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A Black Midwesterner’s Perspective on Abortion Access, Regional Culture, and Why People Should Care About the Midwest

When reporting on the Midwest, media outlets often forget about communities subject to state violence and suppression.

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Pro-Choice House Lawmakers: Strike Discriminatory Hyde Amendment From Budget (Updated)

Ally Boguhn

Reproductive rights advocates lauded the introduction of the pro-choice budget amendment, noting the critical role women of color have played in leading the fight to end Hyde.

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Judge: Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic Can Keep Operating (Updated)

Dennis Carter

The medically unnecessary regulations stem from laws passed by Missouri's GOP-dominated legislature, which has chipped away at access to abortion care for years.

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Greg Gianforte Will Enter Montana’s ‘Toss Up’ Race for Governor

Ally Boguhn

Before heading to Washington, Gianforte funded anti-choice organizations through his family foundation.

[Photo: Protesters hold signs as they rally to protest Missouri's abortion ban.]

Missouri Lawmakers’ ‘Cowardly’ Attempts to Silence Voters on Abortion Rights (Updated)

Jessica Mason Pieklo

When drafting Missouri's monster anti-abortion omnibus bill, lawmakers included a provision they claim prevents voters from trying to repeal it.

Biden Now Says He No Longer Supports Hyde. That Is Not Enough.

Jodi Jacobson

Biden now says he will oppose the Hyde Amendment. But Hyde is not a bad law because of recently passed restrictions. It's been a bad law for 40 years, and Biden helped perpetuate it.

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Renee Unterman Helped Bring a Near-Total Abortion Ban to Georgia. Now She’s Running for Congress.

Ally Boguhn

Unterman didn’t just sponsor the bill—she played a key role in shepherding the six-week ban through Georgia's Republican-controlled state senate.

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Dr. Leana Wen: A State of Emergency in Missouri and Across the Country

Dr. Leana Wen & With ‘Roe’ on the Line, Some Democrats Seek Federal Codification of Abortion Rights

Unlike a state of emergency that is called after natural disasters, this is a man-made disaster that is putting people’s lives and health in danger.

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Protecting and Expanding Social Security Doesn’t Mean Policing Reproduction

Nancy Altman & Linda Benesch

It is no one’s patriotic duty to have children for the sake of economic security.

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With ‘Roe’ on the Line, Some Democrats Seek Federal Codification of Abortion Rights

Ally Boguhn

Democrats passed on making Roe federal law under Clinton and Obama. Now they say they're ready to protect abortion rights from state-level interference.

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