Compared to last year, abortion remains a largely untouched issue by state lawmakers. Constituents on both sides of the debate say they'd like to see more action.
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outside individuals.”
Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban is expected to fall once the new constitutional amendment goes into effect. But there are dozens of other laws on the books regulating abortion.
In recent years, Catholic bishops have spent millions on campaigns to defeat abortion rights measures at the ballot box. This year, they're taking a dramatically different approach.
The Georgia Supreme Court has halted a ruling striking down the state's near-ban on abortions while the state appeals. The law that a judge found unconstitutional criminalizes abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many women realize they're pregnant.
Georgia's Republican attorney general is appealing a judge's ruling that the state's abortion ban is unconstitutional. Attorney General Chris Carr's office is asking the Georgia Supreme Court to reinstate the law that outlaws most abortions after the first six weeks or so of pregnancy while the court considers the state's appeal.
A Georgia judge has struck down the state's abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.
Candi Miller’s family said she didn't visit a doctor “due to the current legislation on pregnancies and abortions.” Maternal health experts deemed her death preventable and blamed Georgia’s abortion ban.
