Century-Old State Laws Could Determine Where Abortion Is Legal
Abortion has become or will soon become illegal in more than a dozen states whose legislatures had passed so-called trigger laws, allowing for bans shortly after the Supreme Court decision…
How G.O.P. Support for Decriminalizing Abortion Faded Over Decades
An abortion decision long in the making Few can imagine it today, but on the eve of the Roe v. Wade ruling in 1973, more Republicans than Democrats supported decriminalizing…
Abortion Ruling Poses New Questions About How Far Supreme Court Will Go
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to end the constitutional right to abortion concluded one battle for now but immediately posed another far-reaching question: whether the judicial ground…
Kavanaugh Gave Private Assurances on Roe v. Wade. Collins Says He ‘Misled’ Her.
WASHINGTON — During a two-hour meeting in her Senate office with the Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh on Aug. 21, 2018, Senator Susan Collins of Maine pressed him hard…
Where Can Young Children Get Vaccinated for Covid-19?
While the majority of big pharmacy chains are giving Covid vaccines starting at age 3, some are not. Publix and Kroger, for example, are offering shots starting at age 5.…
Jim Obergefell and L.G.B.T.Q. Groups Warn That Abortion Ruling Could Impact Other Rights
Advocates for L.G.B.T.Q. rights on Friday sounded the alarm over Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurring opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, calling it a potential assault on the legal doctrine protecting a…
Thousands Gather in N.Y.C. to Protest After Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade
Nearby, sitting in a tree above the crowd, Kate Coiro, 23 held a sign that read, “You can’t be pro-gun and pro-life,” in reference to a Supreme Court decision the…
How the Senators Negotiating a Gun Bill Found Consensus
WASHINGTON — Inside a pink-hued hideaway office in the basement of the Capitol last month, Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, did something unusual for the start of a…
Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Roils Midterm Elections
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade on Friday catapulted the explosive battle over abortion rights into the center of several marquee midterm races, turning…
Roe v. Wade Decision Prompts Closures and Confusion at Abortion Clinics
The Supreme Court’s decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion unleashed waves of confusion, panic and resignation for doctors and women across the country as they tried to understand a…