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Barring legal challenges, Idaho's law is scheduled to take effect in about a month. It bans most abortions after about six weeks and allows health care providers to be sued.

A clear majority of Americans, including most Republicans, opposes key provisions of the controversial new Texas abortion law, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

Colorado's Proposition 115 could shut down one of the few clinics nationwide that specializes in later abortion.

As we count down to the new year, we asked our readers what they thought were the top political stories of 2021. Here's what they picked.

Oakland County Judge Jacob Cunningham agreed after lawyers for Governor Gretchen Whitmer argued that extinguishing his Monday order would cause chaos around the state.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive on Wednesday telling state agencies not to cooperate with other states or authorities trying to prosecute individuals seeking abortion care.

The vote is an attempt by Democrats to protect abortion rights as states set increasingly restrictive laws. But the bill faces dim prospects in the Senate.

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz told a crowd in Tampa that "nobody wants to impregnate you if you look like a thumb," launching him into an online battle with a teenage activist.

Dr. Alan Braid said that his decision to perform an abortion past the six-week mark earlier this month was a matter of duty.

The measure in Florida comes as Republicans across the country move to tighten access to the procedure.