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Ballot Initiative Reveals Division Over How Colorado Democrats Talk About Abortion

Jason Salzman

Anti-choice activists in Colorado are pushing to ban later abortion care through a 2020 ballot initiative as Democrats try to unseat one of the U.S. Senate's most vulnerable Republicans.

Paper Genocide: The Barriers to an Accurate Count of Native People in 2020

Jen Deerinwater

The undercounting of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the census wreaks havoc on tribal communities today, and it will for generations to come.

Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood Shooter Indicted by Justice Department

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Robert Lewis Dear Jr. could face the death penalty for his November 2015 attack on a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood that killed three people.

Anti-Trans Discrimination Begins in the Classroom

Bethany M (bee) Coston

Trans students' safety is at higher risk under the Trump administration. Their Title IX rights—and the federal definition of "sex"—now hang in the balance.

Paper Genocide: The Erasure of Native People in Census Counts

Jen Deerinwater

Native people were excluded from the first 70 years under the Constitution, which regarded “Indians not taxed” as not countable.

‘Abortion Reversal’ Is Not Only B.S. but Is Dangerous Too

Hayley Farless

UC Davis Health ended a study early after researchers found a risk of “serious blood loss” when patients stopped in the middle of the medication abortion protocol.

Kamala Harris Ends Her Presidential Bid: Campaign Week in Review

Dennis Carter

Harris was a strong pro-choice voice in the Democratic field, pushing the policy of federal pre-clearance of state-level restrictions on abortion.

Democratic Candidates Are Ignoring the Most Important Voting Blocs

Ray Levy-Uyeda

To secure the presidential nomination, it would be wise to center the needs of young, unmarried voters of color.

Even Nonpartisan Groups Are Afraid of the Supreme Court’s Next Ruling on Abortion

Jessica Mason Pieklo

A decision to side with anti-abortion advocates in June Medical Services v. Gee could threaten the very integrity of the Supreme Court.

These Lawmakers Saw What Criminalizing Abortion Looks Like. They Were Horrified.

Jo Yurcaba

Criminalizing abortion in El Salvador means people go to prison for miscarrying. Abortion rights advocates fear this could become a reality in the United States.