abortion access

A national report from Senator Maria Cantwell’s office shows abortion bans are having far-reaching impacts across states with and without abortion bans. NWPB's Rachel Sun reports.

(Runtime 1:10)Idaho doctors and medical professionals say they're relieved to have some legal protections to perform abortions as stabilizing care after a…

By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News NetworksWashington officials say after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone…

Idaho has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. On April 24th, the U-S Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a case to decide whether Idaho’s ban violates a federal law mandating emergency care.

Researchers at Washington State University found that over 41 percent of American women between the ages of 15 and 49 don’t have access to an abortion provider within a 30-minute drive.

Doctors say end of federal protections affect more than just abortion care

Washington lawmakers are getting back into the swing of working on legislation in committees following a key cutoff deadline. Wednesday marked the final day for legislators to pass bills from the chamber they originated in, meaning most bills that didn't receive a vote on the floor will no longer be considered this session.

[3:43min] In Idaho, some women are looking at these long-term birth control options and sterilization as they approach a future without legal abortion…