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[Photo: A clinic protester peers their head into a car of someone outside of an abortion clinic.]

Anti-Choice Protesters Think Stay-at-Home Orders Don’t Apply to Them

Imani Gandy

Abortion clinics protesters are fighting stay-at-home orders and putting pregnant people—who are immunosuppressed by virtue of being pregnant—at risk of contracting COVID-19.

[Photo: A slightly open door shows an abortion provider sitting at a desk.]

What It’s Like to Be an Abortion Care Provider in the South During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Regina Mahone

"We are health-care providers; we’re not being seen or treated as health-care providers by our legislators, by people in these positions of power. And yet we’re putting ourselves at the same risk as people are in hospitals."

[Photo: Judge Kyle Duncan speaks during a hearing.]

Trump Judge’s Radical Decision Lets States Suspend Abortion Rights

Jessica Mason Pieklo

It's now impossible to get a legal abortion in Texas, thanks to the Fifth Circuit's latest ruling. The long-term consequences could be even more devastating.

[Photo: A pregnant person holds their belly as they speak to a doctor who holds a clipboard.]

What It’s Like to Be Pregnant or a New Parent During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tiffany Diane Tso

Will the hospital be short-staffed? Will my prenatal appointments be canceled? Will my infant be exposed to COVID-19?

[Photo: Queer parents smile as they hold their baby.]

As COVID-19 Highlights Need for Family Leave, Here’s How Some Reproductive Rights Groups Stack Up

Alys Brooks

The COVID-19 pandemic has renewed the urgency for paid leave benefits, as a survey suggests parental leave is more common at reproductive rights organizations than in the U.S. workforce at large.

[Photo: A black and white photo of the silhouette of a woman holding her head as she sits on a bed in front of a window.]

‘Total Panic’: How One Texas Woman Sought an Abortion After Her State Banned Them

Galina Espinoza

When Texas officials declared abortions "nonessential" amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one woman's abortion plans were derailed. She went on a five-day journey to legally get one.

[Photo: A worried woman wearing a face mask looks out the window of a bus.]

When the Abortion Clinic Is Open, but You Have No Way to Get There

Lauren Young

“Not enough conversation is happening around how we transport patients and our volunteer networks that exist around the country.”

[Photo: A nurse helping a mother of color during labor.]

They Didn’t Have Coronavirus Symptoms Until After They Gave Birth. Then They Tested Positive.

Nina Martin, ProPublica

It’s asymptomatic people who may hold the most urgent lessons for a maternal care system that is scrambling to reinvent itself during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Photo: An illustration of an abortion provider arm wrestling with a virus.]

‘Constantly Preparing for the Next Crisis’: How Independent Abortion Clinics Are Faring With COVID-19

Sarah Anne Lloyd

“Patients think clinics are closed; there is increased panic due to patient’s fear of being turned away.”

[Photo: An illustration of virus cells colliding with pillars that read 'Roe vs. Wade.']

How COVID-19 Could Bring the End of ‘Roe v. Wade’

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Republicans have stacked the federal courts with ideologues willing to entrain any bad faith argument designed to overturn Roe—even the COVID-19 pandemic.

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