Sen. Pete Rickets and his parents shattered their previous spending records during the recent election cycle. The family ...

Including states without female majorities leading the state legislatures, 15 of 50 states have female state senate ...

Although President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to veto any national abortion ban, many are worried about access to things ...

Texas sues a New York doctor for providing a woman with abortion pills. It’s a fight that New York, and other states that ...

A progressive take that makes an important point about relying on court rulings to enforce election law.

News & Observer readers comment on maternal healthcare, UNC hirng Bill Belichick, Republican lawmakers taking Democrats’ ...

Access to abortion is a critical component of health care, essential for safeguarding women’s health, autonomy and equality.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, worked with and against a Republican-controlled legislature on issues like ...

Being raised by a Christian family, attending Christian schools from kindergarten through high school and participating in ...

On Friday, a Jackson County Circuit Court Judge largely sided with Planned Parenthood, essentially overturning the state's near total ban, but with some requirements.

That option, which is called an initiated statute, has a clear flaw: State lawmakers can change whatever voters approve ...

This column neither supports or opposes abortion rights. It focuses solely on the adverse unintended consequences of ...