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Planned Parenthood Denies Sending Police to Intimidate Pro-Union Abortion Provider

Erin Heger

“What happened at the fundraiser triggered post traumatic stress disorder symptoms because the perpetrators were people on my side who I am not supposed to be fighting."

Appeals Court Will Step Back Into Kasich’s War Against Planned Parenthood

Jessica Mason Pieklo

The full panel of Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals judges will consider the constitutionality of an Ohio law that tries to strip Planned Parenthood of state funding.

[Photo: An activist holds a sign that reads

Advocates Set Sights on Indiana Abortion Restrictions in New Lawsuit

Jessica Mason Pieklo & GOP Candidate for Nevada Governor Walks Back Anti-Choice Comments

A federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Indiana argues many of the state's abortion laws are unconstitutional, in the latest test of the strength of the abortion rights win in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt.

[Photo: Alex Azar stands in front of podium.]

Democrats Want to Know Who Helped Craft the Trump Administration’s Domestic Gag Rule

Katelyn Burns & GOP Candidate for Nevada Governor Walks Back Anti-Choice Comments

Wednesday's letter follows several instances of the Trump administration coordinating with anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ rights groups to create policy.

[Photo: Patient gets an ultrasound done]

Lawsuit Challenges Virginia GOP’s Web of Anti-Choice Restrictions (Updated)

Jessica Mason Pieklo

The lawsuit filed Wednesday is the latest by advocates hoping to leverage a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court pro-choice win in states across the United States.

As Fake Clinics Trick People in Online Searches, Google Is Silent

Nicole Knight

“We’ve had folks tell us as recently as last week that advertisements and listings for fake clinics are still showing up [on Google]."

[Photo: A patient sits and speaks with a doctor who is using their laptop]

Arkansas’ Medication Abortion Ban Was Hit With a Temporary Restraining Order. Here’s What’s Next.

Rachel Cohen

Planned Parenthood says the law, which forces doctors providing medication abortion to contract with another doctor who has admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, would force it to stop providing medication abortion at two Arkansas clinics.

[Photo: A Black protester holds a sign that reads

Should Preventing Unintended Pregnancy Be Family Planning’s Holy Grail?

Dr. Christine Dehlendorf

Our history is marred by examples of contraceptive coercion. Family planning programs and research can counter that history by changing how we define our goals and success.

[Photo: A woman in handcuffs sits near a bricked building

Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to Wisconsin’s ‘Personhood’ Law

Jessica Mason Pieklo & GOP Candidate for Nevada Governor Walks Back Anti-Choice Comments

A panel of federal judges on Monday dismissed a case challenging a Wisconsin law that allows for the involuntarily detention and treatment of pregnant people, while the fetus gets legal representation.

[Photo: Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt]

GOP Candidate for Nevada Governor Walks Back Anti-Choice Comments

Nicole Knight

Attorney General Adam Laxalt suggested that, if elected governor, he'd take aim at a voter referendum that protects the right to abortion. Now his campaign says he has "zero interest" in doing just that.

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