PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE ) -- An attorney representing a Providence police officer accused of assaulting his political opponent during a Roe v. Wade protest at the State House released a statement Monday. According to a police report, Jennifer Rourke was…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- An off-duty Providence police officer has been charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct at an abortion rally at…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Following the announcement that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the state's House and Senate leaders said they will consider a bill to have Medicaid fund abortions in the state next session. Sen. President…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- In response to the Supreme Court's decision Friday morning to overturn the ruling of Roe V. Wade, a Pawtucket pizza shop will be making a donation to Planned Parenthood. A Guy and His Pie pizza shop…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin on Tuesday criticized a popular North Kingstown doughnut shop over an alleged pro-choice stance. The bishop tweeted that he's hearing Allie's Donuts is raising money for Planned Parenthood, adding that if that's true,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island lawmakers will hear a bill on Thursday that would allow for abortions to be covered by Medicaid. Medicaid provides free or low cost health coverage for people with limited income. Recipients in the state…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will vote next week on legislation that would codify abortion rights into federal law as Democrats mount their response to the Supreme Court’s leaked draft decision that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- With the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade on the table in the Supreme Court, states like Rhode Island that passed…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments Wednesday over the landmark ruling nearly 50 years ago that declared a nationwide right to end pregnancies and has forged one of the most…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., calling it an “offensive deprivation" of a constitutional right by banning most abortions in the nation's second-most populous state…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Department…
The House on Friday passed a bill to uphold abortion rights for women, taking swift action in response to a new Texas law that bans nearly all abortions in the state. The final tally was 218-211 with House Speaker Nancy…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution.” The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas, asks…
The Supreme Court will be moving forward with a controversial ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy that's set to take effect on Sept. 1. The American Civil Liberties Union confirmed the news late Tuesday night. "The Supreme…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to a showdown over abortion in a case that could dramatically alter nearly 50 years of rulings on abortion rights. With three justices appointed by President Donald Trump part of a 6-3…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary is taking heat from Republicans for his actions in support of abortion rights. They want to define him — and the new administration — as out of the mainstream. The nomination of Xavier…
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ Republican governor vetoed legislation on Thursday that would expand access to abortion in the state. Gov. Charlie Baker, in his veto message, said he strongly supports many provisions of the measure included in the state budget passed by…
FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, file photo, Sheldon Smith, center, holds the photographs of his children Deshawn Smith, 11, left, and Trinitee Smith, 13, both suffering from sickle cell anemia, during an Initiative 65 rally in Ridgeland,…
By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans powered past a Democratic boycott Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate, keeping President Donald Trump’s…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate as Republicans powered past Democrats’ boycott of the session. Democratic senators refused to show up in protest of the…
By Lisa Mascaro, Mark Sherman, and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans powered Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett closer to confirmation Thursday, pushing past Democratic objections and other priorities during the COVID-19 crisis in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLNE) -- Amy Coney Barrett's fast-track Supreme Court confirmation goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a second day. With just three weeks until the election, the controversial nomination hearing continues on Capitol Hill. Coney Barrett spelled out…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local): 10:40 p.m. Democrat Kamala Harris says she doesn’t believe justice has been done in the case of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in a police drug raid…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Former Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank Williams is impressed by Judge Amy Coney Barrett. “I’m not a particular fan of the president, but I do think…
