The new Arkansas law restricts access to abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy, the latest move in a new strategy by abortion opponents. NBC's Pete Williams reports. (Nightly News)
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A lawsuit filed by a 16-year-old girl against her parents alleges she is being coerced to have an abortion against her will. KPRC's Courtney Zavala reports. (NBC News)
Time Magazine's Kate Pickert explains why activists have been losing the fight over abortion rights since the history Roe v. Wade decision, 40 years ago. (NewsNation)
The latest national poll suggests GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has gained ground with women voters, something his campaign is hoping to build on. Meanwhile, Bill Clinton mocked Romney in Las Vegas and President Obama suggested he may have been too polite in the Denver debate. NBC's Peter Alexander reports. (Nightly News)
As both presidential candidates stump in Ohio, Mitt Romney made an apparent shift on abortion, which was pounced upon by President Obama's campaign. Meanwhile, the tug of war over Big Bird has ruffled feathers with the nonprofit behind Sesame Street. NBC's Peter Alexander reports. (TODAY)
Both Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, shifted their focus to the economy Wednesday, but Akin's "legitimate rape" gaffe continued to dominate the conversation. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)
In a statement and a Tweet, conservative congressman Todd Akin says he "misspoke" during a local TV interview in which he made comments about "legitimate rape" and abortion. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports. (TODAY)
A doctor has been arrested for allegedly performing late-term abortions in his women's clinic in Philadelphia. Investigative reporter Michelle Sigona describes the grizzly report. (msnbc tv)
Sister Margaret McBride was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church after she assented to an abortion involving a mother of four who might have died if she continued the pregnancy. NBC's Lee Cowan reports.
Msnbc's Peter Alexander talks with anti-abortion activist Joanna Jepson and the National Organization for Women's Terry O'Neill about the fight over new TV ads for abortion services.