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Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin, left, and Mayor Justin Bibb speak with media at an April news conference outside the Justice Center.

Cleveland leaders pledge to avoid abortion prosecutions, fund out-of-state travel

The announcement is the latest move by a local Democratic official to support abortion access and minimize prosecution under the state’s six-week abortion ban, which went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month.

Protesters make their way to the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda during a march to support overturning Wisconsin's near total ban on abortion on Jan. 22 in Madison, Wis.

In its first ad of the 2024 cycle, Planned Parenthood pins GOP candidates on abortion

As Republicans take the debate stage in Milwaukee, Planned Parenthood is launching ads on social media and streaming services quoting their positions on abortion.

Supreme Court Concludes Session With Decision On Texas Abortion Law

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Nina Totenberg and Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog about all the happenings this past session and the lack of a ninth justice on the court.

Georgian filmmaker embedded in a birth clinic for a year to make abortion drama

Dea Kulumbegashvili embedded for a year inside a maternity clinic for her new film, April, about an obstetrician in rural Georgia, as the country faces increased abortion restrictions.

A large balloon in support of the Heartbeat Bill flies outside the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, in June 2012. More than four years later, the measure, which would ban abortions as soon as six weeks after conception, has passed the Legislature — after being folded into a widely supported child abuse bill.

Ohio Legislature Moves To Ban Abortion As Early As 6 Weeks After Conception

At six weeks after conception, many women still don't know they are pregnant. Similar laws have been struck down in other states, but supporters hope for a different outcome in a Trump administration.

A report published late Monday alleges that GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker, who has vehemently opposed abortion rights, paid for an abortion for his girlfriend in 2009. He called the accusation a "flat-out lie."

Republican Party stands by Herschel Walker as he denies he paid for an abortion

The chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee is standing behind the Georgia U.S. Senate candidate following a report alleging that Walker paid for his girlfriend's abortion in 2009.

Democrat Tim Ryan and Republican J.D. Vance, in a lighter moment at the first of two planned debates — this one at the studios of Fox 8 News in Cleveland.

How abortion and immigration are shaping Ohio’s U.S. Senate race

Issues like abortion and immigration play key roles as Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance try to reach their base.

Activists both supporting and opposing abortion rights gathered in front of the the Supreme Court during the March for Life on Jan. 19.

Young People More Likely To Shift Toward Supporting Abortion Rights, Poll Finds

The generational divide uncovered by a survey from the Public Religion Research Institute may be linked to changing attitudes about religion.

State Rep. John Becker (R-Union Twp) in the Ohio House.

Ohio Bill Automatically Bans Abortions If Supreme Court Overturns 'Roe V. Wade'

A conservative Ohio lawmaker is introducing legislation that would automatically ban abortion in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the…

Ohio House budget changes abortion reporting requirements to get more patient information

The requirements call for a dashboard that will give immediate information about abortions being performed in Ohio.

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