproductive rights protections law

Gov. Pritzker signs reproductive rights protections law

An Illinois bill to protect reproductive health care providers and their patients from legal action was signed into law Friday. 

January 13, 2023 1:38pm CST
Gov. Pritzker signs reproductive health bill into law
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Gov. Pritzker signs reproductive health bill into law

January 13, 2023 1:27pm CST
Illinois lawmakers weigh heightened abortion protections

Illinois lawmakers weigh heightened abortion protections

Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey, who lost the governor’s race to Pritzker in November, called the measure “pure evil” on the Senate floor.

January 10, 2023 8:19pm CST
FDA expands availability of abortion pills

FDA expands availability of abortion pills

The change could expand access at both brick-and-mortar stores and online pharmacies.

January 4, 2023 8:11am CST
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