Books
It’s the issue that will not go away, the issue that surfaced immediately, once again, when the name of Clarence Thomas was presented as President Bush’s choice for a seat on the U.S.
Aug. 4, 1991
Politics
Each day, Summer Bailey saw the congressional campaign signs staked into the succulent greenery near the entrance to Balboa Island in the heart of Newport Beach.
Feb. 13, 2024
On the morning of an election day in which Republicans suffered losses in large part because of the party’s anti-abortion stance, President Bush tried to distance the GOP from the issue.
Nov. 8, 1989
A three-year effort by Republican leaders to mute the divisive debate over abortion has suffered a resounding and discordant setback in the last several days--a development that further complicates the party’s already difficult political position.
May 6, 1996
Opinion
Voters in yet another conservative state have enshrined the right to abortion and reproductive choice into their state constitution.
Nov. 8, 2023
As abortion politics and policy clash in Arizona and threaten to sway the swing state, GOP lawmakers scramble to address the issue amid fallout from a ruling reviving an 1864 ban.
April 17, 2024
For Republican National Committee Chairman Lee Atwater, it must have been like waking up on a bright sunny morning in his native South Carolina, looking out the window and finding 16 inches of snow on the ground.
Nov. 19, 1989
Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the most important abortion case to come before the Supreme Court in almost three decades.
Nov. 30, 2021
World & Nation
Ohio voters approve Issue 1, a constitutional amendment ensuring access to abortion. Kentucky votes to reelect Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.
Nov. 7, 2023
Abortion opponents in Ohio are divided over how to frame their opposition to a reproductive rights amendment on the state’s November ballot.
Sept. 30, 2023