The day he was sworn in as speaker of the Missouri House, Jon Patterson declared that defining fetal viability could be a difficult task. A surgeon serving his fourth term in the legislature, ...

Anti-abortion protestors stood outside of the Clay County Election Board during early voting on Monday, November 4, urging people to vote no on Amendment 3. The constitutional amendment approved by ...

During the 2024 presidential campaign, politicians and their surrogates repeatedly raised concerns about abortion later in pregnancy. The topic grabbed media attention and continues to inspire strong ...

Kate Dineen was about 33 weeks pregnant with her second child when an ultrasound revealed that her baby had suffered a catastrophic stroke in utero and would likely either die before birth or have a ...

The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, striking down constitutional protections for abortion, left the issue to individual states. The result has been a patchwork of laws and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida's abortion rights amendment fell short of passing following Tuesday's Election Night, despite receiving more "yes" votes.

The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments in a lawsuit that alleges state officials drafted biased and misleading information for voters on an abortion rights ballot initiative. Idahoans ...

House Speaker Jon Patterson delivers his opening day speech Wednesday to the Missouri House (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). The day he was sworn in as speaker of the Missouri House, Jon ...

Fetal viability may be the crux of how anti-abortion lawmakers target the procedure. The constitutional amendment approved by voters protects abortion access up until the point of fetal viability, the ...