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Judge Temporarily Blocks Mississippi's 15-Week Abortion Ban

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks' gestation—the most restrictive abortion law in the United States.

States With Laws Still on the Books That Would Ban Abortion

Four states—Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota and South Dakota—already have laws designed to prohibit most abortions if the Roe ruling were overturned.

Controversy Roils Around Abortion Clinic

Preacher Flip Benham and his band of anti-abortion protesters from Operation Rescue America descended on Jackson Monday, two days after a pro-abortion rights rally at Jackson Women's Health Organization, or …

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Shy of Votes, House GOP Drops Planned Vote on Abortion Bill

With thousands of anti-abortion protesters in town, Republicans are ready to push legislation through the House designed to please them. But it's not the bill an embarrassed GOP was hoping …

Judge Reeves Blocks Mississippi's 6-Week Abortion Ban: 'Here We Go Again'

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves is temporarily blocking a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.

Texas Abortion Clinics Appeal to Supreme Court

Texas abortion clinics are asking the Supreme Court to take up a major case about abortion rights in the midst of the 2016 presidential campaign.

Protests as Ireland's First Abortion Clinic Opens

The first abortion clinic on the island of Ireland opened Thursday in Belfast, sparking protests by conservatives from both the Catholic and Protestant sides of Northern Ireland.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Clinic Regulations

The Supreme Court struck down Texas' widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics Monday in the court's biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century.

Iowa Court Allows Remote Dispensing of Abortion Pill

The Iowa Supreme Court has struck down a restriction that would have prevented doctors from administering abortion-inducing pills remotely via video teleconferencing, saying it would have placed an undue burden …

US Judge to Consider Blocking New Mississippi Abortion Law

Inside Mississippi's only abortion clinic, administrator Shannon Brewer has been fielding phone calls from women who want to know whether they can still terminate a pregnancy if they think they …

Mississippi Abortion Activists Protest as Justices Weigh Ban

Supporters and opponents of abortion rights rallied, blared music and shouted taunts Wednesday during protests in Mississippi's capital as the state took center stage in a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court …

Miss. a Unique Legal Test for Abortion Regs

The fate of abortion clinics in four southern states falls in the hands of federal appeals courts that are currently hearing cases and deciding on the constitutionality of laws that …

Tenn. Abortion Clinic Closes, Citing New Law

A new Tennessee law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at local hospitals is being blamed for the closure of a longtime Tennessee abortion provider.

Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Bill Advances to Mississippi House

Mississippi lawmakers are inching forward with a proposal that could become one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation.

Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge by Crisis Pregnancy Centers

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a free speech fight over California's attempt to regulate anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers.

State May Shutter Abortion Clinic

The state's only abortion clinic may close soon under a bill poised to become law after both houses of the Legislature approved it last week.

House Bill Seeks to Tighten Abortion Laws

The legislation would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.

Pope: Priests in Holy Year Can Absolve 'Sin of Abortion'

Pope Francis declared on Tuesday he is allowing all priests in the church's upcoming Year of Mercy to absolve women of the "sin of abortion" if they repent with a …

Planned Parenthood: Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic May Shut

Missouri's only abortion clinic could be closed by the end of the week because the state is threatening to not renew its license, Planned Parenthood officials said Tuesday.

Anti-Abortion Preachers Take Aim at Blacks, Women and Jayonce

The rate of abortion in the African American community will hasten the downfall of McDonald's, Beyonce and Jay-Z as well as the black press, said several black clergymen who spoke …