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[Photo: Jean Whitehorse sitting on a couching in her home.]

‘Amá’ and the Legacy of Sterilization in Indian Country

The story of sterilization of Native women is a history that has been overlooked for far too long.

[Photo: Alex Azar speaking during a committee hearing]

HHS Secretary Backs Trump Official Who Tried to Block Immigrant Teens From Abortion Care

Tina Vasquez

“For too long, young people, women of color, and immigrants have borne the brunt of extreme anti-abortion policies. No more. Scott Lloyd must go.”

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States Are Racing to Overturn Roe. As State Legislators, We Are Fighting Back

Joe Bolkcom, Margie Bright Matthews & Kathy Sykes

We won’t stand idly by while opponents of legal abortion proudly announce their goals to criminalize abortion.

LGBTQ Hate Group on Pompeo as Secretary of State: ‘A Very Smart Move by President Trump’

Christine Grimaldi

"We have already seen a State Department under President Trump that has stayed silent and refused to take necessary steps to combat and condemn the growing epidemic of anti-LGBTQ ... and now that department will be helmed by someone with an extensive anti-LGBTQ record."

[Photo: A doctor consoles a crying patient in a waiting room.]

In Fight Against Abortion Rights, Fetuses Could Soon Have Legal Standing in Indiana (Updated)

Teddy Wilson

“If they are successful in securing the same constitutional rights for a pregnancy as for a pregnant person, they could potentially nullify the right to abortion completely."

[Photo: Group of women in red 'Handmaid's Tale' costumes stand at press conference behind woman speaking at podium]

New Hampshire GOP Legislator Sees Fetus ‘Running,’ ‘Playing,’ in Justifying Anti-Choice Bills (Updated)

Auditi Guha & Gavel Drop: Satanists Sue Again to Block Missouri’s Abortion Waiting Period

Rep. Jeanine Notter's description fits a pattern of anti-choice legislators describing fetuses as having the features and abilities of fully formed people.

[Photo: Maira Verónica Figueroa Marroquin sits outside in a courtyard smiling at the camera.]

Salvadoran Woman, One of ‘Las 17,’ Freed After Spending 15 Years Behind Bars Following a Miscarriage

Kathy Bougher

"I'm so happy to be free and with my family. We need to keep fighting so all the other women can be freed, too," Maira Verónica Figueroa Marroquin told Rewire.News on Wednesday.

Will Rhode Island Democrats Ignore Abortion Rights Protections?

Auditi Guha

Rhode Island does not have a law that makes abortion legal, meaning the medical procedure would become illegal in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

[Photo: Democratic congressional candidate Conor Lamb sits and listens to a speech.]

Here’s What You Need to Know About Pennsylvania’s ‘Bellwether’ Tuesday Special Election (Updated)

Ally Boguhn

Democratic candidate Conor Lamb’s position on abortion rights has caught the eye of anti-choice groups seeking to involve themselves in the high-profile congressional race.

[Photo: Activists gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during the #Opentoall rally to protest religious discimination.]

Gavel Drop: Satanists Sue Again to Block Missouri’s Abortion Waiting Period

Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

The Satanic Temple in Missouri is on a mission to prove to lawmakers that religious beliefs about abortion cut both ways.

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