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Where do Harris and Trump stand on abortion?
It’s been clear ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022 that abortion would be one of the key issues of the 2024 presidential campaign — but where do Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump stand? Yahoo News Politics Reporter Andrew Romano explains how Harris and Trump would deal with the issue if they are elected in November.
DNC 2024: Harris receives vocal reaction to her remarks on Israel-Hamas war
Vice President Kamala Harris received an emphatic response from the crowd when she addressed the Israel-Hamas war, calling for a hostage deal, a cease-fire and acknowledging the human suffering in Gaza as well as Israel's right to defend itself.
DNC 2024: Walz shares family struggle with infertility
During his speech at the Democratic National Convention, vice presidential nominee Tim Walz described the experience that he and his wife had in dealing with infertility when trying to start a family. "It took Gwen and I years, but we had access to infertility treatments. And when our daughter was born, we named her Hope," said Walz. "I'm letting you in on how we started a family because this is a big part of what this election is about: freedom," he added.
DNC 2024: Hadley Duvall shares traumatic history to defend abortion rights
Kentucky resident Hadley Duvall took to the stage Monday night to share ?her traumatic pregnancy experience and defend abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.? Earlier this year, Duvall wrote an op-ed in the Louisville Courier Journal describing how, when she was 12 years old, she was raped by her stepfather and discovered she was pregnant from the abuse.
Supreme Court rules that ER doctors can perform abortions in Idaho, confirming draft accidentally posted online
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that emergency room doctors in Idaho can now perform emergency abortions in certain situations in Idaho, despite the state's near-total ban on abortion.
Voters turn out when abortion is on the ballot. Here are the states to watch this November.
Monday marks two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal right to abortion, returning the issue to individual states. This November, several states will ask voters to weigh in on whether or not to preserve reproductive freedom in their state constitutions. Here's what to watch.
Marking 2 years since the Dobbs decision, Harris calls it a 'full-on assault' on reproductive freedom, points finger at Trump for overturning Roe
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in College Park, Md., marking two years since the Dobbs decision in which the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Harris said it led to a "full-on assault, state by state, on reproductive freedom" and blamed former President Donald Trump, saying that he takes credit for it.
Arizona's governor signs repeal of near-total abortion ban. But the procedure still may not be available there this summer. Here's why.
On Thursday, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs repealed a controversial Civil War-era abortion ban that banned abortions except when necessary to save the mother’s life. However, the repeal will not take effect immediately. Here's what that means for women trying to access abortion in Arizona now.
Harris calls Florida's new 6-week abortion ban 'the new reality under a Trump abortion ban'
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Florida, where a six-week abortion ban took effect on Wednesday. Delivering her remarks in Jacksonville, Harris blamed former President Donald Trump for the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 and said the state’s new, more restrictive law is “the new reality under a Trump abortion ban.”
McConnell stands by Trump immunity stance, criticizes Tucker Carlson's 'destructive' rhetoric
University leaders need to "control" pro-Palestinian protestors, the Senator said.
Biden blames Trump for 'nightmare' after Supreme Court struck down Roe
Campaigning in Florida, where a six-week abortion ban is expected to take effect on May 1, President Biden blamed former President Donald Trump for the “nightmare” of individual state laws restricting access to abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Poll: Growing majority of Americans want Congress to restore Roe v. Wade protections nationwide
Could abortion policy be the deciding factor in the 2024 election? A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows a full 54% of Americans (and 56% of registered voters) now want Congress to pass “a law that keeps abortion as legal and accessible as it was nationwide under Roe v. Wade,” — the highest level of public support for making Roe the “law of the land” since Yahoo News and YouGov started asking about the issue in spring 2022. Yahoo News National Correspondent Andrew Romano breaks down the numbers and their potential impact on the presidential election.
Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Growing majority of Americans want Congress to restore Roe v. Wade protections
A new poll found a full 54% of Americans now want Congress to pass “a law that keeps abortion as legal and accessible as it was nationwide under Roe v. Wade."
Harris blames Trump for state abortion bans that have taken effect since overturning of Roe
Speaking in Tucson, Ariz., on Friday, days after the state’s Supreme Court upheld an 1864 near-total abortion ban, Vice President Kamala Harris told a crowd that the bans taking effect across the country are because of then-President Donald Trump’s appointment of three justices to the U.S. Supreme Court who helped decide to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Understanding Arizona's Civil War-era abortion law
On April 9, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to uphold a Civil War-era law that will ban nearly all abortions in the state. Yahoo News explains where the law came from, how it has come back and why both Democratic and Republican leaders are calling for it to be repealed.
Arizona Democrats shout 'Shame on you!' in the House after debate on abortion law is shut down
Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives cried "Shame on you!" and "Call the vote!" on Wednesday after Republicans stopped debate on the repeal of an 1864 abortion law, a near-total abortion ban, that the state's Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday.
Trump says Arizona Supreme Court decision on abortion went too far
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday in Atlanta, former President Donald Trump said Tuesday's decision by the Arizona Supreme Court went too far. Trump predicted that officials in the state would "bring it back into reason." The court's ruling upheld an abortion law from 1864 that bans nearly all abortions.
Arizona’s Supreme Court ruled that a 160-year-old abortion ban can be enforced. Here's what the ruling means.
The Arizona Supreme Court has upheld a Civil War-era law banning abortions with one exception. Here's what that means for women in the state.
Trump vs. Biden on abortion: What they've done as president — and what they plan to do next
It’s been clear ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022 that abortion would be one of the key issues of the 2024 presidential campaign — but where do President Biden and former President Donald Trump stand? November’s election will be the first since 1892 to feature two presidents — one former, one current — competing as the major party nominees. As a result, this year’s candidates already have extensive White House records to compare and contrast. Yahoo News National Correspondent Andrew Romano presents a guide on how the candidates' stances changed over the years, what they’ve done as president and what they want to do next.
Meta and Google face claims of restricting reproductive health ads and fueling misinformation
A new report claims Meta and Google have banned educational reproductive health ads, allowed misinformation to fester and hosted conspiracies.
Abortion rates in the U.S. at their highest in a decade, finds new report. Here's what to know.
More than 1 million abortions occurred in 2023, a new report found. The rise was driven by medication abortions.
More people are getting abortions, new study says. This Arizona lawmaker is going to have one too.
Arizona state Sen. Eva Burch announced that she was getting an abortion at the end of a legislative session, representing a growing number of people getting abortions, according to a new study.
Will Alabama's IVF ruling hurt Republicans in 2024?
Reproductive rights were already a major liability for the GOP before the state's Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered "children."
These women live in red states. Here's how their fertility decisions have been affected post-Roe.
"I can’t with good conscience stay," one woman who suffered a miscarriage says of living in Texas.
Florida Supreme Court to decide if abortion protections will appear on November ballot
The Florida Supreme Court has until April 1 to decide whether a proposed amendment to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution can appear on the ballot in November, following a hearing on Wednesday. Here’s what happened and what’s next.
Living in states with abortion trigger laws associated with higher rates of anxiety, depression after Roe was overturned, new study finds
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, women of reproductive age living in states with abortion trigger laws saw an increase in anxiety and depression, according to a new study.