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I Needed a Second-Trimester Abortion. A Proposed Texas Bill Would Have Put Me in Greater Danger.

I don’t second-guess the decision to have an abortion, but I do wonder what my life would have been like nine years ago if I had been treated by doctors forced to comply with a dangerous bill like SB 1033.

[Photo: An adoption ad of a pregnant person in a white dress holds their belly.]

Ethics Over Economics: Building a Better Adoption System Amid Baby ‘Shortages’

Parker Dockray & Susan Dusza Guerra Leksander

It's undeniable that money and market forces drive the adoption industry. But we can—and must—get beyond "supply and demand" thinking.

[Photo: A young, Black mother embraces her child.]

Why I’m Pro-Choice Even Though I Didn’t Choose Abortion

LaVette Shay

Abortion was not the right choice for me, but I oppose any law that prevents a woman from deciding whether she is prepared to co-parent with an abusive partner or ex.

[Photo: Jamie Hebert [L), Alec Mapa and their son, Zion, smile and pose for a picture at an event.]

Trump Proposed Allowing Anti-Gay Discrimination in Adoption Just Before the Holiday Weekend

Nico Lang

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is considering the repeal of Obama-era policies that ban adoption and foster care agencies from receiving federal funding if they refuse to work with LGBTQ couples.

Trump Administration Separates Some Migrant Mothers From Their Newborns Before Returning Them to Detention

Tina Vasquez

“I don’t know if they lose their babies for good,” one doctor said. “But I do know the process is torturous for them.”

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

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

Evann Normandin

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."

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