Requests for long-term birth control and permanent sterilizations have surged across the nation since the election, doctors told The.

The Trump administration offers promise and peril for American Catholic leaders’ top policy concerns, which include abortion and immigration.

Abortion-related ballot initiatives were voted on in 10 states during the election. Here is a state-by-state breakdown of where abortion currently stands in each state.

A state House of Delegates committee controlled by Democrats advanced three resolutions on Wednesday to enshrine abortion rights, same-sex marriage and the restoration of felon voting rights in the Virginia Constitution,

Abortion was on the ballot in 10 states this year, bringing more changes to the patchwork of state abortion laws following the end of Roe v. Wade. Here's where abortion laws stand in each state.

Voters across seven states approved ballot measures to safeguard abortion rights through their state constitutions, a result that could soon bolster reproductive health care for more than 2 million American women.

Abortion rights supporters gather outside the state capitol in Phoenix on April 17. (Matt York/AP) Conservative lawmakers hope that scrapping abortion access policies at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs will be among the first major changes when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.

Despite a strong showing of support for abortion rights on Election Day, the abortion access landscape in the United States won’t change immediately. And under President Donald Trump’s second term, it will remain heavily fragmented — and vulnerable to future restriction.

The abortion rights movement won in many states — even some that voted for Donald Trump. Where does it go from here?

Voters must remind U.S. political leaders of the truth in this election: that abortion is more popular than they are.

After over three hours of debate and testimony, the Democrat-led House Privileges & Elections Committee approved three resolutions that could change Virginia's constitution on issues of marriage, voting rights, and abortion access. The latter was the ...