A federal appeals panel on Thursday upheld a Texas law that has forced several abortion
clinics in the state to shut down, saying the law did not pose an''undue burden''on women's …

The Supreme Court's 1973 decision of Roe v. Wade, 1 which held that women have a
federal constitutional right to an abortion, has generated considerable controversy. The …

The images have become too frequent on the evening news: activists on both sides of the
issue clashing over the right to an abortion, or lack thereof. Commentators voice their …

Abortion regulation was a matter exclusively for state legislatures until 1973, when the
United States Supreme Court brought medically indicated abortions within the protection of …

Abortion is the most divisive issue in American society today, but that is not unique because
the issue troubles many other Western countries as well. Acrimonious debate has ensued in …

ROY LUCAS*: I think the interest of the ABA in sponsoring this program, which never would
have been sponsored five years ago, is illustrative of the widespread nationwide interest in …

As the nation's post-Roe chapter begins and the legal battle shifts to the states, here are key
facts about Americans' views on abortion.

The US Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and its progeny, removing
any federal law protection of the right to an abortion. However, numerous state supreme …

If the Supreme Court had never stepped into the abortion debate, it may have been likely
that the European experience would have been replicated here, she said. But, she added, in …