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Missouri Doesn’t Need More Anti-Choice Politicians. That Includes You, Democrats.

Pamela Merritt

I can’t imagine a world where party leaders welcome candidates just as long as they pinky swear not to legislate based on their personal views.

[Photo: A doctor sitting at her desk looks off in the distance]

Ohio Republicans Go After ‘Roe’: ‘Abolish Abortion in Its Entirety’

Teddy Wilson

The GOP bill would allow physicians and those who undergo the common medical procedure to be charged with murder, which is punishable by life imprisonment or the death penalty.

[Photo: A female patient wearing a hospital gown sits on an examination table in a doctor's office]

Nebraska GOP Takes Trump’s Lead, Seeks to Deny Funds to Family Planning Centers

Erin Heger

The Nebraska GOP plan to deny Title X funds to health centers that perform, counsel about, or refer for abortion services would harm family planning health centers in the state, potentially setting them up to violate federal law.

[Photo: Rep. Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell]

Spending Bill Includes Family Planning Funds, but Trump Officials Continue to Undermine Programs (Updated)

Christine Grimaldi

Congress maintained funding for a key family planning program. But President Trump’s abstinence-only Title X chief, Valerie Huber, will decide what to do with the funds.

[Photo: Demonstrators gather in D.C. to rally for abortion care. One protester holds a sign that reads

New York Could Become the Latest State to Solidify ‘Roe’ Protections as Trump Looms

Auditi Guha & A Federal Court Has Already Blocked Mississippi’s Unconstitutional 15-Week Abortion Ban

From California to Vermont, state lawmakers have introduced a flurry of bills and amendments to cement the protections ensured by the landmark Roe decision.

[Photo: The Jackson Women’s Health Organization building]

Mississippi Abortion Ban Endangers Low-Income Women, Women of Color

Bryce Covert

The law’s passage already nearly disrupted a woman’s care.

[Photo: Demonstrators protest in front of the offices of Rep. Dan Lipinski. Two people are holding signs that read

Democrat Backed by Anti-Choice Groups Claims Narrow Victory in Illinois Primary

Ally Boguhn

Rep. Dan Lipinski, who has parroted Republican talking points pushing junk science to support anti-choice policies, won with 50.89 percent of the vote.

[Photo: A stressed Black woman works on her computer]

Is North Dakota Really One of the Best States for Women? This Financial Website Seems to Think So.

Cinnamon Janzer

I was tempted to dismiss the post as another frivolous piece of content on the internet, since WalletHub is hardly the definitive resource on women's issues. But it reflects a broader cultural misconception about what constitutes a "good life" for women—one that doesn't account for housing, reproductive rights, or even job stability.

[Photo: Anti-Choice protesters hold up signs that read

‘You Could Die by a Bullet’: New York Anti-Choice Protester Hurled Threats After Colorado Planned Parenthood Massacre

Auditi Guha

“My thoughts were that this is terrifying. ... To me it feels extremely threatening, extremely scary, especially in the context of violence at clinics that has happened across the country."

[Photo: Pro-Choice activists gather outside of the Supreme Court]

A Federal Court Has Already Blocked Mississippi’s Unconstitutional 15-Week Abortion Ban

Imani Gandy

U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves wrote that Mississippi Republicans' 15-week abortion ban was of “dubious constitutionality.”

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