National 6 in 10 U.S. Catholics are in favor of abortion rights, Pew Research report finds Although the Catholic Church officially opposes abortion, the report says there's far greater diversity of opinion among laity in the U.S. Jason DeRose
How Florida and Arizona Supreme Court rulings change the abortion access map How far do women have to travel to access abortion care? An economics professor has been tracking that data since 2009. Interactive maps show how access has changed dramatically since 2021. Selena Simmons-Duffin Hilary Fung
Why anti-abortion advocates are reviving a 19th century sexual purity law The Comstock Act is the latest front in the fight over reproductive rights. Here's what you need to know about the 1873 law and the consequences if it's enforced the way some conservatives would like. Danielle Kurtzleben
National Trump backed a federal abortion ban as president. Now, he says he wouldn't sign one. The former president has a long history of shifting - and at times confusing - stances on abortion rights. Danielle Kurtzleben
'I didn’t want one, but I needed one.' An Idaho mother comes to Washington for an abortion Kayla Smith and her husband were excited to expand their family when they learned that they would be having a baby boy. They already picked the name, Brooks. Natalie Akane Newcomb
National How states giving rights to fetuses could set up a national case on abortion Fetal personhood made headlines recently when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are "extrauterine children." The ruling raised questions across the country about fetal personhood. Regan McCarthy
World France is about to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution France is holding a historic joint session of parliament to enshrine the right to an abortion in its constitution, making it the first country to do so. Eleanor Beardsley
National Montana judge declares 3 laws restricting abortion unconstitutional The decision cited a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the state Constitution's right to privacy includes a woman's right to abortion access. Shaylee Ragar
National Missouri advocates gather signatures for abortion legalization, but GOP hurdle looms Missouri has one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Abortion rights supporters have until May to gather over 171,000 signatures to have the issue appear before voters this fall. Jason Rosenbaum
