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[Photo: Jeff Sessions looks on during an event.]

Jeff Sessions Wants to Be a Senator Again

Ally Boguhn

Jeff Sessions co-sponsored dozens of anti-choice measures during his time in the U.S. Senate. Now he wants to run again.

[Photo: Sen. James Inhofe looks on during a meeting.]

A New Abortion Ban Makes Its Way to Congress for the First Time

Jo Yurcaba & A New Abortion Ban Makes Its Way to Congress for the First Time

Some pro-choice advocates worry these bills might be the first in a “wave of bills” focused on the reason someone is getting an abortion.

[Photo: Andy Beshear celebrates with supporters after voting results come in.]

Campaign Week in Review: ‘Reproductive Freedom Has Won’ in Tuesday’s Elections

Ally Boguhn

Pro-choice advocates described this week's wins in Virginia and Kentucky elections as monumental victories for reproductive rights.

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‘Personhood’ Film Shows the Cost of the Push for Fetal Rights

Elizabeth Dawes Gay

The documentary exposes the threat of "personhood" laws that police pregnant people and strip them of their rights.

What Does the Catholic Church’s Patriarchal Structure Have to Do with the Failure of the Amazon Synod?

Mary Hunt

Feminist liberationists have long claimed that discrimination against women is the model for favoring the power of elites over the rest with negative consequences worldwide. The Amazonian Synod only reinforced the claim. The mistakes were breathtakingly obvious and relatively easy to fix.

[Photo: Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir pauses during an interview.]

Meet Brett Giroir, the Anti-Choice Advocate Temporarily in Charge of the FDA

Ally Boguhn

“I’m alarmed that Dr. Giroir will step in as Acting Commissioner given his track record of letting ideology drive decisions at the expense of women and families," Sen. Patty Murray said in a statement.

[Photo: Gov. Mike DeWine pauses during an event.]

From Ohio to Missouri, Regulatory Schemes Threaten to Destroy Abortion Access (Updated)

Madeleine Schmidt

Closing the last abortion clinic in the Dayton, Ohio, area would have a major effect on people of color and those with low incomes, groups that make up a large portion of Dayton's population.

[Photo: Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during an event.]

Buttigieg’s Plan for Parents With Disabilities Is a Blueprint for Other 2020 Candidates

Robyn Powell

Buttigieg’s plan covers a range of issues facing disabled people. But unlike other platforms released to date, his plan also includes the rights of parents with disabilities.

[Photo: Lindy West smiles as she poses for a photo.]

‘Our Power Is Real’: A Q&A With Lindy West

Sarah Neilson

Rewire.News sat down with West to discuss likability, self-care, social justice, and her new book of essays, The Witches Are Coming.

[Photo: Jessica Cisneros smiles during a photoshoot.]

Jessica Cisneros Is Taking on One of Congress’ Last Anti-Choice Democrats (Updated)

Lauren Holter & Jessica Cisneros Is Taking on One of Congress’ Last Anti-Choice Democrats (Updated)

Jessica Cisneros supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law and repealing the Hyde Amendment.

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