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[Photo: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building with sign of its name in front.]

Another Anti-Choice Advocate Is Rising Through the Ranks at Trump’s HHS

Ally Boguhn

Steven Valentine’s new Health and Human Services role was once held by abstinence-only advocate Valerie Huber, who now serves as a senior policy advisor at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.

The Future of Abortion Rights May Lie in the Fate of These Gubernatorial Races

Lauren Holter

The future of reproductive rights in six states likely hinges on who is elected governor in November, as a state’s top lawmaker is instrumental in the decision to keep pre-Roe abortion bans intact or codify abortion rights into law.

[Photo: Sen. Susan Collins meets with Brett Kavanaugh.]

As Susan Collins Waffles on Kavanaugh Vote, Mainers Show Signs of Disapproval

Katelyn Burns

Kavanaugh’s nomination represents a critical juncture in Sen. Susan Collins’ political career, and her vote on this nomination could be fateful for her 2020 re-election campaign.

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Report: Most Maternal Deaths for Black Women in Texas Are Preventable

Teddy Wilson

Lawmakers in the GOP-dominated Texas Legislature have failed to pass any meaningful policy changes to address the high rates of maternal mortality among Black women.

Democrats’ Path to Flipping Colorado Senate Runs Through a Virulent Anti-Choice Lawmaker

Jason Salzman

Colorado state Sen. Tim Neville, a leading anti-choice Republican, has supported "personhood" abortion bans and opposed a successful teen pregnancy prevention program.

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How to Fight Fake ‘Crisis’ Pregnancy Centers When Free Pregnancy Tests Beckon?

Joy Baynes

Abortion clinics can offer free pregnancy tests so people can avoid biased counseling elsewhere, and health-care providers need to close gaps in their referral networks and their knowledge about abortion services in their areas.

[Photo: Suited white male Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh smiling and walking.]

Gavel Drop: Anti-Choice Groups Go to Bat for Kavanaugh on the High Court

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

In other not-so-surprising news: Trump wants to shut Omarosa up—and maybe shut her up in jail for disclosing information. Both may be difficult.

Reproductive Rights in New York: Governor Cuomo’s Pink Smoke and Mirrors

Heidi L. Sieck

This is no time for smoke and mirrors to cover a shameful history of inaction in a state that was once a national safe haven for people seeking an abortion.

[Photo: A stressed patient speaks to a doctor in their office]

Tennessee Abortion Clinics Dwindle as Longtime Provider Shuts Down

Teddy Wilson

“The greater focus ought to be on what is happening to patient rights and access to health care they need—in that context this clinic closure is pronounced,” said Francie Hunt, executive director Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood.

‘We Can Stop Him’: Reproductive Health Advocates Urge Action to Stop Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation

Katelyn Burns

A patient advocate with Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington told her own personal abortion story and implored audience members to make personal appeals to senators in opposition to Kavanaugh's nomination.

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