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States Are Violating Medicaid Requirements by Refusing to Fund Some Abortions, Government Report Finds

Jo Yurcaba & Native Leaders Brief Congress on Reproductive Health Priorities

Medicaid recipients in a number of states will be left without the abortion coverage the law guarantees them unless CMS takes action.

[Photo: Deb Haaland stands during the 116th Congress swearing-in ceremony.]

Native Leaders Brief Congress on Reproductive Health Priorities

Katelyn Burns

"It's high time we address the needs of Native women."

‘Uteruses Are Being Penalized’: Massachusetts Sees Pro-Choice Legislative Blitz

Auditi Guha

Massachusetts Democrats are primed to pass a series of pro-choice bills, including one that would provide medication abortion at colleges across the state.

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These Pro-Choice Bills Could Change the Abortion Landscape

Auditi Guha

Democratic gains in the 2018 midterms have produced a range of pro-choice bills across the United States that would repeal abortion restrictions and open up abortion access.

[Photo: Chief Justice John Roberts looks into the distance concernedly.]

We Can Thank Kavanaugh for Roberts’ Decision to Temporarily Block Louisiana’s Anti-Abortion Law

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Thursday's Supreme Court order means that, for now at least, abortion access in Louisiana has not yet been further compromised.

[Photo: Speaker of the House Kirk Cox speaking to the press, calling for Gov. Ralph Northam to resign.]

The Republican Who Could Be Virginia Governor Compared Aborted Fetuses to Dead Soldiers

Dennis Carter

Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox, third in line to become Virginia's governor, is backed by an anti-choice group that believes life begins at fertilization.

[Photo: Activists project a message onto the Trump International Hotel, to protest the Global Gag Rule .]

Dr. Leana Wen: It’s Time to End the Global Gag Rule

Dr. Leana Wen

The global gag rule doesn’t just drastically limit access to safe and legal abortion. It jeopardizes access to all health care offered by the same providers.

[Photo: Images of Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring placed side by side with shamed expressions.]

More Than Anything, Virginia Needs Moral Leaders (Who Live Here, Thanks)

Erin Matson

The pain progressives feel in Virginia is real. We reject racism and blackface from our political leaders. We stand with and believe sexual assault survivors, and we demand that our political leaders treat women with respect.

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Is an Anti-Choice Clinic Using ‘Unlawful Imprisonment’ as Company Policy?

Nicole Knight

Those familiar with the tactics employed at anti-choice pregnancy clinics say they're not surprised by a recent Reddit post from a clinic worker.

[Photo: Young woman of color patient sits in a doctor's office as she listens to her doctor speak.]

Restrictions on Later Abortions Hurt People of Color the Most

Kimya Forouzan

Those in power rarely acknowledge the struggles of everyday people, especially those with marginalized identities. The conversations around later abortion are no exception.

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