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Georgia’s Total Abortion Ban Would Give Rights to a Fertilized Egg

Ari Bee

GOP legislation that would create a total abortion ban in Georgia includes language that would define a “natural person” to include “a member of the species Homo sapiens at any stage of development who is carried in the womb.”

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You Can’t Redefine Reproductive Health Without a Reproductive Health Provider

Dr. Jennifer Conti & You Can’t Redefine Reproductive Health Without a Reproductive Health Provider

As a physician whose job it is to care for my patients, I won’t stop asking why this administration is so fiercely invested in controlling reproductive decisions domestically and abroad.

[Photo: Committee Chair Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and ranking member Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) confer during a hearing.]

Senate Democrats Call for Hearing on Trump’s Domestic ‘Gag Rule’

Katelyn Burns

Democrats on the HELP committee join a growing chorus of congressional criticism of the "gag rule," which is set to go into effect on May 3.

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Trump Administration Fails to Roll Back Support for Landmark Women’s Rights Agreement at United Nations

Katelyn Burns

U.S. officials have reportedly been quietly building an international anti-choice coalition to oppose access to abortion care and reproductive health services worldwide during this week’s United Nations proceedings.

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Ohio Democrats Ignored My Warning and Fell Into an Anti-Choice Trap

Mallory McMaster

Sure, Democrats stood against the Ohio GOP's total abortion ban, but they fell for an anti-choice resolution that conflates abortion care with infanticide.

[Photo: President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters.]

We Can’t Let the Trump Administration Dismantle Women’s Rights Around the World

Anu Kumar

Let’s be clear: Blocking universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe abortion, is an attack on democracy.

Legislative Lowlights: Total Abortion Bans Are Flying Through State Legislatures

Brie Shea

Republicans' total abortion bans, supported by anti-choice Democratic lawmakers, keep running into legal roadblocks.

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Tennessee City Officials Are Using Zoning Rules to Erode Access to Abortion

Rachel Wells

Anti-choice commissioners in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, have vowed to use zoning alterations to stop a new clinic from offering surgical abortions.

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Abortion Care Is About to Get Much More Accessible in Maine (Updated)

Auditi Guha

Maine Democrats are pushing legislation to allow qualified advanced practice clinicians such as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse-midwives to provide abortions.

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Dear Alyssa Milano: Will You Be My Co-Conspirator?

Imani Gandy

Firing off some tweets, circulating petitions, giving speeches, and raising awareness about various issues is a perfectly admirable and safe endeavor. But if you really want to help LGBTQ people, people of color, people with disabilities, immigrants, and everyone who lives in the intersections of those identities, we need you to do more.

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