Roe v. Wade Archives - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Idaho doctors say emergency abortion protections are welcome, but not enough

By Rachel Sun June 28, 2024

Screenshots of panelists during a press conference on Thursday. Clockwise from top left: Susie Pouliot Keller, chief executive officer of the Idaho Medical Association; Dr. Duncan Harmon, a maternal fetal […]Read More

‘It happened exactly the way we all had feared’: Idaho women sue state for failure to protect patients with pregnancies that threatened life and health

By Rachel Sun September 29, 2023

A woman and her baby are pictured in front a blurred forest scene near sunset. She's smiling toward the camera. She has shoulder-length brown hair that's parted in the center and is wearing a grey sweater. Her baby looks toward the right and has chubby cheeks and is wearing a red and black plaid long-sleeve top and blue jeans.

An Idaho woman worried a year ago what might happen to her family if she needed an abortion after the state’s ban took effect. That fear came true. Now, the Caldwell woman is suing.Read More

Idaho abortion patients traveling to WA increased more than 50 percent after Dobbs

By Rachel Sun July 6, 2023

People stand outside the Pullman Planned Parenthood building during 2016. The clinic has seen an increase in patients from Idaho seeking abortions in recent months, following the passage of laws that have curtailed abortion in Idaho. (Credit: The Lewiston Tribune)

Doctors say end of federal protections affect more than just abortion careRead More

Northwest Abortion Access Fund reports nearly doubled expenses following Dobbs decision

By Rachel Sun January 24, 2023

A stretch of road between snow-dusted hills and gray steel guardrails stretches in front of a dashboard and rear-view mirror of a car. The picture is taken as if the photographer were sitting in the back seat of a car.

After the overturn of Roe v. Wade last summer, more people are traveling for abortion care. (Photo via Pixabay.) Listen (Runtime 0:52) Read The costs of support for abortion care […]Read More

Mientras muchos estados se movilizan para prohibir el aborto, demócratas de Washington buscan reforzar su protección

By Austin Jenkins June 30, 2022

Manifestantes se reúnen en Seattle después de que el Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos anulara Roe V. Wade. Crédito: Casey Martin / KUOW. Read Aunque la Corte Suprema de Estados […]Read More

As Many States Move To Outlaw Abortion, Washington State Democrats Look For Ways To Strengthen Abortion Protections

By Austin Jenkins June 29, 2022

Protesters gather in Seattle after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade CREDIT: Casey Martin / KUOW Photo Listen (Runtime 4:16) Read While the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned […]Read More

Funcionarios de Washington prometen proteger el derecho al aborto

By Doug Nadvornick June 24, 2022

Bob Ferguson, Fiscal General de Washington State

El fiscal general Bob Ferguson promete luchar contra los esfuerzos para perseguir a las personas que vienen a Washington para abortar. CRÉDITO: Captura de pantalla de TVW Read Este artículo […]Read More

Supreme Court Refuses To Block Lower Court Order On Access To Abortion Pills

By NPR News October 8, 2020

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Wednesday morning, Oct. 7, 2020. President Donald Trump's nominee to the high court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, is scheduled to face the Senate Judiciary Committee next Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. CREDIT: Scott Applewhite/AP

At issue were FDA regulations that required women seeking medication abortion to pick up the prescribed pills in person at a clinic instead of by mail.Read More

Kansas Supreme Court Rules State Constitution Protects Right To Abortion

By NPR News April 26, 2019

PHOTO: The Kansas Capitol building. The state passed a ban on dilation and evacuation abortions in 2015. CREDIT: Stephen Koranda/Kansas News Service

The court said that the state's Bill of Rights "allows a woman to make her own decisions regarding her body ... decisions that can include whether to continue a pregnancy."Read More