Abortion rights

NBC News projects that Ohio voters have passed Issue 1, yet another win for abortion-rights supporters at the ballot box after the fall of Roe v. Wade.

In Pittsburgh, a hotly contested election for county executive is turning into a battle over national issues. Adding to the intrigue is a fierce battle for district attorney.

Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalized abortion nationwide in September, but reproductive rights advocates grapple with the challenge of “social decriminalization.”

Businessman Bernie Moreno and other Republican politicians in Ohio have tried to turn public support away from the Issue 1 ballot measure facing voters Tuesday.

The move to try to advance the nominations, including for the Marine Corps' second-in-command, comes after the hospitalization of Commandant Eric Smith.

Supporters of an abortion rights measure on the ballot Tuesday say that while public polling is on their side, there are some warning signs that make them nervous.

Since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, candidates and measures backing abortion rights have won in every election, including in Kentucky. Democrats hope to repeat the victory.

They say the 2024 ballot measure has importance beyond the state because the Southeast region has some of country's most restrictive abortion laws.

Ohioans will be voting on Issue 1, a pro-abortion-rights ballot measure, in November. But just a few months ago, they voted on an Issue 1 that was pushed by anti-abortion groups.

Almost 6.7 million Latinas of reproductive age live in the 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortions, according to a new analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.

Ken Paxton is suing Yelp over a notice that said crisis pregnancy centers "typically provide limited medical services." Yelp says it's protected free speech.