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[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

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.

[Photo: Two people holding signs that read 'ERA Yes' outside the U.S. Capitol.]

Abortion Rights Opponents Are Terrified of the Equal Rights Amendment

Erin Matson

It's revealing that anti-choice activists are attacking the ERA and gender equality as they embrace the deeply problematic man they call “the most pro-life president in American history.”

[Photo: An illustration of people of color holding signs in support of abortion.]

No, We Won’t Be ‘Celebrating’ the Anniversary of ‘Roe’

Amanda Reyes

We are done celebrating a ruling and a movement that systematically left behind communities of color and people in poverty.

[Photo: A white doctor holds a stethoscope to the stomach of a black pregnant person.]

Structural Racism in Medicine Worsens the Health of Black Women and Infants

Akilah Wise

California programs are doubling down on efforts to eliminate the medical system's structural racism and support the state's Black women and infants, who face abysmal maternal and infant health outcomes.

[Photo: The 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls stand on stage during the 7th xemocratic debate in Iowa.]

At Iowa Debate, Reproductive Rights Nowhere to Be Found: Campaign Week in Review

Dennis Carter

Abortion access didn't make the cut during Tuesday's debate in Iowa among presidential candidates who have pledged to take radical steps to fight back against Republican attacks on reproductive health care.

[Photo: A split-screen image of Ashley Bennett and U.S. House Representative Jeff Van Drew.]

The Former Democrat Who Pledged Loyalty to Trump Gets a Pro-Choice Challenger

Rachel Kramer Bussel

Ashley Bennett is among the Democrats running to replace Jeff Van Drew, who has joined his new Republican congressional colleagues in supporting anti-choice legislation.

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