The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, reversing Roe v. Wade, the court's five-decade-old decision that guaranteed a woman's right to obtain an abortion.

If we continue to qualify our belief in personal autonomy, it paves the way for the removal of other basic freedoms.

“It’s a good thing he was born to you. Most people would have aborted him.” The him was my 6-month-old son, Jack, nestled into my arms, held at the angle he preferred — one that wouldn’t cause his tracheotomy tube to torque. His one and only eye remained fixed on me, his one and only ear perked, waiting for what I would say.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday barred the release of videos made by an anti-abortion group whose leaders are facing felony charges in California accusing them of recording people without permission in violation of state law. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling blocking the recordings made by the Center for Medical Progress at meetings of the National Abortion Federation, an association of abortion providers.

A New York doctor faces a manslaughter charge after his patient died following an abortion. The unusual case may offer an inadvertent glimpse into life without Roe V. Wade.

Abortion would be made illegal in Ohio, with any abortion classified as aggravated murder, under ballot language submitted to Attorney General Mike DeWine. A proposed constitutional amendment was submitted to DeWine's office Friday. The attorney general has until Monday to determine if the wording meets constitutional requirements.

An Alabama "personhood" bill which would have effectively banned abortion in the state failed to make it to a vote Thursday in the House of Representatives. After House Democrats mounted a filibuster, the House adjourned before getting to Republican Rep. Ed Henry's proposed constitutional amendment. With only five meeting days left in the legislative session, it's unlikely the bill will come to the floor again. "There's no time," Henry said. "It's essentially dead."

The House on Friday approved legislation to defund Planned Parenthood for one year.

Abortion rights activists have long cheered Barack Obama's presidency as a "historic victory for women's health." But since 2010, getting an abortion in America has become significantly more difficult.