abortion

A new hotline and website will provide information on abortion access, ranging from insurance coverage to transportation

Connecticut launched a website and telephone hotline on Friday designed to link people seeking abortions with resources in the state.

In the first test of its kind since the Dobbs ruling, Kansas voters have decided not to amend the state constitution, keeping abortion legal in the state — for now.

CVS Health is asking pharmacists in some states to verify that a few of the prescriptions they provide will not be used end a pregnancy. A spokesman said Thursday that the drugstore chain recently started doing this for methotrexate and misoprostol, two drugs used in medication abortions but also to treat other conditions.

On this episode of Audacious, ten people talk about why they had an abortion, how they feel about it now, and how they felt when Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Informal offers to host people seeking abortions have sprung up on social media since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, but so have stern warnings not to accept — or volunteer — such help.

Wary of political fallout, GOP leaders didn't direct members to hold the party line against the bill and dozens of Republicans joined Democrats in passing it. But it will likely stall in the Senate.

Connecticut Democrats in Washington are all aligned on the same priority: protecting access to abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. But some in the delegation see different paths to securing those protections.

Dita Bhargava, one of three Democrats competing for state treasurer in a sleepy midsummer primary, made a grab for voter attention Tuesday with a television commercial asserting the next treasurer can play a role fighting the loss of reproductive rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

After the recent Supreme Court decision to end the constitutional right to abortion, 'aunties' are banding together to offer help with transportation or a place to stay for people traveling to states like Connecticut where abortion is still legal.