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Ohio Republicans Find Another Way to Erode Abortion Access (Updated)

Alys Brooks

Republican lawmakers in Ohio are going after telemedicine abortion and pushing a so-called abortion reversal bill as access to abortion care dwindles.

[Photo: A split screen image of Kristen Day and Pete Buttigieg.]

‘Democrats for Life’ Activist Asks Pete Buttigieg to Court Anti-Choice Voters

Dennis Carter

Pete Buttigieg said he would stand by the Democratic defense of abortion rights amid an escalation of anti-choice attacks designed to overturn Roe v. Wade.

[Photo: Virginia legislators congregate before a legislative session.]

Virginia Democrats Advance Omnibus Pro-Choice Bill: Spotlight on the States (Updated)

Dennis Carter

Anti-choice restrictions could soon fall by the wayside in Virginia and Rhode Island.

[Photo: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks passionately during an outdoor event.]

Warren Has a Plan to Clean House After Trump: Campaign Week in Review

Dennis Carter

Advocates have feared that a Democratic administration couldn't fully rid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of those committed to undermining the agency's mission.

[Photo: Orange boxes of Mifeprex (mifepristone) lie on top of one another on a table.]

Medication Abortion Is Key to the Future of Abortion Access

Amy Weintraub & Fawn Bolak

Regardless of income, ZIP code, or status, you should be able to decide what kind of care fits your needs without fear, shame, and unnecessary restrictions.

[Photo: An African woman and her baby, and other patients wait for treatment outside a clinic.]

Three Years Later, Trump’s Global ‘Gag Rule’ Continues to Devastate Global Health

Monica Kerrigan & Nelly Munyasia

Even after the global gag rule has been dumped, we will have years of work ahead of us to undo the damage it has wrought.

[Photo: A flag of Texas waves in the air. with text on the flag that reads 'Pro-Choice Texas.']

In Texas, We Want to Go Beyond ‘Roe’

Tara Pohlmeyer

Roe is uniquely tied to Texas, and Texans have felt the increased attacks on the right to abortion. While we must protect Roe, the right to abortion means nothing without access.

Black Women Were ‘Canaries in the Coal Mine’: A Conversation With Michele Goodwin

Jessica Mason Pieklo

For the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Professor Michele Goodwin chats about her forthcoming book on the criminalization of motherhood.

[Photo: Anti-abortion supports participate in the annual March For Life rally.]

March for Life Has an Anti-Blackness Problem

Gloria Oladipo

The alignment of March for Life with racist suffragists shouldn't come as a surprise given the rampant anti-Blackness within the anti-choice movement, along with its links to fascist groups.

Overturning ‘Roe’ Will Turn Every Abortion Into a Brutal Road Trip

Rommy Torrico, Jo Constantz & Marc Faletti

According to the Guttmacher Institute, if Roe v. Wade were overturned or weakened, the average distance to an abortion clinic would increase by 388 percent. Here's what that means in real-world terms.

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