Abortion Archives

[Photo: A young, Black woman holds up a sign during a protest in GA.]

How Georgia’s Blocked 6-Week Abortion Ban Is Already Affecting Clinics

Even though HB 481 has yet to take effect, Georgia clinics have been inundated with calls from people who worry abortion is illegal or that they'll be criminalized for obtaining one.

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10 Revolutionary Activists You Should Know About This Black History Month

Jada Jackson

We celebrate the activists who have been on the front lines—and pushed boundaries—in the fight for collective liberation.

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‘Devastating’: Ninth Circuit Court Greenlights Trump’s ‘Gag Rule’

Helen Christophi

In a scathing dissent, a Ninth Circuit judge accused the majority of kowtowing to the Trump administration and erasing decades of progress in family planning.

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In Kentucky, Republicans Lay Groundwork to End Legal Abortion: Spotlight on the States (Updated)

Dennis Carter

Republican state lawmakers are paving the way to outlaw abortion care if the Supreme Court guts Roe v. Wade.

[Photo: A split screen image of Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick, Rep. Rolanda Hollis and Sen. Mia McLeod.]

Forced Vasectomies in Alabama: Why Pro-Choice Lawmakers Are Using Joke Bills to Get Your Attention

Ray Levy-Uyeda

The point lawmakers want to make is this: Laws that attack men's reproductive freedom are seen as overstepping and unreasonable, but restrictions on women's reproductive health care are commonplace.

[Photo: Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders talk on stage before the Democratic presidential primary debate at Paris Las Vegas.]

Democratic Voters Want Senate Reform Now: Campaign Week in Review

Dennis Carter

Ambitious pro-choice efforts likely wouldn’t pass the U.S. Senate without reform.

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United States Drops to an ‘F’ in Reproductive Rights Report Card

Dennis Carter

The Population Institute attributes the country's first failing grade to Title X restrictions, the appointment of federal judges, and cutting evidence-based sexuality education.

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‘If I Don’t Lie, It’s Illegal’: How Forced Counseling Affects Abortion Patients

Paige Alexandria

When I provide patient-centered counseling to people seeking abortion care, I have to undo the damage from biased counseling mandated by the state.

[Photo: Medicaid expansion supporters hold signs during a rally.]

Kansas Lawmakers Must Stop Attacks on Abortion and Medicaid

Julie Burkhart

Some state legislators are threatening to derail bipartisan efforts to expand Medicaid to 150,000 uninsured Kansans unless an anti-abortion constitutional amendment is approved.

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The United States Is the Epicenter of the Anti-Choice Clinic Crisis

Rachel Wells

With Heartbeat International’s uncovered manipulations, the organization is paving the way for the marketing of deceit, threatening access to abortion care around the world.

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