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[Photo: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts gives a grieving look during a ceremony.]

It’s Happening: Congressional Lawmakers Ask Supreme Court to End Legal Abortion

According to Americans United for Life and conservative lawmakers, everyone expects the Supreme Court to end legal abortion eventually, so why wait when the Court could do so this summer in June Medical Services?

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These States Have More Abortion Clinics Today Than They Did a Decade Ago

Alys Brooks

Even as Republican-dominated legislatures passed laws designed to shut down clinics from coast to coast, some states saw an uptick in abortion clinics.

[Illustration: A family gathered during a holiday.]

How to Have Meaningful Conversations With Anti-Choice Relatives Over the Holidays

Amanda Beatriz Williams

A key way to dismantle abortion stigma is to talk to the people we love about the values we hold—even if it means educating our anti-choice family members.

[Photo: Abortion rights supporters hold signs during a rally.]

This Change to the ACA Could Affect Abortion Coverage for 3 Million People (Updated)

Dennis Carter

Those who have health care through the ACA exchanges will have to submit a separate premium payment for abortion coverage, an administrative requirement that could result in people losing coverage.

[Photo: Eric Robert Rudolph is escorted by law enforcement officials from a courthouse.]

I Watched ‘Richard Jewell.’ Where Was Anti-Choice Terrorist Eric Rudolph?

Candace E.C. O’Brien

Clint Eastwood's historical drama Richard Jewell completely erases the anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ terrorism of the real Centennial Olympic Park bomber, Eric Rudolph.

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

Buttigieg Says Expanding Medication Abortion Access Could Come With ‘Unintended Consequences’: Campaign Week in Review

Dennis Carter

Pete Buttigieg said he, like other leading Democratic candidates, supports the "spirit" of making medication abortion available over the counter.

[Photo: A split-screen image of Rep. Steve King and Rep. Marsha Blackburn.]

The Decade’s Worst Anti-Choice Congressional Lawmakers

Erin Heger

These politicians have pushed radical abortion policies and rhetoric into the political mainstream, threatening the constitutional right to abortion.

[Photo: People hold Pride flags as they celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 26, 2015 after its historic decision on gay marriage.]

The LGBTQ Rights We Gained—and Then Lost—This Decade

Lisa Needham

From the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" to wedding cakes at the Supreme Court, LGBTQ rights in the United States have taken a U-turn this past decade.

[Photo: Sex work supporters hold up signs during a rally.]

These Lawmakers Want the Federal Government to Study How FOSTA-SESTA Has Affected Sex Workers

Tiffany Diane Tso

Sex workers have shared their experiences of how FOSTA-SESTA has put them at greater risk. Congressional Democrats want the federal government to conduct the first national study on the health and safety of sex workers.

[Photo: Florida Governor Ron DiSantis looks on during a press conference.]

Florida Survived 2019 Attacks on Abortion Access. What About 2020?

Amy Weintraub & Laura Goodhue

Florida legislators have introduced more than 50 anti-choice measures over the past six years. Changes to the state's supreme court mean some of those bills could survive legal challenges.

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