Abortion Archives

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Conservatives Say They Want to End Abortions. The ‘Gag Rule’ Will Do the Opposite.

Abortion rates have been on the decline in the United States since the 1980s, due in large part to an increase in the use of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods, according to new research.

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What I Want the Democratic Candidates to Say About Abortion—Without Being Asked

Renee Bracey Sherman

Being "pro-choice" doesn’t tell us how a candidate would protect and expand access to reproductive health care, including abortion.

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Faith-Based Hospitals Are Not Adequately Training Residents in Abortion Procedures

Amy Littlefield

A lack of such training can hinder residents throughout their careers.

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Anti-Choice Activist David Daleiden Gets Bad News in Court

Helen Christophi

A California judge on Tuesday said David Daleiden "was engaged in criminal activity irrespective of his journalistic status.”

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Smoke and Mirrors: Ivanka Trump’s Trip to Latin America and the Global ‘Gag Rule’

Beirne Roose-Snyder & Witness Against Anti-Choice Activists Says She Was Harassed After Testifying

If Ivanka were serious about women’s economic empowerment, she would be actively advocating for legislation like the Global HER Act, which would permanently repeal the global gag rule.

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A Teenager in Mexico Needed an Abortion After Being Raped. Getting One Was Legal, but Nearly Impossible.

Amy Littlefield & Laura Gottesdiener

Abortion bans throughout Mexico include exceptions for rape. Activists say despite some recent improvements, survivors still confront obstacles to accessing abortion care.

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Abortion Patients Across the South Are Traveling to North Carolina for Care

Erin Heger

Extreme abortion bans, like the near-total ban passed this year in Georgia's Republican-majority legislature, are contributing to an increase in the number of people leaving their states to seek abortions.

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Abortion Doulas, With or Without the Title, Provide a Critical Service

S. Nicole Lane

“I'm an abortion doula because I see it as a way to ensure a world that is more healed, more just, and more free.”

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’13 Reasons Why’ Missed an Opportunity to Show a Major Hurdle for Teens Seeking Abortion

Paige Alexandria

At Jane’s Due Process, I hear from teens nationwide experiencing the burden of parental consent laws.

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Witness Against Anti-Choice Activists Says She Was Harassed After Testifying

Helen Christophi

The witness had been surreptitiously filmed in 2015 by anti-choice activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt as part of a smear campaign against abortion providers and fetal tissue researchers.

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