abortion

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has vetoed legislation that would have effectively outlawed abortion in the state by making it a felony for doctors to perform the procedure.

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HOUSTON (AP) — Opponents of abortion have held a prayer rally outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Houston as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the constitutionality of a Texas law regulating abortion clinics.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury investigating Planned Parenthood has indicted two anti-abortion activists who covertly shot videos of the organization.

FALLBROOK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say two well-developed human fetuses, apparently twins, were found dead along a road near a San Diego County church.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri women seeking abortions will face one of the nation's most stringent waiting periods, after state lawmakers overrode the governor's veto to enact a 72-hour delay that has no exception for rape or incest.

DANVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to prison for helping to end her teen daughter's pregnancy by giving her pills purchased online.

A bill in the Texas legislature that would impose some of the strongest restrictions on abortion in the country failed to pass before a midnight deadline on Tuesday, following extraordinary events in the State Senate that lasted all day.

While the abortion issue hasn’t gotten a lot of attention in the 2012 presidential campaign so far, a new poll from Gallup suggests there may have been a shift in Americans’ opinions on the controversial procedure.