Fresno City Council members joined Planned Parenthood officials and a faith leader on Tuesday in northeast Fresno to urge the community's continued support for reproductive rights and access to abortions. The "Powered by Pink" bus tour, which kicked off in Sacramento on Saturday, made its first official stop for...
Overturning Roe v. Wade Wouldn’t Turn Back Clock to 1973
A wave of state abortion bans has set off speculation: What would happen if Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing abortion rights nationwide, were overturned?Although far from a certainty, even with increased conservative clout on the Supreme Court, a reversal of Roe would mean abortion policy would revert to the...
Federal Lawsuit Filed to Block Alabama’s New Abortion Ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to block an Alabama law that outlaws almost all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions on the procedure. The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood filed the lawsuit on behalf of...