News & Commentary about Abortion Clinic Regulations

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The Women's March hosts a rally and march to the Supreme Court on the first anniversary of the Dobbs V. JWHO decision, which reversed the federal right to abortion that stood for 49 years. It returned regulation of abortion to the states, and roughly half acted to ban it immediately. Some of those bans have been reversed by federal court, and more await hearings and decisions.

Jun 20, 2024

Two Years Post-Roe: Life in the Aftermath

Washington, DC/United States - May 21, 2019: Pro-life abortion protest on the steps of the Supreme Court after states sought to pass restrictive "heart beat" abortion laws.

Apr 24, 2024

Special Edition: Emergency Abortion Care at SCOTUS

Sperm and Eggs Samples - ivf - in vitro fertilization, egg freezing or working with Micro Pipette vaccine, treatment or medicine research. IVF laboratory embryo biotechnology fertility treatment

Feb 29, 2024

In Alabama, Embryos Are People and It Won't Stop There

Supporters of Issue 1 attend a rally for the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment held by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights at the Ohio State House in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.

Oct 26, 2023

Religious Communities in Ohio Are Fighting To Preserve Reproductive Rights

Protest sign that reads "abortion is essential healthcare"

Jun 22, 2023

A Year Without Roe: Your Stories

Three demonstrators holding pro-abortion signage.

Feb 28, 2023

Criminalizing Abortion Care is Wrong, and We’re Fighting Back

Aug 3, 2022

In Missouri and Illinois, a Glimpse of Abortion Access in a Post-Roe World

Pro-abortion signage in front of the Supreme Court.

Jun 24, 2022

With Roe Overturned, What Comes Next for Abortion Rights?

Protesters marching in Washington, DC, and carrying signs saying Abortion Is An Unalienable Human Right.

May 11, 2022

To See the Future of Roe, Look to the States

A protest sign reading “More Access. More Providers. Fewer Politicians.”

Mar 17, 2022

Texas’ Bounty Hunter Abortion Ban is a Dire Warning of What Lays Ahead for Our Reproductive Rights