Utah Republicans aim to enshrine the notion of "fetal pain" into state law with a measure requiring abortion providers to anesthetize a fetus before abortion care.
State Sen. Laura Woods was a sponsor of a so-called personhood bill that would give legal rights to a fetus, effectively outlawing abortion in Colorado.
A ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court that a medication abortion ban did not violate the state constitution breathes life into a measure blocked since 2014.
Plus: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death will continue to affect numerous court cases; crisis pregnancy centers still don't promote patient health; a gender discrimination lawsuit at a major newspaper; and more.
The case spotlighted Colorado’s “Unlawful Termination of Pregnancy Act,” which allows prosecutors to charge people with additional penalties for assaulting a pregnant person.
The measure requires abortion providers to turn over fetal remains to the patient upon request and obligates the state to issue fetal death certificates in cases of miscarriage.
A brief filed on behalf of individuals affected by efforts to block the contraception benefit in the Affordable Care Act details what's at stake should the Supreme Court rule against the Obama administration's religious accommodation.