Angry Black Lady Chronicles on RHRC

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The Supreme Court Needs to Tell Mississippi to Take a Seat

The justices are set to conference on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization yet again, but it shouldn't even be up for debate in the first place.

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What If We Had Just Listened to Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

Mar 17, 9:10am Imani Gandy

Over the last decade, Ruth Bader Ginsburg had warned us of the erosion of reproductive rights and voting rights.

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Abortion Providers Deserve Extra Thanks Today

Mar 10, 11:30am Imani Gandy

On National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, give thanks to the compassionate people doing necessary work at great risk to their own personal safety.

Imani Gandy

Anti-Abortion Advocates Are Trying to Keep Black People From Voting

Mar 2, 10:31am

The only way for abortion opponents to win is to keep Republicans in office—and they know it.

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Texas Thinks Your Fetus Needs a Lawyer

Feb 16, 11:00am Imani Gandy

Texas Rep. Scott Sanford's "lawyers for fetuses" bill is as ludicrous as you might imagine. What if a fetus doesn't want to be born?

Purvi Patel and the Case of the Self-Managed Abortion

Feb 8, 8:46am Imani Gandy

Prosecutors—with the help of doctors and nurses—are punishing pregnant people using laws intended to help them.

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Joe Biden Might Not Be the Worst—and That Feels Weird to Say

Jan 26, 10:15am Imani Gandy

I resigned myself to voting for Joe Biden. About a week into his administration, I have to say I've been pleasantly surprised—"Sleepy Joe" means business.

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It Must Be Nice to Riot at the Capitol and Not Get Shot

Jan 20, 11:01am Imani Gandy

White privilege is a helluva drug. Case in point: the Capitol siege.

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Have You Tried Being Black on Facebook?

Jan 12, 10:30am Imani Gandy

Marginalized communities are censored on social media every day. I don't have the energy to weep for the death of free speech after Twitter banned Trump.

2020: The Year Republicans Wanted You to Just Die Already

Dec 22, 9:00am Imani Gandy

And if you're a Black or brown person, well, we're screwed.

The Supreme Court Needs to Tell Mississippi to Take a Seat

Abortion Is Legal—but Texas Cities Keep Trying to Outlaw It

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Colorado Makes Abortion and Birth Control More Accessible

Abortion Is Legal—but Texas Cities Keep Trying to Outlaw It

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This Juneteenth, an Urgent Call for Black Maternal Health Solutions

Military Families Deserve Access to Quality Contraceptive Care

Biden Kept His Promise on the Hyde Amendment

We Need to Talk About Asian American and Black Solidarity

As Doctors, We Must Do Better to Provide Health Care for Trans and Nonbinary Patients

If Mississippi Were Truly Pro-Life It Would Stop Banning Abortion

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Sex Addiction Isn’t Real. It’s Certainly Not an Explanation for Murder.

Abortion Is Legal—but Texas Cities Keep Trying to Outlaw It

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What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines, Birth Control, and Blood Clots

What Do Bridges, Roads, and Abortions Have in Common?

Why Losing Your Housing Is One of the Greatest Threats to Reproductive Health

If You’re Jailed for Having an Abortion, This Fund Will Help With Bail

As Doctors, We Must Do Better to Provide Health Care for Trans and Nonbinary Patients

‘He Can’t Compromise With Catholic Bishops’