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Some companies even extend the benefit to dependents and spouses.

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. Here is an overview of abortion legislation and the expected impact of the court's decision in every state.

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade to end constitutional protections for abortion hews closely to the leaked draft opinion that was published in May.

Following the Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, 83 elected prosecutors from around the nation pledged to use their discretion and refuse to prosecute those who seek, assist in or provide abortions, calling the criminalization of abortion care "a mockery of justice."

The White House has been preparing for this moment since a draft of the decision leaked in May.

In a poll prior to Friday’s Supreme Court decision, most people surveyed said the economy would have more of an impact on their vote than abortion.

An FDA regulation could still allow women access to abortion pills in states where abortions will no longer be legal.

The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents.

Read the U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturns the landmark Roe V. Wade case.

Governors, lawmakers, and attorneys general in states with strict gun-permitting laws are figuring out how to shore up their restrictions after Thursday’s Supreme Court decision expanded gun rights in a New York case.

The vote late Thursday clears the way for expected House passage Friday of what will be Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to the nation’s run of brutal mass shootings.

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a New York state law that restricted who could get a permit to carry a gun in public.

The Supreme Court gave Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina a win Thursday in an ongoing fight over the state's latest photo identification voting law.

Abortion providers and law enforcement officials worry about the public fallout once the Supreme Court decides on Roe v. Wade. Some also anticipate protests, harassment, and violence in states where abortion remains legal.