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Ohio Right To Life Changes Its Process For Making Endorsements

Candidates for political office in Ohio who want to be endorsed by the state’s largest organization opposing abortion will have to meet new criteria.

Report From Pro-Choice Group Criticizes 'Crisis Pregnancy Centers'

There are more than 140 centers throughout Ohio that offer services to help women who are dealing with unintended pregnancies. Advocates for abortion…

A balloon put up by supporters of a six-week abortion ban outside the Ohio Statehouse in 2012.

Ohio AG Dave Yost files paperwork to put 'heartbeat' law in place immediately

Attorney General Dave Yost asked for the hold on the law to be lifted immediately since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health says there's no constitutional right to abortion.

Supreme Court Issues Two Major Rulings

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Trump administration's travel ban. It also struck down California rules that forced crisis pregnancy centers to disclose their anti-abortion rights policies.

Gov. Mike DeWine, center, speaks between Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof, left, and Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder during the Ohio State of the State address at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

Ohio Democrats Question Time Spent On 'Heartbeat Bill' Instead Of Budget

Ohio is operating on temporary funding since lawmakers failed to pass a new two-year state budget by the constitutionally-mandated June 30 deadline. The…

Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister delivers a report on Epic Charter Schools during a news conference June 21, 2022, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma's Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt and Democratic challenger Hofmeister have massive fundraising advantages over their opponents heading into the primary.

In Oklahoma, former Republican Joy Hofmeister will face Gov. Kevin Stitt in November

In Oklahoma, state Superintendent Joy Hofmeister left the GOP to run against Gov. Kevin Stitt who fiercely opposes abortion rights, defends gun rights and is endorsed by former President Trump.

Abortion rights supporters cheer in Overland Park, Kansas, on Aug. 2 as the proposed Kansas constitutional amendment removing the right to an abortion fails.

In Kansas and Arizona, voters defy expectations to chart their own course

People bristle and resist when told what they can or cannot do. We knew this about guns, vaccinations and masks. And we are seeing some of that with regard to abortion rights, even in red states.

Pro-choice activists protest at the Ohio Statehouse in 2016.

Ohio Legislature Reintroduces Heartbeat Bill

A controversial abortion bill that Governor Kasich vetoed at the end of last year has been reintroduced in the Ohio legislature. The so-called ...

Said Sen. Charles Schumer of an abortion memo by Samuel Alito: ''These latest revelations cast serious doubt on whether Judge Alito can be at all objective on the right to privacy and a woman's right to choose." He met with Alito earlier this month.

Alito Documents: 'We Disagree With Roe v. Wade'

New documents shed more light on Judge Samuel Alito's views on the landmark 1972 Supreme Court decision that established a woman's constitutional right to obtain an abortion.

The Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, D.C., on August 9, 2022.

DOJ's reproductive rights group is watching for state changes that violate federal law

The Justice Department is leading an effort to monitor changes in state law after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.

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