One in four US women will have an abortion in their lifetime

As the battle over abortion continues to rage in the courts and American politics, a new report estimates that one in every four U.S. women will undergo the procedure during their lifetime. Read More

US maternal mortality rate declines, but disparities remain, new CDC data shows

After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, rates decreased significantly in 2022, according to a new report from the US Centers for ... Read More

Rate of sterilizations in US jumped after overturning of Roe v Wade, study shows

Another research letter in Jama Internal Medicine found that more than 65,000 US rape victims could not get an abortion in ... among the worst rates in the nation. The new research letter was ... Read More

New Poll Reveals Real Dividing Line Between Abortion Supporters and Opponents

Across nearly every faith and in all but five states, most Americans support at least some access to abortion, says a massive new poll. Read More

Abortion News

The case, which could reverberate beyond Idaho to over a dozen other states with abortion bans, is the second time in less than a month that the justices have heard an abortion case. The almost ... Read More

Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked

The status of abortion in states across the country has changed constantly, with lawmakers passing measures and courts ruling on challenges to them. Read More

How Far Trump Would Go

When one nudges me to wrap up the interview, I bring up the many former Cabinet officials who refuse to endorse Trump this time. Some have publicly warned that he poses a danger to the Republic. Why ... Read More

World News

By Megan Specia Haiti’s Police Are ‘Begging for Help’ in Battle Against Ruthless Gangs The United States is rushing ... a poison gas widely used during World War I, against Ukrainian forces ... Read More

Froma Harrop: Did legalized abortion lead to lower crime rates?

Thus, the per capita murder rate was much higher among the Black-on-Black contingent. "Pro-life" groups have long made the case that abortion is itself racist. They cite eugenicists from early last ... Read More

Religious Landscape Study

Views about abortion among adults who say religion ... groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire. Learn More: Legal in all/most ... Read More

New Study Calculates Climate Change's Economic Bite Will Hit About $38 Trillion a Year by 2049

New Study Calculates Climate Change's Economic Bite Will Hit About $38 Trillion a Year by 2049 Climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a ... Read More