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[Photo: A person holding a sign in front of the Texas State Capitol. The sign depicts the female reproductive system with a star above it and reads

Texas Republican Could Expose Abortion Providers to ‘Even Worse’ Harassment

Dennis Carter

Texas Republicans' vast regulatory scheme for abortion providers stands in stark contrast to the almost total lack of oversight for anti-choice pregnancy clinics.

[Photo: A young woman of color sits in a doctor's office as she waits to have an abortion.]

Fifth Circuit Tries to Force Supreme Court to Take on Abortion Rights Next Term

Jessica Mason Pieklo

In a one-page order issued Wednesday, the conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upped the ante in the fight over abortion rights in the courts.

[Photo: Pro-choice protestors rally at the Supreme Court, waiting for the Whole Woman's Health decision to be announced.]

For Years, an Anti-Choice Restriction in Texas Devastated Access to Early Abortion Care

Laura Huss

New research about the effects of HB 2 suggests that regulations targeting medication abortion can and will result in people unable to access the care they need.

[Photo: An illustration of a brick wall with neon signs outlining some of the legislation for the 'Testicular Bill of Rights.']

Georgia Democrats Respond to GOP’s Total Abortion Ban With ‘Testicular Bill of Rights’

Ari Bee

Georgia Democratic Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick wants to change the discourse around Republicans' total abortion ban with legislation that would strictly regulate men's reproductive health care.

[Photo: President Donald Trump smirks during a meeting.]

Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Depend on Congress to Avoid the Worst of Trump’s Budget

Katelyn Burns

“Congress is not going to adopt this budget as it is, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t pay attention to it.”

[Photo: Throngs of anti-abortion protesters crowd the street in front of A Preferred Women's Health clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina.]

Agreeing to Disagree: Another Take on What the Abortion Rights Movement Really Can’t Afford

Calla Hales

On the list: writing off the hard work of the many nonprofits that strive to preserve and expand abortion access, and clinic counterprotests that further stress our patients.

[Photo: Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), looks displeased as he listens during a committee hearing.]

Will Trump’s Next FDA Head Push Anti-Choice Agenda?

Ally Boguhn

“The FDA should be about science and public health, not politics and anti-abortion obstruction."

[Photo: A split-screen of Kamala Harris, Mazie Hirono and Tammy Duckworth.]

The Fight to End the Hyde Amendment Has Finally Come to the U.S. Senate

Ally Boguhn

The re-introduction of the EACH Woman Act comes after the 2018 midterm elections ushered in an unprecedented number of Democrats who support repealing the Hyde Amendment.

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The SIA Legal Team and If/When/How Are Merging: ‘This Is Us, but Twice as Strong’

Jill E. Adams & Mariko Miki

Too few legal professionals have been given the opportunity and the training they need to plug into the sexual and reproductive rights, health, and justice movements.

Legislative Lowlights: Texas GOP Finds New and Inventive Ways to Legalize LGBTQ Discrimination

Brie Shea

Meanwhile, Utah Republicans want to control how educators talk about contraception, and GOP legislators in Oklahoma continue to push the anti-choice myth of abortion "reversal."

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