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Roe v. Wade

US President Joe Biden arrives at the White House from Camp David, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
July 29, 2024, 3:01 pm
In long-shot move, Biden unveils plans to reform US Supreme Court
US president calls for constitutional amendment to reverse ruling backing Trump’s claims of presidential immunity, and to set term limits for top court’s justices
By Danny Kemp
Illustrative: Lab staff prepare small petri dishes, each holding several 1-7 day old embryos, for cells to be extracted from each embryo to test for viability at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute's in-vitro fertilization (IVF) laboratory, in Houston, Texas, February 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
July 2, 2024, 9:16 am
Kentucky court rejects Jewish women’s challenge to state’s abortion laws
Judge says non-pregnant plaintiffs don’t have standing to argue post-Roe v. Wade limitations on in-vitro fertilization infringe on their religious freedom
By Jackie Hajdenberg
New York State Assemblyman George Michaels (D-Auburn) holds his head after changing his vote to 'yes' on a 1970 bill that gave New York the most liberal abortion law in the country, April 9, 1970. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images via JTA)
December 10, 2023, 5:01 pm
Film tells story of Jewish Democrat who sacrificed career to pass abortion rights law
‘Deciding Vote’ brings new attention to decisive yet little-remembered decision by George Michaels to tip scales in favor of legislation that led to 1973 adoption of Roe v. Wade
By julia GERGELY
Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition Policy Conference in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
June 24, 2023, 8:04 pm
Mike Pence calls for federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks
On first anniversary of Dobbs decision, Republican candidates seek to differentiate themselves from Trump
By Will Weissert and Michelle L. Price
Sheila Katz, CEO of National Council of Jewish Women, speaking at an interfaith rally in front of the Supreme Court on January 18, 2023. (Courtesy of NCJW)
January 22, 2023, 4:41 pm
50 years after Roe v. Wade, fight for choice turns into battle for religious freedom
After a 2022 decision to overturn the longstanding right to abortion, religious women’s groups unite in protesting laws reflecting a Christian-centric view on when life begins
By Cathryn J. Prince
Nancy Davis (WAFB screenshot)
August 21, 2022, 6:15 am
Hospital denies abortion to Louisiana woman whose 10-week-old fetus missing a skull
36-year-old hires lawyer after medical center refused to conduct procedure because acrania not on list of exceptions to ban; so she’s forced to cross state lines for operation
By ToI Staff and AFP
A pedestrian walks in front of a new logo and the name 'Meta' on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on October 28, 2021. (Justin Sullivan/ Getty Images North America/ AFP/ File)
August 10, 2022, 11:42 am
Facebook turned over messages to Nebraska cops ahead of teen, mom abortion charges
Social media giant provided police with data leading to additional indictment for mother and daughter, then aged 17, who induced termination and buried fetus in field
By Josh Funk
Abortion-rights protesters fill Indiana Statehouse corridors and cheer outside legislative chambers, August 5, 2022, as lawmakers vote to concur on a near-total abortion ban, in Indianapolis. (AP/Arleigh Rodgers)
August 6, 2022, 5:44 am
Indiana first US state to approve abortion ban post Roe ruling
Republican-run state legislature passes new bill restricting access to reproductive rights; measure now goes to Gov. Eric Holcomb, who has not indicated whether he will sign it
By Arleigh Rodgers
Field organizer Jae Grey places signs on the podium before the pro-choice Kansas for Constitutional Freedom primary election watch party in Overland Park, Kansas, August 2, 2022. (Dave Kaup/AFP)
August 3, 2022, 10:53 am
Kansas votes to maintain abortion rights, in first test since Roe v. Wade overturned
Biden hails result and urges Congress to pass a bill permitting abortion on a federal level; referendum draws high turnout, similar to that for a general election
By Caitlin WILSON
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by female House Democrats, speaks at an event ahead of a House vote on the Women's Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
July 16, 2022, 7:32 am
US House passes bills to protect abortion access, Senate approval unlikely
Move comes weeks after Supreme Court ruled that individual states can ban or restrict procedure; bill would protect women who travel out of state for abortions
By AFP
Dr. Noya Rimalt, a University of Haifa law professor at the forefront of Israel's battle for full reproductive freedom (Courtesy)
July 15, 2022, 2:24 pm
Podcast: Law prof. looks at Roe vs. Wade and woman’s right to choose in Israel
Dr. Noya Rimalt, a University of Haifa law professor, discusses Israel’s legal path toward reproductive freedom
By ToI Staff
Members of the crowd holding signs that read 'This is not a game,'and 'B”H (Thank God) for Abortion' at a pro-abortion rights rally organized by the National Council of Jewish Women in Washington, DC, May 17, 2022. (Julia Gergely)
July 15, 2022, 6:08 am
Groups launched to help Jewish couples with IVF face uncertainty after Roe reversal
Organizations providing fertility services must navigate carefully when Jewish law seeks to protect the mother’s life but contravenes local statutes prohibiting abortion
By Jackie Hajdenberg
US President Joe Biden on a bike ride in Gordons Pond State Park in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, July 10, 2022. (AP Photo/ Andrew Harnik)
July 10, 2022, 10:04 pm
Biden mulls health emergency on abortions, calls US Supreme Court ‘out of control’
President urges people to ‘keep protesting’ overturning of Roe v. Wade; White House official Jen Klein has said declaring health emergency isn’t a ‘great option’
By Agencies
US President Joe Biden signs an executive order on abortion access while US Vice President Kamala Harris (left), Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (second from right), and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco look on at an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, July 8, 2022. (AP/Evan Vucci)
July 8, 2022, 10:55 pm
Biden signs executive order to soften effects of Supreme Court abortion ruling
President’s move aims to mitigate potential penalties, protect privacy of women forced to cross state lines to get procedure; he admits he has limited ability to take action
By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller and CHRIS MEGERIAN
File: Dorit Beinish speaks in Jaffa, on November 9, 2021 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 2, 2022, 6:07 pm
After US rulings, Israeli ex-chief justice warns against politicizing judicial picks
Dorit Beinisch says Israel should be wary of judges being indebted to lawmakers; says shouldn’t copy American legal system ‘built on other social problems and other balances’
By ToI Staff
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