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[Photo: A woman of color wearing a masks looks suspiciously at a person holding a sign that reads 'Crisis Pregnancy Centers*. We're Open. *Unregulated and putting you at risk.]

Anti-Choice Clinics Are Open During the COVID-19 Crisis. That’s Dangerous for Pregnant People.

Jo Yurcaba

Reproductive health advocates worry that clinics operated by anti-choice activists could sow confusion among people seeking care during the COVID-19 outbreak.

[Photo: An abortion clinic escort smiles as she holds a green banner in support of abortion.]

What It’s Like to Be a Clinic Escort in North Carolina During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tiffany Diane Tso

"We hoped pulling back would send a general message to the protester community that everyone should take this seriously, but protesters have continued to show up."

[Photo: A worried, Black teen lies in bed while holding a pregnancy test.]

This Is How Texas’ COVID-19 Abortion Ban Uniquely Burdens Teens

Irma L. Garcia

Even if a Jane’s judicial bypass case is approved, Texas’ ban on abortion has closed clinics across the state, leaving young people with limited options.

[Photo: A clinic protester peers their head into a car of someone outside of an abortion clinic.]

Anti-Choice Protesters Think Stay-at-Home Orders Don’t Apply to Them

Imani Gandy

Abortion clinics protesters are fighting stay-at-home orders and putting pregnant people—who are immunosuppressed by virtue of being pregnant—at risk of contracting COVID-19.

[Photo: A slightly open door shows an abortion provider sitting at a desk.]

What It’s Like to Be an Abortion Care Provider in the South During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Regina Mahone

"We are health-care providers; we’re not being seen or treated as health-care providers by our legislators, by people in these positions of power. And yet we’re putting ourselves at the same risk as people are in hospitals."

[Photo: Judge Kyle Duncan speaks during a hearing.]

Trump Judge’s Radical Decision Lets States Suspend Abortion Rights

Jessica Mason Pieklo

It's now impossible to get a legal abortion in Texas, thanks to the Fifth Circuit's latest ruling. The long-term consequences could be even more devastating.

[Photo: A sad woman looks out of her window.]

Anti-Choice City Ordinances Are Proliferating. Here’s How a Lawsuit Can Stop Them.

Paige Alexandria

The American Civil Liberties Union is fighting unenforceable anti-choice city ordinances as they spread across the United States.

[Photo: A black and white photo of the silhouette of a woman holding her head as she sits on a bed in front of a window.]

‘Total Panic’: How One Texas Woman Sought an Abortion After Her State Banned Them

Galina Espinoza

When Texas officials declared abortions "nonessential" amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one woman's abortion plans were derailed. She went on a five-day journey to legally get one.

[Photo: A worried woman wearing a face mask looks out the window of a bus.]

When the Abortion Clinic Is Open, but You Have No Way to Get There

Lauren Young

“Not enough conversation is happening around how we transport patients and our volunteer networks that exist around the country.”

[Photo: An illustration of an abortion provider arm wrestling with a virus.]

‘Constantly Preparing for the Next Crisis’: How Independent Abortion Clinics Are Faring With COVID-19

Sarah Anne Lloyd

“Patients think clinics are closed; there is increased panic due to patient’s fear of being turned away.”

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