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Susan Rinkunas
Susan Rinkunas is a writer and editor based in New York specializing in reproductive rights and health care. Her work has appeared in Vice, The Cut, and more. Follow her on Twitter @sueonthetown.
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The Supreme Court Sneak Attack on Abortion Access in Kentucky
The Supreme Court will weigh in on a relatively wonky issue, but abortion advocates say the stakes are still incredibly high for the people in Kentucky.
Abortion Was Just on the Ballot in California. Virginia Is Next.
Every governor’s race with a Democratic incumbent will have the same stakes unless and until Democrats win more Senate seats.
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Florida Advocates Brace for a Flood of Abortion Patients
A Supreme Court ruling could result in an influx of patients traveling to clinics in Florida, considered a safe haven for abortion.
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Will Louisiana Be the First Post-‘Roe’ Domino to Fall?
A year out from a big abortion rights win at the Supreme Court, advocates worry the Court is about to take it all away with a case out of Mississippi.
Why Is Biden Letting Anti-Choice Lawyers Have a Say in Court Reform?
Court reform is one of progressives’ top priorities. And yet Biden has included anti-choice lawyers and Federalist Society members in its courts commission.
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Planned Parenthood Expanding Trans Health Care in Missouri
Missouri's first transgender health-care program aimed at expanding access to uninsured and underinsured people could save lives.
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Unacceptable Care: Why Patients Manage Their Own Abortion
As states make it more difficult to get abortion pills from providers, they may just be increasing the demand for medication abortion.
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‘As We Go, so Do You’: Mississippi Abortion Advocates Prep for an Uncertain Future
Advocates in Mississippi are predicting even more court battles, state legislative attacks, and emboldened protesters at their clinics in 2021.
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When COVID-19 Hit, Abortion Access Ended in South Dakota
For seven months, two public health crises enveloped in South Dakota: the COVID-19 pandemic and no abortion care.
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Desperate to Show Support for an Abortion Ban, Colorado Organizers Turned to Dentists
Dentists and dermatologists don't specialize in reproductive health—but they've come out against Prop 115, which would ban most abortions after 22 weeks.
Colorado Voters Could Determine Abortion Access Nationwide (Updated)
Proposition 115 would ban abortions after 22 weeks except when the pregnant person’s life is immediately threatened.
Will Louisiana Be the First State to Criminalize Abortion After Justice Ginsburg’s Death?
The ballot measure is a doubling down on Louisiana's "trigger law," in preparation for a post-Roe future.
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One Month From the Big Abortion Rights Win in Louisiana: ‘We’ve Gained Nothing’
While June Medical Services v. Russo didn’t result in more clinics having to close, people in the state still face daily tragedies trying to access abortion care.
