Abortion Archives

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For Reproductive Freedom, Going Back to ‘Normal’ Is Not an Option

Jill E. Adams

Now is the time to take responsibility for both the past and the present, and to demand change.

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When Will These Attacks on Abortion Rights End? You Won’t Like the Answer.

Legal precedent means very little to judges and justices personally opposed to abortion rights, as we've seen during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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The Right’s Desperate Attempts to Hijack ‘My Body, My Choice’

Ilyse Hogue

In using the message to protest efforts to protect our collective health and well-being, conservatives are exposing themselves and jeopardizing literally thousands of lives.

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Correcting the Record on Abortion During COVID-19: A Q&A With Dr. Erin King

Regina Mahone

"You can’t wait one week, two weeks, five weeks. You’ve got to do it right then. It’s got to be accessible."

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How the Trump Administration Could Use COVID-19 to Defund Planned Parenthood

Imani Gandy

Anti-choice activists are pushing bad faith arguments to get the Trump administration to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid.

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Your Latest COVID-19 Reproductive and Sexual Health Questions, Answered

Rewire News Group Staff

Dr. Diana Wu, a fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health, answers questions about reproductive and sexual health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Texas Abortion Patients Arrive in Colorado Clinics ‘Frustrated and Exhausted’

Lauren Young

People are making the grueling drive from Texas to Colorado for abortion care after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) used the COVID-19 pandemic to suspend abortion rights.

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Notes on Language: Why We Stopped Using ‘Surgical Abortion’ at Rewire News Group

Regina Mahone

And what you need to know about abortion and “elective” health care.

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The COVID-19 Crisis Hasn’t Stopped Abortion Protests. Now, Clinics Need Backup.

Dennis Carter

"The anti-abortion leaders are like vultures circling overhead."

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5 TV Shows and Movies That Realistically Depict Abortion—All Available to Stream Online

Esther Gim

Rewire.News shares some of our favorite storylines in recent years that have expanded representation of who gets an abortion and realistically depict the procedure.

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