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In Historic Ruling, Kansas Supreme Court Declares Abortion Rights ‘Fundamental’

Friday's decision means the Kansas State Constitution protects abortion rights more vigorously than the U.S. Constitution.

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Campaign Questions, Campaigning Against Women: GOP Abortion Talk Reveals Its Misogynistic Hand

Ilyse Hogue

The 2020 strategy has become increasingly clear: peddle disinformation and vilify women.

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In North Carolina Special Election, Who Is the Most Anti-Choice of Them All? (Updated)

Jo Yurcaba

Women Speak Out PAC, a partner of anti-choice group Susan B. Anthony List, has donated $75,000 to Dr. Joan Perry, a Republican candidate in North Carolina’s 3rd District special election.

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Boom! Lawyered: ‘Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins’ Edition

Imani Gandy

The Supreme Court decided this week to consider whether it will permit workplace discrimination against LGBTQ people. In doing so, the justices will have to wrestle with Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, the landmark 1989 case about gender stereotyping in the workplace.

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Washington State Democrats Battle Over Reproductive Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants (Updated)

Auditi Guha & The Threat That Climate Change Poses to Women’s Health Is Real

The Washington State Senate's version of the legislation expands reproductive health coverage to undocumented people. The state house's version doesn't.

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Delaying Trump’s Latest Abortion Coverage Restriction Shows That When Women Speak Out, We Win

Destiny Lopez

The Trump administration has been thwarted for now. But the work doesn’t stop here.

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Legislative Lowlights: Wisconsin Republicans Ramp Up Attack on Abortion Rights

Brie Shea

Meanwhile, Republicans in states across the United States are ramming through legislation based on a dangerous anti-choice myth.

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A Catholic Hospital in Iowa Offered Contraception for Decades. Then the Bishop Found Out.

Amy Littlefield

Catholic hospitals are supposed to follow religious directives that ban abortion, sterilization, and most contraception. But some of these facilities have found creative ways to get around the rules—until recently.

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‘A Coordinated Backlash’: Anti-Choice Protests Explode as State Lawmakers Protect Abortion Rights

Auditi Guha

Pushback against efforts to safeguard abortion rights has ramped up in 2019, with White House officials joining anti-choice activists in equating abortion with infanticide.

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The Threat That Climate Change Poses to Women’s Health Is Real

Osub Ahmed

The intersection of climate change, women’s health and safety, and current federal and state restrictions on reproductive rights is a perfect storm that will put the lives and well-being of women, disproportionately women of color, at risk.

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