May 26, 2017 Abortion activists feel the pressure amid state and federal moves to defund clinics The news of the closures in Iowa is the latest in a series of setbacks for abortion rights supporters, who have seen their movement recently besieged by Republican-controlled legislatures on both the state and federal level.
March 31, 2017 Planned Parenthood sting doesn't warrant felony charges, says pro-choice LA Times The decision by a California prosecutor to file felony charges against two pro-life investigative reporters for has drawn an unusually public rebuke from a historically pro-choice newspaper.
March 25, 2017 Utah's governor signs abortion-halting legislation Utah's governor signed legislation on Saturday that would require doctors to inform women that medication-induced abortions can be halted after taking just one of two pills, despite doctors' groups saying there is little evidence to back up that idea.
March 18, 2017 Court blocks law that threatened to close Mississippi's only abortion clinic A federal court on Friday permanently blocked Mississippi's law that threatened to close the state's only abortion clinic by setting a hospital-privileges requirement the clinic couldn't fulfill.
March 14, 2017 Lawmaker mocks abortion law with call for masturbation fines A Texas lawmaker is making a point about legislation that restricts women's access to health care and abortions by proposing to fine men $100 when they masturbate.
March 11, 2017 Abortion language in GOP bill draws criticism from both sides of the aisle The GOP bill to repeal and replace Obamacare has left lawmakers, on both sides of the aisle, dissatisfied — especially on language regarding abortion.
February 24, 2017 Dutch boat offering abortions to Guatemalans detained by army A Dutch boat, aimed at helping woman get abortions, was reportedly detained by Guatemala’s army on Thursday.
February 21, 2017 Judge blocks Texas from cutting Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Texas can't cut off Medicaid dollars to Planned Parenthood over secretly recorded videos taken by anti-abortion activists in 2015 that launched Republican efforts across the U.S. to defund the nation's largest abortion provider.
February 11, 2017 Anti-abortion activists, counter-protesters rally around US Anti-abortion activists emboldened by the new administration of President Donald Trump staged rallies around the country Saturday calling for the federal government to cut off payments to Planned Parenthood, but in some cities counter-protests dwarfed the demonstrations.
January 27, 2017 Federal judge again blocks Texas fetal remains rules A federal judge late Friday again blocked Texas rules mandating burial or cremation of fetal remains, in a victory for abortion rights groups.
