Abortion in New England

Connecticut has had about a 150% increase in the number of out-of-state women seeking abortion services since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to abortion providers.

La corte está evaluando la posibilidad de revertir las normas de la FDA que han facilitado los abortos con medicamentos. Los proveedores dicen que esos cambios han tenido un gran impacto en New Hampshire.

Maine could join the nearly dozen states putting the amendment to voters, but Democrats don't have the votes to do it on their own and so far Republicans are opposing it.

The state's new reproductive shield law is at the heart of the lawsuit.

Democrats in the Maine House passed a contentious proposal expanding abortion access to later in a pregnancy. The move increases the likelihood that Maine will have some of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country. Steve Mistler has more.

With summer in full swing, so are the golf clubs. In Middlebury, a new mini golf course is putting a unique twist on the old favorite. Vermont Public’s Jenn Jarecki went to check it out.

As state legislatures across the United States enact new prohibitions against abortion and gender-affirming medical care, Republican Gov. Phil Scott Wednesday signed two bills that will protect health care providers and their patients from criminal charges filed by prosecutors outside the state of Vermont.

The emotional debate over abortion took center stage at the State House on Monday as hundreds of people waited hours to testify on several bills aimed at securing access to abortion care.

The appeals court ordered that the drug only be allowed for use through seven weeks of pregnancy instead of 10. It also prohibits it from being sent through the mail, an option that abortion providers say is important for ensuring access in rural states such as Maine.

At a time when Republican governors and legislatures elsewhere are tightening access to abortion, Gov. Janet Mills and Democratic leaders have said they want to move Maine in the opposite direction.