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Reproductive Rights
30 States Are Electing Attorneys General That May Help Determine Abortion Access
They play key roles in both defending and eroding reproductive rights — and this power extends beyond their home states.
Leonard Leo-Linked VA Bishop Pushes Congregants to Vote for Regressive Agenda
Moves by the Trump administration may be emboldening churches to jump into state proposition fights.
Abortion Rights Are on the Ballot in 4 States in the 2026 Midterms
Voters in Missouri, Idaho, Virginia, and Nevada will decide the fate of abortion rights in their states.
Prosecutors Filed Over 900 Cases of “Pregnancy-Related Crimes” Since Dobbs
Most of the charges being brought stem from laws that were never meant to apply to pregnancy.
Texas Woman Sues Anti-Abortion Group Under Law It Helped to Pass
The woman is suing Students for Life for the cost of raising the children of two unplanned pregnancies.
Mormon Church Donates $1 Million to Fight Idaho Abortion Rights Ballot Measure
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of several religious institutions taking a stance on the initiative.
Republican Attorneys General Sue Abortion “Shield Law” States in Supreme Court
The AGs also filed a separate lawsuit in a Louisiana district court against individual providers in three states.
Missouri’s Abortion Rights Face a Second Vote in Two Years
Abortion returns to ballots in Missouri and other states as voters and lawmakers reshape post-Roe policies.
Ken Paxton Faces the First Lawsuit Over a Death Linked to an Abortion Ban
“Tierra Walker is dead and those responsible must be held accountable,” the lawsuit reads.
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. Abortion Ban States Have It Worst.
A ProPublica analysis found that the spike in deaths has elicited almost no public health response.