A woman reevaluates her anti-abortion rights views after adopting a child
A therapist in the Chicago area once wanted most abortions to be illegal. Adopting a child from an unwanted pregnancy changed her view.
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In N.Y.'s primary, 2 Democrats and 4 Republicans are running to oust Gov. Hochul
Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a full term after succeeding Andrew Cuomo who resigned last year. If elected in November, she would be the first woman chosen by voters as New York's governor.
Around the nation, demonstrators show support for abortion rights
As nearly two dozen states move to ban or restrict access to abortion following Friday's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights protests continued across the country.
How conservatives worked for decades to fill courts with anti-abortion rights judges
NPR's Michel Martin talks with author David Kaplan about how that led to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
Texas law student talks about her current and future fight for abortion rights
NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks to Nikita Mhatre, co-president of a student chapter of the advocacy group If/When/How, about students mobilizing for abortion rights.
Answering immediate questions on abortion rights after the Supreme Court decision
NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Mary Ziegler of the UC Davis School of Law about uncertainties and likely legal battles in post-Roe America.
Texas has banned almost all abortions — but it's taken decades
Nine years ago, state Sen. Wendy Davis stopped a vote on a bill that would have forced Texas abortion facilities to close. Now abortions will soon be illegal in the state with few exceptions.
'Roe v. Wade' repeal raises questions about other constitutional rights
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Melissa Murray, law professor at NYU, about the possible implications of the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade for other constitutional rights.
Measuring the effectiveness of gun laws
Following the passage of the first gun control measures in decades, NPR's Michel Martin asks Columbia Law professor Jeffrey Fagan about how the impact of firearms laws can be measured.
Biden signs gun safety bill into law
The president's signing comes just over a month after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two adults.