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I Saw an Anti-Abortion Protester Cough and Joke About COVID-19 (Updated)

Kelsea McLain

"Would be a shame if I was sick."

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How the Coronavirus Is Affecting Abortion Access in a State Hostile to Abortion Rights

In Texas, abortion access is already threatened as a result of extreme anti-choice legislation—the barriers people face are compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Even in Places With Accessible Abortion Care, the Coronavirus Is Drastically Affecting Services

Steph Black

For people seeking abortion care in the D.C. area, support systems won't be readily available during the COVID-19 pandemic.

State Lawmakers Aren’t Letting the Coronavirus Stop Their Crusade Against Abortion Rights

Imani Gandy

The president and governors across the country are declaring states of emergency as the coronavirus spreads. And still, state-level Republicans are jamming through anti-abortion bills.

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Reproductive Health Telemedicine Is Here During COVID-19 Outbreak—but Not for Abortion

Sarah Anne Lloyd

Telemedicine has long been a tool for increasing access to reproductive health care, even as lawmakers in some states ban its use for abortion care. It will likely be the best option during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Rewire.News Will Be Here to Report on How COVID-19 Is Affecting Reproductive Health Care

Galina Espinoza

COVID-19 is having a profound impact on family planning health services, including access to abortion care and birth control. Rewire.News remains vigilant in covering these developments.

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Your Questions About Reproductive Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Answered

Rewire News Group Staff

"The effect [of the COVID-19 outbreak] on people accessing abortion care is considerable, especially in those states that have limited access."

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Joe Biden Says He Would Make ‘Roe’ Federal Law. Sort Of.

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Did Biden announce his support for a strong statutory protection of abortion rights, or something else entirely?

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Mandatory Ultrasounds. Abortion Bans. Utah, Are You OK?

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Utah anti-choice lawmakers are passing a bevy of abortion restrictions over the objections of voters. Why?

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Wyoming Republicans Attack Later Abortion Care: Spotlight on the States

Dennis Carter

A punitive bill based on anti-choice myths about later abortion care has been sent to the Wyoming governor to sign.

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