The battle over abortion
Missouri governor signs bill banning abortions at 8 weeks
Legal challenge expected for law that bans abortions on or beyond the eighth week of pregnancy without exceptions for cases of rape or incest
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Lawsuit filed against Alabama’s near-total abortion ban
“Abortion has been safe and legal in this country for more than 45 years and we aim to keep it that way,” Planned Parenthood said
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Stacey Abrams says “anti-abortion is not the will of the people”
The former Georgia gubernatorial candidate denounced a series of legislative efforts in red states designed to severely limit women’s access to an abortion
May 22
Abortion rights: How Roe v. Wade came to be
The fight over abortion rights in America is ramping up. Abortion rights activists held more than 400 demonstrations Tuesday to support the Roe v. Wade ruling that established a right to abortion. Georgia is one of at least eight states to approve abortion restrictions this year. Republicans hope the measures will lead the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the history and future of abortion rights.
May 22 04:59
Booker unveils plan to protect abortion rights if he wins presidency
The plan includes the creation of a White House Office of Reproductive Freedom, which would be designed to advance abortion rights
May 22
Alabama House OK’s “born alive” abortion bill
Measure, which now goes to state Senate, comes on heels of governor signing into law a ban on almost all abortions in the state
May 22
2020 Dems join #NoMoreBans abortion protests
Abortion rights advocates held rallies across the country Tuesday to protest recent state laws restricting the procedure. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and CBSNews.com reporter Kate Smith spoke to “Red and Blue” about the new laws and the Democratic presidential candidates taking part in the protests.
May 21 12:07
State abortion bans spark protests at Supreme Court and nationwide
2020 Democratic candidates are among the demonstrators turning out in support of women’s reproductive health
May 21
First TV and film productions leave Georgia over abortion law
Location scouts were in the state for an Amazon show and were promptly pulled out
May 21
Majority of Americans oppose overturning Roe v. Wade, CBS News poll finds
Republicans say abortion should be restricted, but they’re divided on overturning Roe v. Wade
May 21
California bill would provide free abortion pills on campus
The bill would require all 34 public university campuses in California to offer no-cost medical abortions to students
May 21
Google will crack down on deceptive anti-abortion ads
Organizations running ads about abortions will have to make clear whether they actually offer the procedure
May 21
Mississippi abortion ban “smacks of defiance,” judge says
The same federal judge struck down the state’s attempted 15-week abortion ban last year
May 21
How strict state abortion laws could head to the Supreme Court
Several states have passed so-called “heartbeat bills” which would essentially ban abortion as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected
May 21
Gov. urges businesses in anti-abortion states to move
The “egregious and anti-women” measures will have short- and long-term impact on businesses, Connecticut’s governor said
May 21
Abortion bans create new legal issues
New state laws aiming to severely restrict abortion raise questions about the legal status of unborn children. Carliss Chatman, assistant professor at Washington and Lee School of Law, writes that if a fetus is a person under the law, it would deserve the same rights as other U.S. citizens. She joins CBSN to explain the consequences.
May 21 05:29
Trump weekend tweets on abortion aim to tone down debate
A senior White House official didn’t believe the president would have signed the Alabama law if he were governor
May 20
Trump tweets about abortion days after Alabama ban passes
The tweets come just days after after Alabama passed the country’s most restrictive abortion law, which bans the procedure unless “abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk” to the woman
May 19
Democratic governor ready to sign Louisiana abortion ban bill
Louisiana’s proposal, awaiting one final vote in the state House, would prohibit abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected
May 18
Abortion still legal in Alabama, Georgia despite new laws
After a flurry of new legislation, women in Georgia and Alabama aren’t sure what’s still legal in their state
May 17
Missouri just passed “one of the strongest” anti-abortion bills
The new law does not have an exception for victims of rape or incest
May 17
Pennsylvania governor says he’ll veto abortion ban
Gov. Tom Wolf said he was “appalled” by bills that “seek to put a politician in between a woman and her doctor”
May 17
Tomi Lahren shares surprising view on Alabama abortion law
Lahren claimed she was wrongfully fired in 2017 for voicing her support for abortion rights
May 17
Elizabeth Warren rolls out federal plan to protect abortion rights
Warren’s proposal calls for Congress to “create federal, statutory rights that parallel the constitutional right in Roe v. Wade”
May 17
Viral #YouKnowMe campaign asks women to post about abortions
Actress Busy Philipps took to social media to encourage women to speak out about their abortions using the hashtag #youknowme
May 16
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