Abortion

We'll speak with Rep. Martin Lalonde about a proposed 'shield law' that would protect people traveling to Vermont for reproductive or gender-affirming health care, as well as the Vermont health officials who provide that care.

Many New England states are working to protect and expand abortion access after the Supreme Court ruled against the constitutional right to abortion.

A Woman's Life Is a Human Life: My Mother, Our Neighbor, and the Journey from Reproductive Rights to Reproductive Justice was published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

A group of doctors trains health care providers to treat miscarriage in the emergency department. This could be increasingly important in states where abortion is outlawed.

Top state officials gathered in Montpelier Tuesday to officially enroll two constitutional amendments approved by Vermont voters in November.

What can polls tell us? (Not a lot.) Why did ballot measures favor abortion rights while abortion rights opponents won handily? (It's complicated.) And more lessons from the midterms.

This November, Vermonters will vote on whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the state Constitution. The overturning of Roe v. Wade helped spur some voters to advocate for the measure, including a group of friends who hosted a bike ride to fundraise for the campaign.

In November, Vermonters will vote on Article 22, an amendment that could permanently protect abortion access in the state constitution. Medical and legal experts answer questions about what the amendment would mean for access to abortions and other reproductive healthcare.

In the first test of its kind since the Dobbs ruling, Kansas voters have decided not to amend the state constitution, keeping abortion legal in the state — for now.

The harassment began soon after her young patient became flashpoint in the national debate over abortion, Dr. Caitlin Bernard told NPR. "It's honestly been very hard for me, for my family," she said.