Abortion Rights

'Politicians are playing games': Americans share what drew them to polls

Americans remain deeply polarised on issues from immigration to abortion — though many are united in fears for their country's democracy.

Omar, Tlaib among US lawmakers arrested at pro-choice protest

Police arrest 35 people, including 17 Democratic lawmakers, at an abortion rights protest outside the Supreme Court.

Texas sues Biden govt over emergency abortion directive

Texas sues federal government over new guidance from Biden administration directing hospitals to provide emergency abortions regardless of state bans on the procedure.

Minor’s pregnancy termination after rape jolts US abortion debate

Ohio man is charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who later travelled to neighbouring Indiana for an abortion, a case that President Biden highlighted in criticising the Supreme Court decision eliminating a nationwide right to abortion.

US abortion ruling sparks legal battles over state 'trigger laws'

Judges temporarily block abortion bans in Louisiana and Utah states as battle over whether women may end pregnancies shifts from the nation's highest court to courthouses across America.

Rival camps brace for fight after US abortion ruling

With Republicans defending overturning of Roe v. Wade, leading Democratic women call on President Biden and Congress to protect abortion rights nationwide.

Protests across US after Supreme Court overturned abortion protections

Thousands of people gathered in major cities to protest against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case, removing a federal right to an abortion.

US sounds alert over 'heightened' domestic extremist threats

School shooting in Texas state, a looming Supreme Court decision on abortion and grievances about security at US-Mexico border could mobilise American extremists to violence, says Department of Homeland Security.

US Senate to vote on abortion rights bill with no prospects of success

Senate will vote on legislation to codify abortion rights into law on Wednesday in reaction to leaked draft decision indicating Supreme Court is poised to overturn its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, says Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

US pro-abortion groups call for 'massive day of action'

Several groups that advocate abortion rights announce four "anchor marches" in New York, Washington, Chicago and Los Angeles, as well as "hundreds of events all across the country" on May 14.

Pro-abortion Americans say overturning Roe v. Wade fraught with risks

Pro-abortion advocates say they worry the potential loss of abortion rights, protected by the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, across the US will greatly impact women's rights and their health, especially those from downtrodden communities.

US Supreme Court to investigate leak of draft abortion opinion

The draft published by Politico late on Monday said a majority of the court is prepared to overrule the landmark 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade that legalised abortion nationwide.