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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Alliant Energy Center on Sept. 20 in Madison, Wis. Harris spoke to a capacity crowd of 10,500 during the event.

Harris says she would support ending the filibuster to bring back Roe v. Wade

Harris said that as president she would support eliminating the filibuster in the U.S. Senate to bring back federal protections for a woman's right to an abortion.

The future of abortion, always a contentious issue, is up at the Supreme Court on Dec. 1. Arguments are planned challenging <em>Roe v. Wade</em> and <em>Planned Parenthood v. Casey</em>, the court's major decisions over the last half-century that guarantee a woman's right to an abortion nationwide.

As the Supreme Court considers Roe v. Wade, a look at how abortion became legal

Abortion did not become illegal in most states until the mid to late 1800s. But by the 1960s, abortion, like childbirth, had become a safe procedure when performed by a doctor.

An abortion-rights protester holds up a sign during a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court on Saturday in Washington, D.C. Less than a week since the leaked draft of the Court's potential decision to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade,</em> protesters on both sides of the abortion debate continue to demonstrate in front of the building which has been fortified by a temporary fence.

Abortion providers and advocates experience déjà vu as Roe v. Wade is threatened

Two abortion providers and an abortion support group leader share how they are preparing for a potential overturning of Roe v. Wade after the recent leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion.

#MeToo graffiti was discovered scrawled onto the leg of the woman being kissed in Sarasota's "Unconditional Surrender" statue.

#MeToo Graffiti Scrubbed From Sarasota V-J Day Kissing Statue

A towering statue depicting the famed embrace between a sailor and a woman in white, celebrating the end of World War II, has become an unwelcome symbol of assault to some.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh meets Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 11, 2018.

Ohio Republicans Sign Letter Urging Supreme Court To Reconsider 'Roe v. Wade'

Most of Ohio’s Republican Congressional delegation has signed a letter urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider, and possibly overturn, the landmark…

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Author Of Alabama Restrictive Abortion Bill Wants To Revisit Roe V. Wade Decision

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a legislation that bans abortion in almost all cases. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Eric Johnston, Alabama Pro-Life Coalition president, who wrote the bill.

Broad & High Presents: The Castros

A challenge to an Indiana law that would outlaw abortion if the woman is seeking it for sex selection or because the fetus could be disabled is headed to the Supreme Court.

If High Court Reverses Roe v. Wade, 22 States Likely To Ban Abortion

What would the U.S. look like without Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide? That’s the question now that President Donald Trump...

Nine years ago Donovan Atterberry's girlfriend became pregnant, but a lethal chromosomal disorder was detected. She chose to terminate the pregnancy, and Atterberry says "it changed my whole perspective ... on bodily autonomy and things of that nature." He's now an organizer for New Voices for Reproductive Justice, which advocates for Black womens' health care, including access to abortion.

The end of Roe v. Wade has huge economic implications for male partners, too

Research is more limited, but shows that men who become parents younger than planned are less likely to go to college and have lower earnings.

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