religion and reproductive rights

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ - Associated Press OAXACA, Mexico (AP) — Differences over abortion have pitted one large batch of U.S. states against another — one group imposing sweeping bans, the other…

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's sweeping abortion ban was challenged Thursday by three Jewish women who brought a lawsuit arguing that it violates their religious…

AITKIN, Minn. (AP) — A trial in Minnesota is expected to decide whether a woman's human rights were violated when a pharmacist denied her request in 2019 to fill a prescription for emergency contraception.Andrea Anderson, a…

By SUSAN HAIGH and DAVID CRARY - Associated Press PUTNAM, Conn. (AP) — Even as numerous Republican-governed states push for sweeping bans on abortion, there is a coinciding surge of concern in some…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — “Woman’s Choice,” the sign proclaims in bold pink letters. But despite promising abortion information and free…

The Associated Press is making available the full text of the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the nationwide right to abortion:Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court.Abortion presents a profound moral issue on…