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December 11, 2024 at 10:01 PM

Documentary ‘Zurawski v. Texas’ details impact of post-Roe abortion laws

Executive co-producer Chelsea Clinton and lead plaintiff Amanda Zurawski talk documentary "Zurawski v. Texas" focused on their denial of urgent and lifesaving reproductive healthcare.
December 11, 2024 at 10:01 PM
VIDEO: Documentary ‘Zurawski v. Texas’ details impact of post-Roe abortion laws
November 27, 2024 at 7:19 PM

Abortions fell 2% in 2022, CDC report finds

The number of abortions performed in the U.S. fell slightly in 2022, the year the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.
November 27, 2024 at 7:19 PM
The number of abortions performed in the U.S. fell slightly in 2022, the year the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.
November 27, 2024 at 7:09 PM

Abortions fell 2% the year Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, CDC report finds

An annual abortion surveillance report, published Wednesday by the CDC, found the number of abortions performed in the U.S. fell slightly in 2022.
November 27, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Abortion rights Activists rally outside the State Capitol in support of abortion rights in Atlanta, May 14, 2022.
November 21, 2024 at 3:16 PM

Bleeding patient passed around 'like a hot potato' due to abortion ban, doctor says

A woman experiencing bleeding was not admitted by doctors in Idaho until her fourth ER visit in one week, due to fear and confusion over the state's abortion ban.
November 21, 2024 at 3:16 PM
In this Dec. 14, 2023, file photo, family physician Julie Lyons, from Blaine County, Idaho talks to the media outside the Ada County Courthouse, in Boise, Idaho.
November 21, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards

President Joe Biden on Wednesday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards at a private ceremony.
November 21, 2024 at 3:10 PM
President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, pictured here with Kirk Adams and First Lady Jill Biden, in a photo posted to his X account, Nov. 20, 2024.
November 21, 2024 at 3:06 AM

Women recount traveling for abortions

Women took the stand in an Idaho courtroom, testifying about their nonviable pregnancies under the state's total abortion ban, as part of a lawsuit.
November 21, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Women took the stand in an Idaho courtroom, testifying about their nonviable pregnancies under the state's total abortion ban, as part of a lawsuit.
November 20, 2024 at 10:58 PM

Woman describes passing pregnancy in hotel room after fleeing abortion ban

Women took the stand in an Idaho courtroom on Tuesday, testifying about their nonviable pregnancies under the state's total abortion ban, as part of a lawsuit.
November 20, 2024 at 10:58 PM
In this undated file photo, the Ada County Courthouse is shown in downtown Boise, Idaho.
November 20, 2024 at 8:47 PM

What to know about Plan B and the abortion pill

ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton is joined by his brother Dr. Desmond Sutton to discuss Plan B and the abortion pill and the concern among women stockpiling them.
November 20, 2024 at 8:47 PM
VIDEO: What to know about Plan B and the abortion pill
1 month ago

This state is training more health workers to offer abortion care

Across Maryland, there are programs being offered to allow more health care workers to provide abortion care.
1 month ago
“I want people to know I’m here, but I don’t want to cause too much outrage and attention,” says Samantha Marsee, a nurse practitioner in rural northeastern Maryland who recently received medical training to provide abortion care.
1 month ago

Patients stockpiling birth control over fears Trump could limit contraception access

Doctors say patients are stockpiling birth control and asking about long-term contraception methods ahead of Trump's second term.
1 month ago
Birth control pills are seen in this stock image.
1 month ago

Doctor describes danger of transferring women needing abortion care to other states

An Idaho physician described transferring pregnant women experiencing medical emergencies by plane to obtain abortion care in neighboring states due to its abortion ban.
1 month ago
In this undated file photo, the Ada County Courthouse is shown in downtown Boise, Idaho.
1 month ago

A state-by-state breakdown of where abortion stands after Trump's election

Abortion-related ballot initiatives were voted on in 10 states during the election. Here is a state-by-state breakdown of where abortion currently stands in each state.
1 month ago
A sign is displayed to get students to vote yes on Proposition 139, for abortion access, on Election Day at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz., Nov. 5, 2024.
1 month ago

What could abortion access look like under Trump?

