News & Commentary about Federal Abortion Legislation

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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

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Feb 29, 2024

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

With the U.S Capitol in the back ground thousands of demonstrators march on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women's March in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.

Dec 14, 2023

2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our Year

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

Jan 19, 2023

Roe's 50th Year Undid Its Promise

Abortion rights activists are seen through a hole in an American flag as they protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Saturday, June 25, 2022.

Jan 11, 2023

The Best Decision: How Abortion Changed These Lives for the Better

A woman holding a sign reading "Roe, Roe, Roe, Your vote next Rovember / LET PEOPLE VOTE ACLU" poses for the camera as fellow activists walk behind her.

Nov 4, 2022

Extreme Politicians Want to Ban Abortion. We Can Stop Them.

Aug 3, 2022

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