Abortion Archives

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Everything You Need to Know About the Helms Amendment’s Restriction on Abortion Funding

Ally Boguhn

Reproductive health, rights, and justice advocates say the Helms Amendment's ban on using foreign assistance funds for abortion deserves more attention.

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These 2020 Democrats Support Repealing the Helms Amendment’s Ban on Foreign Assistance Funding for Abortion

Ally Boguhn

Discussion of the Helms Amendment hasn’t bubbled up much so far this election cycle, but it was a topic of discussion in the 2016 race.

Planned Parenthood Leaves Title X Amid Trump’s Anti-Choice Restrictions

Dennis Carter

While Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending bill that would stop enactment of the Title X "gag rule," it's not likely the provision will survive the Republican-controlled Senate.

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Native Americans Want More Than Empty Promises From 2020 Democrats

Mary Annette Pember

At this week’s Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum, Democratic presidential candidates have a precious opportunity to elevate Indian Country and Native Americans' concerns within the national political discourse.

[Photo: Governor Jay Inslee speaks emphatically at an event.]

These States Are Protecting Family Planning Clinics Under Trump’s Domestic ‘Gag Rule’ (Updated)

Dennis Carter

States are replacing the millions clinics will lose when they exit Title X after the Trump administration imposes its domestic "gag rule."

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Abortion ‘Stigma’ Prevalent in Many Affordable Care Act Plans

Erin Heger

Meanwhile, the Trump administration is creating unnecessary administrative burdens for those receiving abortion care through ACA plans.

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Steve King Thinks Rape and Incest Are Necessary for Humanity’s Existence. He’s Now Facing Calls to Resign.

Ally Boguhn

King was defending the omission of rape and incest exceptions in his extreme anti-abortion legislation.

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A Near-Total Abortion Ban Isn’t Enough for Some Tennessee Republicans (Updated)

Rachel Wells

Anti-choice lawmakers are considering a bill to redefine fetal viability and end legal abortion in Tennessee.

[Photo: Abortion advocates hold up signs during a protest.]

Fifth Circuit Appears Ready to Ignore Supreme Court Precedent…Again (Updated)

Jessica Mason Pieklo

During oral arguments Friday a panel of judges—including two Trump appointees—searched for ways to ignore the law and dismiss a challenge to a web of anti-abortion restrictions.

[Photo: Pro-choice activists hold signs as they rally to stop states’ abortion bans.]

Total Abortion Bans Are Overwhelmingly Unpopular in Every State

Alys Brooks

Even in states most hostile to reproductive rights, less than one quarter of respondents favor a total ban on abortion.

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