ABORTION

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday permanently blocked a North Dakota law that banned most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks after conception.

The new eight-minute video features a woman who the Center for Medical Progress says is Mary Gatter, medical director of Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles. At what appears to be a restaurant, Gatter discusses the price of fetal tissue with two Center for Medical Progress actors.

During his 2014 gubernatorial reelection campaign, Walker said he favored a law that "leaves the final decision to a woman and her doctor."

Congress will look into whether the organization was involved in the sale of organs from aborted fetuses.

The video appeared to show a Planned Parenthood employee casually discussing selling fetuses over wine and salad.

A video by the Center for Medical Progress features a woman, allegedly from Planned Parenthood, discussing prices for fetal body parts.

The provider says the service will help university students get safe abortions, but critics say it will encourage 'wanton' behavior.

Violence in the African nation has prompted the U.S government to issue an advisory ahead of the U.S. president's visit there later this month.

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to grant an appeal from Texas abortion clinics to remain open while they decide whether to hear their appeal.

Without temporarily blocking enforcement of a new abortion law in Tennessee, a judge said that patients "will suffer irreparable harm."

The Ohio Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, following the passage of a similar ban by the Wisconsin Senate this month.

Thomas Kenny tried to dodge child support payments by sending another man to his DNA paternity test.

A California State Assemblywoman implied that the state's unprecedented drought is the result of lax abortion laws in the state.

Experts say the states have similar laws that make providing abortion difficult.

Amnesty International has called for an overhaul of Ireland's "draconian" law, which criminalizes abortion in all but the most extreme circumstances.

A federal appeals court declared limitations on abortion facilities in Texas to be constitutional Tuesday.

Pat McCrory, a Republican, faced intense lobbying from pro-choice advocates who hoped he would veto the measure.

Scott Walker's stance on a 20-week abortion ban is a conservative talking point -- one of several he's using to build strong GOP credentials. And it's working.

West Virginia joins 10 other states with such bans, though the claim that fetuses can feel pain after 20 weeks is disputed.

The White House called the bill “disgraceful” and said the measure would continue to "add harsh burdens to the survivors of sexual assault, rape and incest."

Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is also expected to sign a bill that would require abortion clinics to comply with more regulations.