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California, Washington and Oregon are launching a "West Coast offense" to protect reproductive rights following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the states' Democratic governors announced Friday. Why it matters: The three liberal states are expected to see an influx of patients seeking abortion care now that...

The Department of Homeland Security's intelligence arm said in a memo on Friday that domestic violent extremism is "likely" in response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Why it matters: Violence could take place in multiple locations for weeks as states make changes to their abortion...

Several major game studios and the largest organization for international game developers explicitly or implicitly criticized today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling removing federal protections for abortion in America. Why it matters: The games industry is showing an increasing willingness to make political statements — and deal with the pros...

Clothing company Patagonia said Friday it will pay bail for employees who peacefully protest for "reproductive justice." Driving the news: The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier Friday, giving states the power to regulate and ban abortion. The decision prompted widespread protests outside the Supreme Court building, and more rallies are planned for across the U.S. this weekend.

Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage in the U.S., told the Cincinnati Enquirer Friday that Justice Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion in overturning Roe v. Wade "paints a target on our right to privacy." Why it matters: Thomas said...

National Republican campaign arms are looking to stay focused on inflation, crime and immigration after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, while Democrats seized on the loss of federal abortion protections as a game-changer that could turn out their voters in November. Why it matters: Friday's decision...

The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade could have wide-reaching consequences for reproductive rights worldwide, human rights groups and global leaders warned Friday. The big picture: The U.S. has joined only three other countries — El Salvador, Nicaragua and Poland — that have rolled back abortion rights since...

Democrats running for U.S. Senate in swing states condemned the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade on Friday, emphasizing what's at stake in states with divided governments. Why it matters: Abortion bans and restrictions were in effect or poised to take effect in 2022 midterm battlegrounds, including Wisconsin, Arizona...

Performing abortions is now a felony in Arkansas, the state's Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced at a news conference Friday. Driving the news: The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion, out earlier the same day, overturns the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which initiated an Arkansas "trigger law."A contingency in the 2019 Arkansas law requires the state's attorney general to certify the SCOTUS opinion, so Rutledge's move makes the law active.What they're saying: "I am proud to announce, as chief legal officer for the state of Arkansas, that the United states Supreme Court has in fact overruled Roe versus Wade...

Millions of Americans lost access to abortion moments after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and other precedents protecting that right. By the numbers: Overall, 26 states are "certain or likely" to ban abortion now the the Supreme Court has overturned its precedents, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Abortion...

The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on President Biden to declare attacks on abortion a national public health emergency after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday. Why it matters: The ruling will disproportionately impact Black people, CBC chair Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) stressed in a statement. Black...

Former President Donald Trump on Friday gave himself credit for the Supreme Court's decision to overturn landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade. Driving the news: Trump said in a statement that Friday's decision, as well as other recent Supreme Court rulings, were a result of his nominating three conservative justices to the high court.

Multiple clinics that provide abortions closed down Friday in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court's ruling that will end federal protections on abortion. Driving the news: The Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday that overturns Roe v. Wade, making it so states can legally regulate or ban abortion. The...

The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade immediately pivots the fight over abortion access to state efforts to restrict medication abortions or so-called "abortion pills." The big picture: The pills used to terminate a pregnancy — mifepristone and misoprostol — are FDA-approved for use in the first 10 weeks...

The president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America told Axios on Friday that in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade her group will work to ban abortion "in every state and in every legislature, including the Congress.”. What they're saying: “It’s the culmination of almost...

Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement Friday, in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, that states cannot ban mifepristone, a medication that is used to bring about an abortion, based on disagreement with the federal government on its safety and efficacy. Why...

House and Senate Republicans and anti-abortion rights groups on Friday celebrated the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, calling it a "historic victory for the Constitution." Driving the news: The court ruled that the "Constitution does not confer a right to abortion" and overturned landmark abortion cases Roe...

President Biden said Friday that "Roe is on the ballot" this November, hours after the Supreme Court issued a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, effectively ending all federal protections on abortion. Driving the news: "This fall, Roe is on the ballot. Personal freedoms are on the ballot, the right to...

This morning, the Supreme Court issued a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. The 6-3 decision effectively ends all federal protections on abortion. Guests: Axios' Oriana Gonzalez. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

Abortion access in Ohio is likely in jeopardy after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.Why it matters: Today's seismic decision reverses the constitutional right to abortion guaranteed in the 1973 case.State of play: Abortion is currently legal in Ohio up to 20 weeks of pregnancy. The state is also not among those with an automatic "trigger law" to ban abortion upon Roe being overturned.Yes, but: Ohio Republicans are poised to revisit the 2019 "Heartbeat Bill", outlawing abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.It was prevented from taking effect because the Roe precedent was in place.What they're saying: Gov. Mike DeWine told anti-abortion allies he would seek to implement the Heartbeat Bill and "go as far as we can" to prohibit abortions if the Court ruled as it did, The Columbus Dispatch reported.Of note: A GOP bill to ban abortions is already pending in the Ohio House of Representatives.Democrats have proposed a longshot constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights in the state.Lawmakers are on break until the fall. Go deeper: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.