Roe v. Wade

The justices will decide whether to impose new restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, and whether a federal law requiring emergency room treatment conflicts with a state abortion ban.

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling on Jan. 22, 1973, the time around the anniversary has always been marked by rallies, protests and political pledges.
This time, after the 2022 ruling that overturned the nationwide right to abortion that Roe provided, there’s a flurry of activity as state policy gets decided by courts, lawmakers and voters.

Thousands of protesters converged on the National Mall for speeches and a march past the U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court.

It’s clear when states ban abortion, but in heart-wrenching situations in a fraction of pregnancies, women and their doctors can be confused about whether exceptions apply.

A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse. Thirty-three-year-old Brittany Watts, of Warren, awaits grand jury action. Her case has sparked a national firestorm over the plight of pregnant women, especially women of color, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Researchers looked at abortions state by state the year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade.

Days after Dallas mom Kate Cox left the state to terminate her pregnancy, we’re learning more about others who are leaving Texas, seeking abortions. Cox went to court challenging the Texas abortion law but lost.

A Texas judge gave granted permission to a Dallas area pregnant woman to get an abortion. An emergency lawsuit was filled for Kate Cox due to a fatal diagnosis of the fetus and dangerous complications to the mother. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports this directly challenges the state’s abortion ban which went into effect after Roe v. Wade was over-turned...

A Texas judge on Thursday granted a pregnant woman permission to obtain an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to the state’s ban that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned last year.

For the first time since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a court heard in person from women who were unable to end their pregnancies because of state law.

A judge in Travis County heard emotional stories Wednesday. Three Dllas-area patients and one area doctor are part of a group suing the state of Texas trying to stop new abortion restrictions. NBC 5’S Political reporter Phil Prazan reports the latest.

Women who sued Texas after saying they were denied abortions despite serious risks to their health are headed to court Wednesday as legal challenges to abortion bans across the U.S. continue a year after the fall of Roe v. Wade.

There are now 39 universities in 17 states with emergency contraceptive vending machines, and at least 20 more considering them, according to the American Society for Emergency Contraception.

Activists and politicians are still both praising and protesting the Supreme Court ruling one year ago that led to massive changes in abortion access.

From protecting abortion rights to proposing federal bans, here’s what some of the leading 2024 presidential candidates say about abortion in America.

President Joe Biden is banking on reproductive rights to be a galvanizing issue for voters in the 2024 election as he collects three top-level endorsements, hosts a rally and issues an executive order seeking to bolster access to contraception as the nation marks a year since the Supreme Court decision overturning federal abortion protections.

NBC 5’s Larry Collins tells us about the repercussions of last year’s Dobbs decision when Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Here’s a look at what has changed since the Supreme Court struck down Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization a year ago.

Judge Clifton Newman’s ruling that put the state’s abortion law back at roughly 20 weeks came about 24 hours after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill into law without any notice.