Abortion Archives

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Legislative Lowlights: Louisiana Lawmakers Continue Assault on Reproductive Rights

Brie Shea

Join Rewire.News for its inaugural weekly roundup of state-based anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ legislation.

This Democrat Opposes Abortion and Sides With Trump on Immigration. Will He Win a Pennsylvania Primary? (Updated)

Ally Boguhn

John Morganelli has more name recognition than his two pro-choice opponents—he also opposes abortion rights and agrees with Donald Trump on immigration.

Six Books Written by Teen Mothers You Should Read This Mother’s Day

Gloria Malone

These books challenge readers to see young motherhood through a more honest and empowered light.

Rhode Island’s Democratic Speaker: Abortion Rights Aren’t Under Attack in the US

Auditi Guha & DCCC Intervenes in Primary Yet Again, This Time Against Nebraska’s Kara Eastman (Updated)

Rep. Nicholas Mattiello opposes state lawmakers' effort to codify abortion protections, even though the bill has support from members of his own party and the Democratic governor.

Years After My Abortion, I’m Thinking About What Might Have Been. But I Don’t Regret It.

Rana Barar

For every mother we celebrate on Mother’s Day, there is complexity in her experience, paths not taken, dreams both fulfilled and left behind.

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Sale of Catholic Health Insurer Fidelis May Ease Birth Control Access in New York (Updated)

Amy Littlefield

“In terms of reproductive health coverage, I think the sale of Fidelis to Centene is a win for the women of New York,” Lois Uttley, who has researched Fidelis for at least a decade, told Rewire.News.

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Reimagining Black Mamahood in an Unjust Society

Regina Mahone

Campaigns like the Mamas Day project amplify imagery that allows Black people, including Black immigrant mothers, to see themselves as their communities see them.

Obama Rejected Texas’ Anti-Choice Health-Care Program. Now the State Is Appealing to Trump.

Teddy Wilson

Critics of the program dispute Attorney General Ken Paxton’s claim that the success of the program is “not dependent on Planned Parenthood’s participation."

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Missouri GOP Rams Through Planned Parenthood Defunding in Budget Vote

Erin Heger

Cutting Planned Parenthood out of the Medicaid program harms the 7,000 Medicaid patients who visit Planned Parenthood health centers every year in Missouri, leaving them with few options to access preventive health care.

DCCC Intervenes in Primary Yet Again, This Time Against Nebraska’s Kara Eastman (Updated)

Ally Boguhn

“What we continuously hear in the district is, ‘Oh, it takes either a Republican to be in the seat or a conservative Democrat.’ So we run conservative Democrats and they lose,” Kara Eastman said. “What we need right now and what is exciting the base is a real Democrat."

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