Abortion
A woman casts her vote at a polling station during a referendum in Gibraltar, Thursday, June, 24, 2021. Gibraltar is holding a referendum on whether to introduce exceptions to the British territory's ban on abortion. Abortion is illegal in Gibraltar, unless it is needed to save the mother's life. Abortion is legally classified as "child destruction" and is punishable by up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Javier Fergo)
Gibraltar approves changes to strict abortion law in ballot

Jun. 25, 2021 04:56 AM EDT

NH lawmakers approve $13.5 billion budget package

By Holly Ramer Jun. 24, 2021 04:36 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican-led New Hampshire Legislature on Thursday passed a two-year state budget that includes not only $13.5 billion in spending...

A woman casts her vote at a polling station during a referendum in Gibraltar, Thursday, June, 24, 2021. Gibraltar is holding a referendum on whether to introduce exceptions to the British territory's ban on abortion. Abortion is illegal in Gibraltar, unless it is needed to save the mother's life. Abortion is legally classified as "child destruction" and is punishable by up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Javier Fergo)
Gibraltar votes on whether to ease its strict abortion law

By Barry Hatton And Sergio Rodrigo Jun. 24, 2021 04:17 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 31, 2021. Editorial: Baseball boondoggle shows why Nutting should sell Pirates Step right...

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press May. 31, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
San Antonio Express-News. May 30, 2021. Editorial: Let’s honor all our fallen: soldiers and virus victims After a year...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Hartford Courant. May 18, 2021. Editorial: The angry, disruptive display at UHart’s commencement over switching to NCAA Division III was...

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2021 01:25 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 19 The Boston Globe on U.S. aid to Israel should...

Tennessee Legislature adjourns for the year

By Kimberlee Kruesi May. 05, 2021 10:13 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers on Wednesday adjourned for the year after spending their final moments slashing how long the unemployed can receive...

Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, right, R-Martinsville, speaks with Senate Minority Leader Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis, during a Senate session on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Supporters of boosting Indiana's cigarette tax expressed frustration Friday after Bray said Senate Republicans would not include the tax increase in their state budget plan being released next week. (AP Photo/Tom Davies)
A glace at key issues during Indiana legislative session

By Tom Davies Apr. 23, 2021 05:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Federal officials have reversed Trump administration restrictions on using human fetal tissue for medical research. The move clears the way for using government money on work that in the past has led to treatments for a variety of diseases, including COVID-19. The changes announced Friday, April 16, 2021 allow government scientists to resume research that uses tissue from elective abortions. Scientists at universities also can now apply for federal grants without getting approval from a special ethics panel for any such work. The changes overturn rules imposed in June 2019. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra determined there were “no new ethical issues that require special review,” so the agency will return to using procedures that had been in place for decades before the Trump policy change in June 2019, a statement from the agency said. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Federal officials reverse limits on fetal tissue research

By Marilynn Marchione Apr. 16, 2021 04:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2019, file photo, a sign is displayed at Planned Parenthood of Utah in Salt Lake City. The Biden administration is beginning to undo a Trump-era ban on clinics referring women for abortions, a policy directive that led to Planned Parenthood leaving the federal family planning program. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Biden begins to undo Trump-era ban on abortion referrals

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Apr. 14, 2021 08:46 AM EDT

FILE - This Sept. 22, 2010 file photo shows bottles of the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the acting head of the Food and Drug Administration said women seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor's office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the latest reversal in ongoing legal battles over use of the medication. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
US agency says women can get abortion pill via mail

By Matthew Perrone Apr. 13, 2021 11:17 AM EDT

Hawaii to allow some nurses to perform abortions

By Audrey Mcavoy Apr. 12, 2021 08:44 PM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — Gov. David Ige on Monday signed legislation that would make Hawaii the latest state to allow some nurses to perform abortions. ...

This April 2021 photo provided by Christina Theriault, a nurse practitioner, shows her at the Maine Family Planning clinic in Presque Isle, Maine. Theriault says her abortion patients are grateful for the convenience and privacy of telemedicine. “Some are in a bad relationship or victim of domestic violence,” she said. “With telemedicine, they can do it without their partner knowing. There’s a lot of relief from them.” (Courtesy Christina Theriault via AP)
Some GOP-led states target abortions done through medication

By David Crary And Iris Samuels Apr. 11, 2021 11:33 AM EDT

Judge temporarily blocks Ohio telemedicine abortion ban

By Julie Carr Smyth Apr. 07, 2021 11:24 AM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has temporarily blocked an Ohio ban on the use of telemedicine for medication abortions as a suit challenging the law's...

Planned Parenthood sues over Ohio telemedicine abortion ban

By Julie Carr Smyth Apr. 02, 2021 10:26 AM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Planned Parenthood has sued to block an Ohio law banning the use of telemedicine for medication abortions as unconstitutional, adding to...

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham hails the Legislature's accomplishments and calls for a special legislative in session in the coming weeks to approval recreational cannabis legalization in Santa Fe, N.M., at the close of a 60-day legislative session on Saturday, March 20, 2021. The Democrat-led Legislature has charted an economic exit from the COVID-19 pandemic and checked off progressive priorities on policing reforms, abortion rights, medical aid in dying and child poverty. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
Legislature delivers virus aid, civil rights; falters on pot

By Morgan Lee And Cedar Attanasio Mar. 20, 2021 11:09 AM EDT

Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Becerra confirmed to shepherd Biden's ambitious health plans

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Mar. 18, 2021 02:04 PM EDT

In this feb. 24, 2021, photo, Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary is taking heat for his defense of abortion rights from a tag team of Republicans looking to define him —and the new administration— as out of the mainstream. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Democrats muscle ahead with Biden's health secretary pick

By Kevin Freking Mar. 11, 2021 01:20 PM EST

In this feb. 24, 2021, photo, Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary is taking heat for his defense of abortion rights from a tag team of Republicans looking to define him —and the new administration— as out of the mainstream. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
GOP takes aim at Biden's health care pick on abortion rights

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar And Thomas Beaumont Mar. 03, 2021 05:38 AM EST