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

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.

[Photo: Split image of Governor Matt Bevin (L) and Andy Beshear speaking during press conferences.]

Matt Bevin Ramps Up ‘Dangerous’ Abortion Rhetoric in Re-Election Bid

Ally Boguhn

The Kentucky governor accused his Democratic opponent of taking “blood money” from the owners of the state’s last abortion clinic.

Tennessee Lawmakers Cut Off My Mic, but I Won’t Be Silenced

Cherisse Scott

I will not stop speaking up about reproductive justice—nor should any of us, especially those of us who identify as people of faith.

[Photo: Students walk through Sather Gate at the University of Berkeley campus.]

California Students Get a Second Chance for Expanded Abortion Access Bill (Updated)

Sony Salzman, This App Could Help Fill Health-Care Gaps Created by Trump’s Title X ‘Gag Rule’ & This App Could Help Fill Health-Care Gaps Created by Trump’s Title X ‘Gag Rule’

The California bill would require public universities to provide medication abortion at student health centers on campus.

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‘We Are Headed Toward a Public Health Crisis’: Title X Clinics Grapple With Trump’s ‘Gag Rule’

Erin Heger

Family planning officials in states with anti-choice restrictions see the new Title X rules as yet another barrier to health care for people with low incomes.

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Federal Court Blocks North Dakota Law Forcing Doctors to Lie to Patients About Abortion Reversal

Imani Gandy

The notion that medication abortion can be reversed has been gathering steam over the last several years, even though there is not a shred of scientific evidence to suggest that abortion reversal is possible.

[Photo: House Minority Whip Steve Scalise speaks during a news conference.]

House GOP Wants Democrats to Take a Stance on This Anti-Choice Bill

Ally Boguhn

Republican lawmakers still hope to gather enough signatures to force a vote on anti-abortion legislation in the House, despite the chamber's pro-choice majority.

[Photo: David Daleiden looks on nervously in a courtroom.]

Architect of Planned Parenthood Smear Campaign Tries to Avoid Jury Trial

Helen Christophi

David Daleiden faces prison time if a judge greenlights a jury trial based on the footage from his 2015 propaganda videos targeting Planned Parenthood.

[Photo: Evelyn Hernandez speaks looks on during an event.]

After Her Newborn Died, Evelyn Hernández Was Acquitted of Homicide Charges. But the Prosecutor Still Wants Her in Jail.

Kathy Bougher

Evelyn Hernández is one of dozens of Salvadoran women imprisoned after miscarriages or obstetric emergencies due to the country’s strict abortion ban.

[Photo: A person holds a phone with an illuminated screen that shows different types of birth control.]

This App Could Help Fill Health-Care Gaps Created by Trump’s Title X ‘Gag Rule’

Dennis Carter

Planned Parenthood is expanding availability of its Direct app, which can be used to order birth control pills for home delivery in some states.

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