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Op-Ed: From Texas to Maryland, Cities Are Fighting Abortion Bans

"As Latinas and women in positions where we are able to promote and protect our constituents’ interests, we are united in our belief that abortion should be safe, legal, affordable, and accessible."

Community Networks Provide Free Abortion Pills in Restrictive States—Despite Risks

Garnet Henderson

These community groups are discreet. But their clients still risk criminalization, and networks struggle to meet demand for abortion pills.

Republican Attorneys General Are Wielding Junk Science to Demand Teens Stay Pregnant

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

We're talking about mifepristone... again.

A box of mifepristone pills, one of two drugs used in medication abortions

Conservatives’ Latest Attack on Mifepristone Is a Constitutional Cover for Eugenics

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Conservative attorneys general from three states argue that falling teen birth rates is a harm courts must remedy by banning abortion pills.

Abortion Ballot Tracker: Where Your State Stands on Codifying Reproductive Rights

Natasha Roy & Rewire News Group Staff

Keep up-to-date with abortion ballot initiatives making their way to voters across the country.

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What Happens After Abortion Wins at the Polls?

Garnet Henderson

So far, voters’ answer to the question of whether abortion should be legal has been simple. What comes next is more complicated.

North Carolina map over an illustration of a hurricane

Hurricane Helene Exacerbated Barriers to North Carolina Abortion Access

Florence M. Simán

Opinion: North Carolinian Latines are being further harmed by abortion bans after Hurricane Helene forced several clinics to shut down.

Meet Amy Coney Barrett’s Case Against Emergency Abortion Care

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is likely to appear before the Supreme Court again this term.

A young person looking at products on a shelf in a pharmacy. In the background, a health-care provider talks to a customer.

Young People Aren’t Getting the Reproductive Health-Care Information They Need

Jessica Mason Pieklo

A new Power to Decide survey found only a fraction of 15 to 29-year-olds receive information about contraception and abortion from health-care providers.

Person holding a purple figurine over a cube with a question mark. Four red figurines are on the left of the cube, and four blue figurines are on the right.

Olivia Julianna Is Optimistic About Texas

Maya Rupert

The 21-year-old activist talks Gen Z political engagement, meeting people where they are, and why she thinks Texas will flip blue by 2030.

Ambulance rushing over the Texas flag due to Supreme Court order

We’re In For an Unruly Supreme Court Term

Jessica Mason Pieklo

If Day One is any indication, this Court term could rewrite what we know about abortion and states’ rights.

Two hands fist bumping. An image of the White House on the top half and an image of a medical facility on the bottom.

How Kamala Harris Can Prioritize Reproductive Health for Low-Income Patients and Patients of Color

Lajward Zahra

Opinion: Harris has shown she understands the impact of abortion bans have racial and economic disparities—but it must translate into policy.

How Kamala Harris Could Advance Reproductive Freedom as President

Sarah West

A college student's step-by-step guide to five policies Harris could use to protect and progress reproductive rights.

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