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Why Biden’s ‘Gag Rule’ Reversal Came Just in Time for New Hampshire

Rewire News Group Staff

After New Hampshire Republicans stripped funding from the state's affordable reproductive health-care clinics, Biden's new Title X policy offers a lifeline.

This Footnote in the Texas Abortion Ban Ruling Will Drive Conservatives Batty

Rewire News Group Staff

"The Court recognizes that not all pregnant people identify as women."

In Utah Jails, a Rare Reproductive Rights Bright Spot Emerges

Lizzie Tribone

A bill that went into effect in July now guarantees contraceptives for incarcerated people in Utah jails.

Mississippi Is Gaslighting Us All on Abortion Bans

Imani Gandy

To defend an indefensible abortion ban, Mississippi’s lawyers presented bizarre and disingenuous arguments to the Supreme Court.

What Teens Need to Know About Texas SB 8 and Accessing Abortion

Rewire News Group Staff

If you’re under 18, it's possible to access abortion in Texas, but thanks to the harmful laws and legal chaos, it's extremely difficult.

Students Push Biden to Undo Trump-Era Campus Sexual Assault Rules

Dharma Koffer

Student survivors say the policies that former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos put in place aren't aimed at protecting them and their right to learn.

The Supreme Court Sneak Attack on Abortion Access in Kentucky

Susan Rinkunas

The Supreme Court will weigh in on a relatively wonky issue, but abortion advocates say the stakes are still incredibly high for the people in Kentucky.

2021: The Year of the Black Lady Lawyer—a Running List

Rewire News Group Staff

Until this year, only eight Black women had been confirmed as federal appellate judges. Since January, President Biden has nominated five more.

This Group Helped Dream Up Texas’ Vigilante Abortion Ban

Eve Ettinger

Alliance Defending Freedom is the incubation center for this type of legal approach to dismantling protections around LGBTQ and reproductive rights.

Panty Grab: How Evangelicals Are Rewriting Sexual Privacy Rights

Imani Gandy

All of the rights we consider normal are based on the 14th Amendment. Conservative Christian evangelicals have their sights on dismantling all of that.