• Abortion in Arizona: Women race against the clock of an archaic law

    Having only just found out she was pregnant, what she had really wanted was time to think, but that was a luxury she felt she could not afford."The laws in Arizona are really dicey right now, so I wasn't sure what would be available to me," said Piper, who wanted to use a pseudonym to discuss her choice about one of the most divisive issues in America.Piper, 30, fell pregnant unexpectedly -- her partner told her he had undergone a vasectomy, but he was keen to go through with the pregnancy."I...

  • Florida Issues Rules for Life-Threatening Emergencies Under Abortion Restrictions

    Florida health regulators released two emergency rules on Thursday to combat the "deeply dishonest scare campaign and disinformation being perpetuated by the media, the Biden Administration, and advocacy groups," now that the state's six-week abortion restriction is in effect.

  • Arizona’s abortion U-turn points to Republican break from anti-abortion movement

    As support for abortion even in states as red as Kentucky and Kansas grows, the GOP appears to be breaking ranks with the hardlinersIn the two years since the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, the 50-year-long partnership between Republicans and anti-abortion activists has steadily fractured as political backlash to abortion bans has mounted. But perhaps the biggest crack emerged on Wednesday, when Arizona’s Republican-controlled state legislature moved to repeal the state’s 1864...

  • Good Morning, News: Portland State Library Stand-Off, More Urban Alchemy Controversy, and Arizona Replaces Horrible Abortion Ban with Another Horrible Abortion Ban

    by Suzette Smith The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Morning, Portland! Once again we join you from a police perimeter. The morning news might be short today because we're monitoring the PSU library, so stayed...

  • Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?

    South Dakota advocates submitted petitions Wednesday in their effort to amend the state constitution to include the right to abortion, at least under some circumstances. Signatures are also expected to be turned in Friday in Missouri for a ballot measure there. The efforts in both states are part of a movement to put abortion rights questions to voters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and removed the nationwide right to abortion. OUTSPOKEN PRO-ABORTION GOVERNOR GETS SPEAKING...

  • State issues abortion rules

    Tallahassee - With a law now in effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Florida health-care regulators Thursday released emergency rules related to treating medical conditions that pose dangers to the lives of pregnant women or unborn children.

  • Abortions in Arizona: What comes next?

    Arizona's abortion law has been up for debate since the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, leaving the law in the states' hands.

  • How treatment of miscarriages is upending the abortion debate

    For decades, the abortion wars have centered on whether a woman should be able to decide when and if she has a child. But with increasingly strict restrictions on reproductive rights being enacted across the United States, these debates are charting new, unfamiliar territory — medical care for women who have had miscarriages. Up to one in four women who know they are pregnant will miscarry, according to the National Library of Medicine. Although most miscarriages resolve naturally, some require...

  • How treatment of miscarriages is upending the abortion debate

    New abortion restrictions after Roe vs. Wade was overturned, such as an Arizona legal ruling that effectively bans abortions there, are affecting women who miscarry.

  • WNBA to adjust challenge and timeout rules for 2024

    The WNBA will usher in a pair of rule changes for the 2024 season, revising the replay challenge format while also eliminating 20-second timeouts.

  • Florida, Arizona illustrate complicated abortion landscape

    States illustrate complicated landscape (Second column, 7th story, link) Related stories:Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864,Could still be enforced for months

  • Arizona Senate repeals 1864 abortion ban

    The Arizona Senate voted today to repeal the state’s 1864 ban on abortion that could have gone into effect within weeks if not struck down.