Abortion rights advocates warn that a second Donald Trump presidency puts access to abortion in danger.
1 month ago
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump departs an election night event, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
1 month ago

Abortion ballot initiatives could have helped Harris win, instead Trump overperformed

Despite Kamala Harris' loss, pro-abortion rights activists are celebrating the results of the 2024 election, arguing that abortion rights won.
1 month ago
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech after the 2024 presidential election, Nov. 6, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington.
1 month ago

How important was health, reproductive care in the election? Not very, say experts

Despite concerns about the future of the Affordable Care Act and abortion rights, health care was not a major voting issue in this election, experts tell ABC News.
1 month ago
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump depart the stage at an election night watch party, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
1 month ago

2024 election exit poll analysis: Abortion

Attitudes on abortion were not as one-sided as it may have seemed in the 2024 election, according to exit poll analyses.
1 month ago
Beth Weinstein rallies in supporter of Yes on Amendment 4 regarding abortion in Florida outside of the polling place at the courthouse, Nov. 5, 2024, in Clearwater, Fla.
1 month ago

3 states uphold abortion restrictions, 7 others protect abortion access

Measures that would have protected abortion rights at the state level are projected to fail in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota.
1 month ago
Beth Weinstein rallies in supporter of Yes on Amendment 4 regarding abortion in Florida outside of the polling place at the courthouse, Nov. 5, 2024, in Clearwater, Fla.
1 month ago

How states’ abortion and immigration ballot initiatives fared in 2024 election

ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze shares a closer look at potential changes at the border and reproductive rights after the 2024 election.
1 month ago
VIDEO: How states’ abortion and immigration ballot initiatives fared in 2024 election
1 month ago

Abortion rights on ballot in Arizona

Arizona, which has 11 electoral votes, has become a key battleground state in the 2024 election and is one of 10 states with a ballot initiative to expand abortion access.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Abortion rights on ballot in Arizona
1 month ago

State Sen. Bryan Hughes on Texas’ 6-week abortion ban

Texas State Sen. Bryan Hughes discusses the state’s six-week abortion ban and what this means for women seeking safe abortions and recent reporting of possibly preventable maternal deaths.
1 month ago
State Sen. Bryan Hughes on Texas’ 6-week abortion ban
1 month ago

Woman dies after abortion care for miscarriage delayed over 40 hours: Report

A 28-year-old Texas woman died in 2021 after her abortion care was delayed for over 40 hours as she was having a miscarriage, according to a new story from ProPublica.
1 month ago
Abortion-rights supporters face anti-abortion protesters at a rally for reproductive rights at the Texas Capitol, May 14, 2022, in Austin, Texas.
1 month ago

28-year-old mother dies after being denied care for a miscarriage

ProPublica reporter Kavitha Surana joined ABC News Live to discuss her reporting on Texas woman Josseli Barnica who lost her life after doctors delayed treatment for a miscarriage.
1 month ago
VIDEO: 28-year-old mother dies after being denied care for a miscarriage
1 month ago

Fight intensifies over Florida ballot measure that would guarantee abortion rights

Next week, Florida voters will decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution, through a ballot measure that's opposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
1 month ago
"Yes On 4!" campaign materials on ending Florida's strict abortion ban are seen as volunteers prepare to hand them out  in Orlando, Florida, on October 6, 2024.
2 months ago

Where Trump and Harris stand on abortion rights and what's at stake in the election

ABC’s Rachel Scott, Elizabeth Schulze, Devin Dwyer, and abortion provider Dr. Bhavik Kumar on where things stand in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned in 2022
2 months ago
VIDEO: Where Trump and Harris stand on abortion rights and what's at stake in the election
2 months ago

