Abortion Archives

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Gavel Drop: Maine’s Top Court Considers State Abortion Funding

The ACLU is suing to ensure the state's Medicaid-like program can pay for abortions.

[Photo: Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar speaks at a podium after being sworn in by President Donald Trump.]

Democrats Sound Alarm Over Trump Health Official With Ties to Planned Parenthood Smear Campaign

March Bell's "reported statements and actions call into question his conduct, judgment, and ability to meet professional standards of impartiality and fairness."

[Photo: One pro-choice activist stands near a group of anti-choice activists outside of the U.S. Supreme Court.]

Indiana Man Faces Charges of Abortion Clinic Threats: ‘I Will Blow You Up if I Have to’

Nicole Knight

The man allegedly is a member of Army of God, an “underground network of domestic terrorists who believe that the use of violence is appropriate and acceptable as a means to end abortion.”

‘The Calm in This Storm’: Reproductive Rights Leaders Reflect on Cecile Richards’ Legacy

Caitlin Cruz

Richards has become synonymous with Planned Parenthood and all its services.

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Trump Administration’s Global Gag Rule Review Ignoring the Evidence on Policy’s Danger

Christine Grimaldi

Advocates say State Department officials misrepresented the consequences of the policy in presenting its six-month review.

[Photo: A baby with Down syndrome gestures during a press conference in the U.S. Capitol.]

Ohio’s Dangerous Abortion Ban Pits Disability Rights Against Reproductive Rights

Robyn Powell

Anti-choice activists must stop using people with disabilities as pawns in their mission to undermine reproductive rights.

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The Economic Impact of Denying Abortion Care May Be Bigger Than You Think

Auditi Guha

Women who were denied an abortion are three times more likely to be unemployed than women who were able to access one.

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Mississippi Woman Criminally Charged for Pregnancy Outcome After Home Birth (Updated)

Teddy Wilson

“What's happening to Mrs. Fisher and her family is the latest in a line of women of color having their pregnancies and specifically pregnancy loss criminalized."

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South Dakota GOP Wants to Force Abortion Patients to Visit Fake Clinics (Updated)

Nicole Knight & Gavel Drop: The Koch Brothers Want to Steal the Next Supreme Court Seat

"This bill attempts to make an extreme law—one that does not exist anywhere else in the country, and has already been declared to likely be found unconstitutional—even more extreme."

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Gavel Drop: The Koch Brothers Want to Steal the Next Supreme Court Seat

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

And in other news, abortion restrictions are being challenged in Louisiana and Montana, and our national immigration agency just keeps being deplorable.

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