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[Photo: Two intrauterine devices (IUD) lay side by side atop a pink background.]

Catholic Hospitals Can Deny Patients Contraception. This Is My Story.

If the Trump administration gets its way, be prepared for an outpouring of stories that bear a resemblance to this one, but don’t wrap up so neatly.

[Photo: A sweet baby gets examined by a pediatrician for dwarfism.]

The Anti-Abortion Bill You Aren’t Hearing About

Rebecca Cokley

While being framed as “saving those poor defenseless disabled babies,” the reality is this Texas bill is just one more assault on people’s bodies.

[Photo: Representative John Becker answers questions during an outdoor interview.]

The Century-Old ‘Science Fiction’ Behind Ohio Rep’s Bill Covering Nonexistent Ectopic Pregnancy Treatment

Jo Yurcaba

Doctors “would never base our medical practice on this,” said OB-GYN and public health researcher Dr. Dan Grossman, who received a copy from the legislator after criticizing the bill in a viral Twitter thread.

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Alabama’s Total Abortion Ban and the Red Flag You Missed (Updated)

Grace E. Howard & Meghan Eagen-Torkko

Six years ago, pregnant people were the canaries in the coal mines of the erosion of civil rights, but it was a warning too many people missed.

[Photo: An OB-GYN doctor gives a young, pregnant migrant woman a check-up.]

OB-GYN Says U.S. Marshals Service Is Shackling Detained Pregnant Migrants

Tina Vasquez

The doctor told Rewire.News that as recently as March, a woman in USMS custody experienced birth complications exacerbated by a delay in care “the patient asked for over and over again."

[Photo: A pregnant migrant woman stands in line with other immigrants awaiting inspection.]

Meet the Federal Agency Helping to Criminalize Pregnant Migrants

Tina Vasquez

Pregnant asylum seekers in Texas are held in federal custody and must sometimes endure life-threatening circumstances, according to one advocate, because of the way the United States has chosen to criminalize those seeking asylum.

[Photo: An Obria Medical Clinics sign outside a clinic building.]

An Anti-Choice Group Pledged It Would ‘Never’ Provide Contraception as It Pursued Title X Funds

Dennis Carter

Two months before the Obria Group got a $1.7 million family planning grant, its CEO emailed supporters to promise it would "never provide hormonal contraception."

[Photo: Illustration of Tupac Shakur, and his mother, Afeni, on a pink painted background.]

In Tupac’s ‘Dear Mama,’ a Backstory About His Mother’s Activism, Mass Incarceration, and Bail

Brandi Collins-Calhoun

This Mother's Day, I'm listening to the song as a tribute to Afeni Shakur, but also to families separated by mass incarceration.

[Photo: An illustration of gender non-conforming parents of color ranging in size, shade, gender.]

This Mother’s Day, Support Mamas to Build Power and Save Lives

Elizabeth Dawes Gay

You can get involved in these three campaigns and make a difference for a mom in time for Mother’s Day.

[Photo: Tony Perkins gestures with his hand as he delivers remarks at the opening of an event.]

Family Research Council: The Extreme Anti-Choice Group Molding Trump’s Reproductive Rights Policy

Laura Huss & Kat Jercich

The Family Research Council has ingratiated itself with the administration, which could mean devastating consequences for the country's most vulnerable people.

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