abortion laws

The Supreme Court’s decision to let states outlaw most abortions is having profound repercussions in reproductive medicine as well as in other areas of medical care. Some patients are choosing sterilization rather than risking an unwanted pregnancy.

The new abortion ruling lets states decide whether or not to allow abortion, but since D.C. is not a state, Congress has final authority over its laws. If Republicans take control of the House and Senate in the midterms District officials expect Conservatives to target local abortion laws.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s reaction to the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and on Democratic plans to be a “brick wall” against any changes to the law.

News4’s Shawn Yancy spoke with Axios reporter Chelsea Cirruzzo on what overturning Roe v. Wade means locally.

The only abortion clinic in West Virginia is no longer performing abortions as of Friday.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin praised the Supreme Court ruling Friday that eliminated the federal right to abortion and said he asked state lawmakers to introduce legislation on abortion in January.

The Supreme Court issued a decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade, wiping the constitutional right to an abortion.

Here’s a look at abortion laws and restrictions in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Reproductive health providers have sued Florida over a new law banning abortions after 15 weeks.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law the nation’s strictest abortion ban.

The fight for Congress often dominates midterm elections.

Here’s a look at the impact Roe v. Wade had on states, what restrictions have been introduced since and where abortion laws stand in each state

The Maryland House has voted to enshrine the right to abortion in the state’s constitution and for a separate bill to broaden access to providers

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for the nation’s toughest abortion law to remain in place in a ruling that again deflated clinics’ hopes of stopping — or even pausing — the restrictions anytime soon.

Most abortions would be banned in Florida after 15 weeks of pregnancy under bills filed by Republicans on the first day of the state’s legislative session.

As the Supreme Court weighs the future of the landmark Roe v

On both sides of America’s abortion debate, activists are convinced that the 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a nationwide right to abortion is imperiled as never before.