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The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the state's ban on abortion after around six weeks of pregnancy, ruling that the law violated the state's constitutional right to…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Lucy Xiaolu Wang, UMass Amherst(THE CONVERSATION) Biomedical…

By SARA BURNETT - Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Legislation that ensures same-sex and interracial marriages are recognized as legal unions appears…

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is being warned about the potentially dire consequences of a case next week…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of prosecutors is asking a judge to toss out Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul’s lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s 173-year-old ban on…

By TOM DAVIES and ARLEIGH RODGERS - Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Republican attorney general on Wednesday asked the state medical…

AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday in a letter to Congress that there is “nothing to suggest” that Justice Samuel Alito violated ethics…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis doctor who provided abortion drugs to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio defended her actions before a judge Monday in an episode that…

By CALVIN WOODWARD, ZEKE MILLER and NATHAN ELLGREN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — People in their 80s lead countries, create majestic art and…

By CORA LEWIS - Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden’s plan to provide up to $20,000 in federal student loan forgiveness has been…