Supreme Court Abortion

Laura Bassett

39 Years Later, Roe v. Wade Still Under Siege

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.20.2012

On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court voted to protect a woman's right to have an abortion in the early stages of her pregnancy. Before the landmark ...

Supreme Court Ruling Inspires Abortion Foes

The Washington Post | Robert Barnes | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Flood, the 35-year-old speaker of Nebraska's legislature, had a problem: He wanted to stop the state's well-known abortion provider from offering...

Nebraska Abortion Law: Pro-Life Advocates Prepare For Legal Challenge To New Restrictions

AP | NATE JENKINS and TIMBERLY ROSS | Posted 05.25.2011

LINCOLN, Neb. — It's been called a groundbreaking law, but a measure approved in Nebraska last week that changes the rationale for abortion bans...

Elena Kagan Confirmation: Abortion Could Be Key Issue

The Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 05.25.2011

In the hours after President Obama introduced Elena Kagan as his choice for the Supreme Court, there was little talk about her position on abortion, a...

Will Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan Experience Sexist Attacks?

Sam Bennett | Posted 05.25.2011

Sam Bennett

I would bet dollars to donuts that Kagan will be raked over the coals and accused of lacking experience -- simply because she's a woman.