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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.

[Photo: A large crowd of pro-choice and anti-abortion supports gather in the Rhode Island State House.]

‘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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Marie Newman ‘Can’t Walk Away’ From Second Chance to Unseat Anti-Choice Democrat in Illinois

Ally Boguhn

Marie Newman, an unabashed supporter of reproductive rights, is set to once again challenge one of the last anti-choice congressional Democrats.

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‘Abortion Regret’ Shows the Long History of a Favorite Anti-Choice Talking Point

Dr. Cynthia Greenlee

Abortion Regret lays out a history of criminalization as a process that includes sowing stigma, creating systems of surveillance, manipulating or compiling new data, and establishing who gets to be a worthy victim.

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Ain’t I an Abortion Storyteller?

Kenya Martin

Sojourner Truth’s 1851 speech came to mind as I read recent articles highlighting the history of abortion storytelling while only citing the contributions of white women. We Testify storytellers of color have been talking about our multiple abortion experiences for years to try and change the stigma surrounding it.

Photo: Governor Jay Inslee of Washington State speaks at a committee hearing.]

Washington State Democrats Are Watering Down Pro-Choice Legislation

Auditi Guha

In a letter sent to the Washington state Democratic house leadership, a pro-choice coalition withdrew its support for a new version of a reproductive rights bill.

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Advocates Ask Court to Block Trump’s Title X ‘Gag Rule’ (Updated)

Jessica Mason Pieklo

The Trump administration is trying to cut abortion providers out of Title X family planning programs. Will the federal courts let them?

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