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[Photo: Betsy Sweet answers a question as she gesticulates with her hands during an interview.]

Power

Two Years After the Kavanaugh Vote, This Maine Progressive Is Coming for Susan Collins

Dennis Carter

“It’s not just about flipping the Senate,” Betsy Sweet said. “It’s how we flip it.”

[Photo: A group of young Asian activists wear shirts and hold signs in support of undocumented workers during a rally.]

Power

Congress Can Knock Down Reproductive Health-Care Barriers for Immigrants. Here’s How.

Sung Yeon Choimorrow

The HEAL Act would eliminate unnecessary restrictions that keep immigrant communities from accessing reproductive health care.

[Photo: A midwife checks the vitals of a newborn baby.]

Parenthood

Are Temporary Birth Centers the Answer to Alleviating Hospitals During the COVID-19 Outbreak?

Abbie Synan

The Jazz Birth Center of Manhattan was born out of an urgent need for low-risk pregnant people to have options outside of giving birth in a hospital.

‘Jane Roe’ Lied to Us for Decades

Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

In a wild preview of the upcoming FX documentary AKA Jane Roe, it was revealed that Norma McCorvey, aka "Jane Roe" of Roe v. Wade, admitted on film that her anti-choice conversion was "all an act." On this emergency episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jess and Imani react to the shocking news.

Sex

The Supreme Court Could Make Contraception Access Even Worse on Catholic Campuses

Lexi McMenamin

Though Catholic colleges doggedly recruit students, including from non-Catholic backgrounds, many campuses retain restrictive health policies.

[Photo: An infographic showing that the majority of people polled agree that politicians should not restrict reproductive freedom during COVID-19. Two women stand on either side of the infographic.]

Abortion

Pretty Much Everyone Hates the Republican COVID-19 Abortion Bans

Dennis Carter

Doing away with abortion rights during the COVID-19 pandemic, like many abortion restrictions, is overwhelmingly unpopular.

[Photo: An illustration of people wearing masks. In between the faces are condom wrappers.]

Sex

How Do You Get People to Wear Face Masks? Ask a Sex Educator.

Martha Kempner

We haven't convinced everyone to wear condoms, but there are certainly lessons to be learned from decades of trying that we can apply to this moment with face masks.

[Photo: A Black female doctor smiles as she listens to her patient.]

Abortion

As Black Women Leaders, We Are Tearing Down Abortion Restrictions in Virginia

Jennifer McClellan & Charniele Herring

Virginia is turning the page on years of abortion restrictions that have put care out of reach for many.

[Photo: A digital collage of 7 APA activists of different genders, bodies and ages.]

Power

7 Gender Justice Activists to Know This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Tiffany Diane Tso

APA women and trans and nonbinary people have been at the forefront of movements for survivors, LGBTQ liberation, bodily autonomy, and sex positivity.

[Photo: Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during a hearing as Rep. Mike Conaway listens on.]

Abortion

Lost Your Job Because of COVID-19? Republicans Want to Restrict Your Abortion Coverage.

Lauren Young

Reproductive health advocates call the Republican legislation even worse than the discriminatory Hyde Amendment, which for decades has eroded low-income people's access to abortion care.

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