News tagged with 'Abortion'

Seven states and several family planning groups are challenging the Bush administration's "conscience rule" that allows medical workers to opt out of any involvement in reproductive health issues or information if they object. Poor women who seek out clinics would be most affected if the rules are allowed to stand.

A new report finds abortion rates in this country have reached a 30-year low, particularly among teens, which at one time had the highest rate of abortion.