Abortion

Planned Parenthood holding ‘Show up for Abortion Justice rally’ at State House

The rally it taking place as a Senate Medical Affairs Committee holds a hearing on a proposed abortion bill

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Happening outside the State House Wednesday, Planned Parenthood holding a rally for what they’re calling  ‘Abortion Justice’. The rally is taking place on the State House steps, as a Senate Medical Affairs Committee holds a hearing on a proposed abortion bill, in the Gressette Building. Planned Parenthood is suing South Carolina over the Fetal Heartbeat law, which…

House votes to restore abortion access nationwide

Washington update on House vote

WASHINGTON (AP) – The House has voted to restore abortion access nationwide. It’s Democrats’ first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion. But the House bill approved Friday has little chance of becoming law, with the necessary support lacking in the 50-50 Senate. But the vote marks the beginning of a new era…

U.S. Lawmakers debate Abortion Bill

Lawmakers calling up a bill to ensure women can cross state lines to get an abortion without consequences

ABC NEWS– Weeks after Roe v Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, Democratic Senators pushing legislation to protect women’s reproductive rights. Lawmakers calling up a bill to ensure women can cross state lines to get an abortion without consequences, after a 10 year old rape victim had to seek abortion care in another state. ABC’s Reena Roy has the…

AP: Planned Parenthood sues over 6-week abortion ban in S.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) –Abortion access advocates have filed a lawsuit in South Carolina to block the state’s law banning abortion around six weeks. It’s the latest installment of a long legal battle over the so-called fetal heartbeat bill. Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed the law last year but a federal judge blocked it after a Planned Parenthood lawsuit. Earlier this…

Biden signs order on abortion access after high court ruling

By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller and Chris Megerian (AP)

The actions he outlined are intended to mitigate some potential penalties women seeking abortion may face after the ruling but are limited in their ability to safeguard access to abortion nationwide. Biden acknowledged the limitations facing his office, saying it would require an act of Congress to restore access to abortion in the more than a dozen states where strict limits or total bans have gone into effect in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling.