Rachel Wells is a writer and journalist based in Nashville, TN. She covers abortion rights, reproductive health, sexual violence, and trauma. Her work has appeared in ACLU Magazine, InStyle, and Glamour, among others.
With Heartbeat International’s uncovered manipulations, the organization is paving the way for the marketing of deceit, threatening access to abortion care around the world.
A Florida Republican backing forced parental consent legislation has referenced the white supremacist "replacement theory" in advocating for restrictive abortion laws.
The state's forced parental consent bill has been referred to as a “stalking horse” meant to overhaul Florida’s constitutional right to privacy, which protects access to abortion.
Florida Republicans are going after abortion rights as clinics in north Florida have seen an influx of pregnant people coming from nearby states where lawmakers have made abortion care inaccessible.
Using zoning rules to hinder access to abortion services has picked up momentum as an anti-choice strategy on the local level. Reproductive rights advocates have a plan to fight back.
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