Abortion

US Supreme Court to hear the first abortion case in a decade

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the aruments of the first abortion case in a decade in March. The h...

Jan 04, 2016 05:38 AM EST

Appeals court upholds California abortion-information law

The California aborion-information law or known as the Republic FACT Act is taking its effect starti...

Jan 03, 2016 11:51 PM EST

Federal Judge Block Missouri from Repealing Abortion License

A U.S District Judge ruled to prevent the state of Missouri from repealing the abortion license of a...

Dec 30, 2015 06:37 AM EST

Planned Parenthood appeals to overturn Utah’s ruling on cutting off Sex Ed, STD Testing Funds

The Planned Parenthood Association appeals to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver to ov...

Dec 29, 2015 09:49 AM EST

U.S. appeals court rules against Wisconsin abortion doctor law

A Wisconsin law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hos...

Nov 23, 2015 08:57 PM EST

Supreme court to decide major abortion case for first time since 2007

The U.S. Supreme Court took up a major new abortion case on Friday, agreeing to hear a challenge by ...

Nov 14, 2015 07:31 AM EST

Supreme Court opens new term, with major cases brewing

With cases over affirmative action, voting rights and other contentious issues waiting in the wings,...

Oct 06, 2015 02:39 AM EDT

With next term looming, U.S. top court's justices mull new cases

The U.S. Supreme Court's nine justices met behind closed doors on Monday ahead of the Oct. 5 beginni...

Sep 28, 2015 06:42 PM EDT

Pope to allow all priests to forgive abortion during Holy Year

Pope Francis will give all priests discretion during the Roman Catholic Church's upcoming Holy Year ...

Sep 01, 2015 10:31 AM EDT

Planned Parenthood sues to stop funding cuts in Louisiana

Planned Parenthood asked a federal court on Tuesday to block Louisiana's efforts to defund its clini...

Aug 25, 2015 09:11 PM EDT

Ohio Senate passes bill banning abortion after 20 weeks

The Ohio Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, fol...

Jun 24, 2015 06:51 PM EDT

U.S. justices refuse to restore North Carolina abortion ultrasound law

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the state of North Carolina to revive its law requirin...

Jun 15, 2015 06:48 PM EDT

Tennessee governor signs law setting 48-hour abortion wait period

Agreeing there must be a 48-hour waiting period between a woman consulting her doctor about an abort...

May 19, 2015 08:23 AM EDT

German Catholic Church opens labor law more to divorced and gays

Germany's Roman Catholic Church, an influential voice for reforms prompted by Pope Francis, has deci...

May 07, 2015 09:36 AM EDT

Wisconsin federal judge finds state abortion law unconstitutional

A federal judge in Wisconsin ruled as unconstitutional on Friday a state law requiring any doctor pe...

Mar 21, 2015 07:59 AM EDT

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