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The Harris County District Attorney's Office, in conjunction with the Texas Department of State Health Services, says it is in the early stages of investigating a local Houston doctor who is accused of performing late-term abortions in 2011. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Houston Doctor Accused Of Performing Illegal, Late-Term Abortions

Just days after the conviction of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, a Houston doctor is also accused of performing illegal abortions.

2013/05/16

Last Abortion Clinic In Mississippi Fights To Stay Open

Mississippi’s only abortion clinic can’t meet the mandates of a 2012 state law, and the governor wants to shut it down. But the Jackson Women’s Health Organization is not quietly retreating.

2013/05/15

File photo of a pregnant woman holding her stomach. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

House Committee Mulls Abortion Ban After 20 Weeks

A proposal to ban abortion in Texas after 20 weeks reignited long-simmering tensions Wednesday night as conservatives in the Legislature sought a first step toward joining other states pushing to narrow the legal window for terminating pregnancies.

2013/04/10

File photo of Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, right. (credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Arkansas Adopts America’s Most Restrictive Abortion Law

Arkansas now has the nation’s most restrictive abortion law — a near-ban on the procedure from the 12th week of pregnancy — unless a lawsuit or court action intervenes before it takes effect this summer.

2013/03/07

Both pro-choice and pro-life activists demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2002. (credit: JOYCE NALTCHAYAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Lawmakers Want To Overturn Abortion Waiting Period

A new study says the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion is causing women excessive hardship.

2013/03/06

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Girl Wins Lawsuit Against Parents Who Were Trying To Force Her To Get Abortion

A teenage girl will be allowed to keep her baby after winning a lawsuit against her parents who were trying to force her to get an abortion.

2013/02/19

Teenage Girl Suing Parents Because They Are Trying To Force Her To Get Abortion

A teenager is suing her parents because she claims they are trying to coerce her into getting an abortion.

2013/02/13

File photo of Gov. Rick Perry. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Gov. Rick Perry: Texas To Make Abortion As Rare As Possible

Gov. Rick Perry told a crowd of more than 3,000 people Saturday at rally decrying the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion that he wants to restrict the procedure as much as possible in Texas.

2013/01/27

File photo of Texas Gov. Rick Perry. (credit: Getty Images)

Perry Headlines Texas Anti-Abortion Rally Attended By Thousands

An estimated 3,000 people have marched on the state Capitol for an anti-abortion rally to mark the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.

2013/01/26