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[Photo: A person holds up a sign that reads 'mandatory childbearing' with a strike through the text.]

Groundbreaking South Carolina Bill: Compensate People for Forcing Them to Give Birth

Imani Gandy

The pre-filed bill would force a conversation in South Carolina—and hopefully nationwide—about whether anti-choice lawmakers who fancy themselves “pro-life” are actually that.

[Photo: Democratic presidential hopeful, Minnesota Senator, Amy Klobuchar speaks at an event.]

Amy Klobuchar Lauds Falling Abortion Rates in the US: Campaign Week in Review

Dennis Carter

Klobuchar (D-MN) pledged to support expanding contraception access as Republicans wage an assault on the Affordable Care Act's birth control benefit.

[Photo: Native women stand on the steps of Capitol Hill as they look on during an press conference.]

Trump’s Attempts to Address Violence Against Native Women Aren’t Enough to End an Epidemic

Ruth Hopkins

Native leaders say the Trump administration's plans to address the crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls fall short if lawmakers won't recognize tribal authority or VAWA protections.

[Photo: Senator Baxley speaks during an interview.]

In Florida, Abortion Debate ‘Like Seeing Public Policy Meets the Twilight Zone’ (Updated)

Rachel Wells

A Florida Republican backing forced parental consent legislation has referenced the white supremacist "replacement theory" in advocating for restrictive abortion laws.

[Photo: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh listens on during an event.]

Supreme Court Confirms There Is No Fifth Vote to Protect Abortion Rights

Jessica Mason Pieklo

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a court decision that dismissed as immaterial doctors' ethical concerns and equated an embryo with a person.

[Photo: Illustration of a mother protecting her son as she pushes away a hand holding a letter.]

An Oregon Couple Can Get Their Kids Back From Foster Care. But Many Disabled Parents Don’t Get That Chance.

Robyn Powell

At least 40 percent to 80 percent of parents in the United States with intellectual disabilities will lose custody of their children to the state.

[Photo: Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks at an event.]

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.

[Photo: A watercolor painting of a native person. In the background is a cityscape.]

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.

[Photo: Robert Lewis Dear is led out of court by a deputy during a trial.]

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.

[Photo: LGBT activists and supporters rally in support of trans students.]

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.

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