Authors of color speak out against efforts to ban books on race

(CHICAGO) -- At the American Library Association, annual reports are collected to monitor efforts by parents and political groups to ban books from libraries and schools across the country.Deborah Caldwell-Stone, the director of non-profit ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom, has worked with such reports... Read More.

Texas abortion ban upheld by federal appeals court

(WASHINGTON) -- The most restrictive abortion law in the country will remain in effect, after a federal appeals court sided with Texas on Thursday in an ongoing legal battle with the Department of Justice.The law, known as SB8, bans physicians from providing abortions once... Read More.

Texas clinics resume abortion services after 6-week ban paused

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Hours after a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the most restrictive abortion law in the country, some Texas clinics have resumed providing abortions after a so-called fetal heartbeat is detected.Under SB8, physicians are banned from providing abortions once they detect... Read More.

Texas abortion ban puts spotlight on medication abortions

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Before 1973, fatal "back-alley" and "coat-hanger" procedures in places where abortion was illegal became emblematic of the impact of abortion bans.But in modern times, those images have become obsolete with the use of medication abortion, advocates say.This has become especially relevant... Read More.

DOJ documents impacts of Texas abortion ban in new court filings

(WASHINGTON) -- Women driving hundreds of miles alone for an abortion, clinics overwhelmed with out-of-state patients, providers facing "relentless harassment" from "emboldened vigilante activities," those are some of the impacts detailed by the federal government in new court documents since the most restrictive abortion... Read More.