Adriana Smith was 8 weeks pregnant when she was rushed to the hospital after experiencing severe headaches and breathing problems that were later diagnosed as the result of blood clots in her brain.

HELENA, Mont. — A bill that would ask voters to vote on a constitutional amendment to define personhood as starting at conception sparked contentious debate in the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday.

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the victory spurred advocates' pursuit of fetal personhood. That’s legislation that asserts that life begins at fertilization and establishes ...

In January, six justices of the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously ruled that five elderly African elephants were not people. That may not sound like an issue that needs six justices to resolve, but ...