Dora Juhl, a 15-year-old teenager, walked into Dr. Rosa Goodrich Boido's obstetrical practice in Phoenix in January 1918. Juhl wanted to end her pregnancy.
Abortions happened in Arizona, despite a near-complete abortion ban enacted in 1864. But people also faced penalties for them, including a female doctor who went to prison.
The Supreme Court struggled with the consequences of its 2022 decision ending the nationwide right to abortion in a case pitting the health of women suffering medical emergencies against a state law that bans the procedure.
Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion did not settle the issue.
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion did not settle the issue. One iteration of the…
The U.S. Supreme Court heard its first test on Wednesday of state abortion bans that have been enacted since the court upended the Roe v. Wade constitutional right to abortion. While the current case involves an Idaho abortion ban, the…
As pro- and anti-abortion rights protesters gathered outside, the Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that pits Idaho's strict abortion law against a federal law on emergency treatment. The Washington Post reports that the…
The contentious issue of abortion has returned to the Supreme Court, with the justices on Wednesday weighing a states rights challenge over hospital emergency room access to the procedure.
The Washington Post is monitoring abortion access in the U.S. following the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade. 2022 is a crucial election year in which voters in many states can influence abortion rights through constitutional…
As people gathered at an empanada restaurant in Mesa, Arizona, Susan Anthony urged patrons to sign a petition for a citizen’s initiative that would protect abortion rights. Following a ruling by the state supreme court to potentially ban…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear oral arguments in Moyle v. United States, a consolidated case on whether a federal law allowing for emergency abortion health care at hospitals preempts states' bans on nearly all abortions.…
California Republicans torched Gavin Newsom for his national abortion rights ad Monday while the state faces crises they say requires the Democrat governor's attention.