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Judge Blocks Mississippi’s 15-Week Abortion Ban, Rips State’s GOP Legislature

“This Court follows the commands of the Supreme Court and the dictates of the United States Constitution, rather than the disingenuous calculations of the Mississippi Legislature,” U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves wrote.

[Photo: A group of nurses protest Providence Hospital's closing]

World’s Largest Catholic Health System Wants to Close D.C. Hospital That Serves the Poor (Updated)

Amy Littlefield

Even as Catholic hospitals have moved away from serving the poor, they have adhered to other sections of the Catholic directives that curtail access to abortion, contraception, tubal ligations, vasectomies, gender transition-related care, and some fertility treatments.

[Photo: Scott Lloyd arrives for a House Judiciary Committee hearing.]

Anti-Choice Official Scott Lloyd Takes New Role Within Trump Administration

Tina Vasquez

"The damage Scott Lloyd inflicted on the people he was charged to protect, and to the agency itself, will not be easily erased."

Ohio Republicans’ Next Step: Criminalize Abortion (Updated)

Auditi Guha

Ohio’s bill is part of a trend among GOP state lawmakers trying to pass legislation to challenge Roe v. Wade, creating a case that would allow the Supreme Court to revisit legal protections for abortion care.

Legislative Lowlights: Ohio State House Passes ‘Heartbeat’ Ban

Brie Shea

If Ohio's "heartbeat" ban becomes law, it would be the second state this year to enact a near total abortion ban.

[Photo: Reproductive rights activists holding up signs about reproductive freedoms and wearing shirts that say

Advocacy Groups Reveal ‘Groundbreaking’ Progressive Vision for Reproductive Justice Future

Katelyn Burns

Key to the plan is a single unifying vision for what progressive, inclusive reproductive health and justice legislation should seek to accomplish.

A Progressive Challenge Is Mounting Against Rhode Island’s Anti-Choice House Leader

Auditi Guha & Gavel Drop: Philly and Catholic Agency Spar Over Same-Sex Adoption

The Rhode Island House is run by an anti-choice Democrat who has undermined a fair-pay bill and blocked sexual assault legislation. Progressive groups are fed up.

[Photo: Matt Bevin touches his head with both hands]

Kentucky Is Trying to Ban Most Abortions After 15 Weeks—and It’s Not Alone

Jessica Mason Pieklo

A series of cases challenging state-level bans on the most common form of second-trimester abortion are lining up to potentially be the next big test of abortion rights at the Supreme Court.

[Photo: Josh Hawley standing in front of Trump-Pence signs and other political posters.]

‘It’s Core to Who I Am’: New GOP Senator Josh Hawley Is Determined to Overturn ‘Roe’

Ally Boguhn

There’s little doubt Josh Hawley, who has worked for years to undermine abortion rights, will push his anti-choice views in the U.S. Senate.

[PHOTO: Two smiling men in T-shirts shit on the floor in an apartment setting. One holds a young boy, who is also smiling and maybe be playing.]

Gavel Drop: Philly and Catholic Agency Spar Over Same-Sex Adoption

Brie Shea

The city is challenging a Catholic group's claim they can discriminate against same-sex couples in adoption, and the U.S. Supreme Court says that age discrimination won't fly in government workplaces.

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