Trump calls himself 'father of IVF' in all-women town hall with Fox News

Former President Donald Trump sat down with Fox News' Harris Faulkner on Tuesday night in front of an all-female audience in Cummings, Georgia.
2 months ago
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a break in a Fox News town hall with Harris Faulkner, Oct. 15, 2024, in Cumming, Ga.
2 months ago

Trump calls himself 'father of IVF' at town hall in Georgia

Donald Trump called himself the "father of IVF" as he works to appeal to women after three justices he appointed voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. Vice President Kamala Harris said it was "bizarre."
2 months ago
VIDEO: Trump calls himself 'father of IVF' at town hall in Georgia
2 months ago

Abortion, voting rights, other key issues on the ballot in states this election

While the presidential race may be getting the spotlight this election season, key regulations are up for grabs in several states way down at the bottom of the ballot.
2 months ago
A voter casts their ballot during early voting for the Presidential General Election in Chicago, Illinois on October 3, 2024.
2 months ago

Gallego and Lake go on the offensive during only Arizona Senate debate

In the first and only face-to-face debate for the Arizona Senate race Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego and Republican former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake traded jabs.
2 months ago
In this combination photo, Kari Lake speaks in Dallas, Aug. 5, 2022, left, and Rep. Ruben Gallego is seen in the Capitol in Washington, DC, July 14, 2022.
2 months ago

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week abortion ban, reversing lower court ruling

The Georgia state Supreme Court reinstated the state's six-week abortion ban on Monday, reversing a lower court ruling that had found the ban to be unconstitutional.
2 months ago
Abortion rights activists rally outside the State Capitol in support of abortion rights in Atlanta, May 14, 2022.
2 months ago

Judge strikes down Georgia abortion ban

ABC News Senior Washington Reporter Devin Dwyer discusses a judge striking down Georgia's six-week "Heartbeat" Law, ruling it unconstitutional.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Judge strikes down Georgia abortion ban
2 months ago

California sues hospital for denying patient an emergency abortion

Providence St. Joseph's is a Catholic hospital and the primary hospital services provider in Eureka, California.
2 months ago
Providence St. Joseph’s in Eureka, California
2 months ago

Trump claims women won't 'be thinking about abortion' if he becomes president

Donald Trump said in a rally Monday that he will be a "protector" of women and repeated a claim that they "will no longer be thinking about abortion" if he wins.
2 months ago
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump departs the stage after speaking during a campaign rally at the Aero Center in Wilmington, N.C., Sept. 21, 2024.
3 months ago

Are Republicans still talking about abortion?

As Kamala Harris gives an abortion speech in Georgia, 538 looked at how anti-abortion Republicans performed in primaries this year.
3 months ago
538 tracked how Republican candidates talked about abortion during the 2024 primaries.
3 months ago

Here's where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion

Abortion is a key issue in the 2024 presidential election: Here's where Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand
3 months ago
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3 months ago

Abortions to resume in North Dakota after court finds near-total ban unconstitutional

Abortions are now legal in North Dakota after the state Supreme Court ruled its near-total abortion ban was unconstitutionally vague.
3 months ago
In this July 31, 2013, file photo, members of a abortion rights group on a so-called "Abortion Rights Freedom Right" throughout the county rally outside the Cass County Courthouse in Fargo, N.D.
3 months ago

Project 2025 and abortion: Harris tries to pin monitoring pregnancies to Trump

In a debate, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump were at odds over abortion, a top concern for voters heading into the election.
3 months ago
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump attend a presidential debate in Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 2024.
3 months ago

Trump won't commit to vetoing national abortion ban bill

"There's no reason to sign a ban because we have gotten what everyone wanted," he said.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Trump won't commit to vetoing national abortion ban bill
4 months ago

Nebraska dueling abortion amendments on November ballot

Voters in Nebraska will choose between an expansion of abortion rights or a 12-week ban in the Constitution, with exceptions for rape, incest and to save the mother’s life.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Nebraska dueling abortion amendments on November ballot
4 months ago

