July 5, 2016 Federal judge blocks Kansas from cutting Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood Kansas cannot cut off Medicaid funding for two Planned Parenthood affiliates, a federal judge said Tuesday.
July 1, 2016 Judge blocks Florida abortion law that adds restrictions for clinics A federal judge late Thursday put on hold key portions of a new Florida law that would block public funding for Planned Parenthood and greatly increase inspection requirements for abortion clinics.
June 30, 2016 Judge blocks Indiana genetic abnormality abortion law A federal judge blocked an Indiana law Thursday that would have banned abortions sought because of a fetus' genetic abnormalities, saying that the state does not have the authority to limit a woman's reasons for ending a pregnancy.
June 27, 2016 Dr. Manny: Ruling against Texas abortion law may put patients at risk I never saw the Texas abortion law as a means to restrict services available to women or put limitations on a patient’s right to choose.
June 27, 2016 Supreme Court set to rule on abortion clinic restrictions The Supreme Court on Monday is poised to once again enter the fray on the abortion issue, an already divisive subject complicated by election-year politics and a split bench that may lack the votes to rule definitively.
May 2, 2016 Judge strikes down Wisconsin abortion restriction A federal judge on Friday struck down a Wisconsin law requiring doctors performing abortions to get hospital admitting privileges, ruling that any benefits to women's health from the requirement are "substantially outweighed" by restricting women's access to abortion.
May 2, 2016 House passes abortion bill after earlier stumble As thousands of abortion foes surged through the city on their annual protest march to the Supreme Court, Republicans muscled legislation through the House on Thursday tightening federal restrictions on abortions. The vote came after internal divisions forced them into an embarrassing fumble of a similar bill.
May 2, 2016 Obama vows to veto GOP-backed abortion, pipeline bills President Barack Obama is vowing to veto a Republican-backed bill that would ban abortions after the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, as well as a measure that would require a decision on pipeline construction within 12 months.
March 10, 2016 Supreme Court puts hold on Louisiana abortion clinic law The Supreme Court on Friday blocked enforcement of a Louisiana law that could force all but one of the state's abortion clinics to close, a sign that a similar law in Texas also could be in peril.
March 8, 2016 Rep. Diane Black: An open letter to Amy Brenneman on abortion Like you, I know what it is like to be single, pregnant, and uncertain of what the future holds.