Ohio judge strikes down parts of state's 6-week abortion ban

A judge on Friday temporarily blocked parts of Ohio’s six-week abortion ban, including a minimum 24-hour wait period before receiving an abortion.
4 months ago
Abortion rights supporters celebrate winning the referendum on the so-called Issue 1, a measure to enshrine a right to abortion in Ohio's Constitution, in Columbus on Nov. 7, 2023.
4 months ago

Arkansas Supreme Court rejects putting abortion on state ballot

Eight states will still have abortion ballot initiatives in the upcoming election.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Arkansas Supreme Court rejects putting abortion on state ballot
4 months ago

Abortion access will be on Missouri ballot, could overturn state's abortion ban

Missouri voters will get to decide in November whether to enshrine abortion rights into their state's constitution.
4 months ago
Protesters gather on the lot of Planned Parenthood after the United States Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, in St. Louis, Mo., June 24, 2022.
4 months ago

Abortion access will officially be on Arizona’s ballot in November

An amendment that would create a right to an abortion in Arizona’s constitution will appear on the state’s ballot this November.
4 months ago
Abortion rights activist protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2024. (Photo by Aashish Kiphayet / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)
4 months ago

Arizona residents to vote on abortion rights in November

Arizona’s secretary of state tells ABC News voters could establish the right to an abortion up to around 24 weeks of pregnancy on Election Day.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Arizona residents to vote on abortion rights in November
4 months ago

Inside Project 2025: Former Trump official outlines hard right turn against abortion

Former President Donald Trump has distanced himself from a Heritage Foundation document that outlines positions on abortion and a range of other social issues.
4 months ago
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference, July 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.
4 months ago

Woman sues Kansas hospital over alleged denial of emergency abortion

A Missouri woman is suing a Kansas hospital where she says she was denied an emergency abortion after she went into premature labor at 18 weeks of pregnancy.
4 months ago
Mylissa Farmer speaks at an "abortion is healthcare" rally in front of the Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments in cases centering on whether a federal law, known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act supersedes Idaho's law banning most abortions, on April 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
4 months ago

Abortion-rights ballot measures may not help Democrats as much as they think

Most abortion-rights measures on the ballot this fall are likely to pass, but there’s no guarantee that their success will rub off on Democratic candidates.
4 months ago
Anti-abortion protesters stand outside of the Fiserv Center as the Republican National Convention begins on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wis.
5 months ago

Woman charged with murder for taking abortion pill sues prosecutors

A Texas woman who self-managed her abortion is suing the local sheriff and prosecutors after she was held in jail on a murder charge, which was later dismissed.
5 months ago
Demonstrators march and gather near the Texas Capitol following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Lizelle Gonzalez, a Texas woman who was charged with murder over self-managing an abortion and spent two nights in jail, sued prosecutors Thursday, March 28, 2024, along the U.S.-Mexico border who put the criminal case in motion before it was later dropped.
5 months ago

Arkansas residents petition to vote on abortion rights amendment

Abortion rights advocates in Arkansas are petitioning to add an amendment to the state constitution for November’s ballot.
5 months ago
Chelsea (left) and Thomas Stovall (right), volunteer canvassers for the Arkansas abortion rights petition, say they changed their view on abortion after not being able to terminate their pregnancy in the state, despite a fatal fetal anomaly.
5 months ago

DeSantis calls out Trump abortion comment as 'mistake': He's 'different' than in 2016

DeSantis criticized Trump for calling Florida's six-week abortion ban "terrible," with DeSantis accusing his 2024 rival of being "a different candidate" than 2016
5 months ago
Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks with ABC News Live Prime anchor Lindsey Davis during an interview, Sept. 20, 2023 in Midland, Texas.
5 months ago

Arizona abortion rights group submits signatures for ballot initiative

Arizona for Abortion Access collected over 800,000 voter signatures for a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights into the state’s constitution.
5 months ago
VIDEO: Arizona abortion rights group submits signatures for ballot initiative