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Ninth Circuit to Hear Arguments on Trump’s Domestic ‘Gag Rule’

Imani Gandy

The court could rule in the administration’s favor based on a 1991 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld nearly identical changes to the Title X program.

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Conservatives Say They Want to End Abortions. The ‘Gag Rule’ Will Do the Opposite.

Ellen Friedrichs

Abortion rates have been on the decline in the United States since the 1980s, due in large part to an increase in the use of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods, according to new research.

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Faith-Based Hospitals Are Not Adequately Training Residents in Abortion Procedures

Amy Littlefield

A lack of such training can hinder residents throughout their careers.

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’13 Reasons Why’ Missed an Opportunity to Show a Major Hurdle for Teens Seeking Abortion

Paige Alexandria

At Jane’s Due Process, I hear from teens nationwide experiencing the burden of parental consent laws.

Tennessee Lawmakers Cut Off My Mic, but I Won’t Be Silenced

Cherisse Scott

I will not stop speaking up about reproductive justice—nor should any of us, especially those of us who identify as people of faith.

Refusal of Interracial Couple Shows How Slippery the Slope of LGBTQ Refusal Really Is

Heron Greenesmith

After the owner of a wedding hall was caught on tape refusing an interracial couple "because of our Christian race," questions are resurfacing about the possibility that anti-LGBTQ "religious exemptions" might be paving the way for legalized racial discrimination.

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This App Could Help Fill Health-Care Gaps Created by Trump’s Title X ‘Gag Rule’

Dennis Carter

Planned Parenthood is expanding availability of its Direct app, which can be used to order birth control pills for home delivery in some states.

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A New Trump Rule for Federal Contractors ‘Encourages People to Discriminate’

Alys Brooks

The Labor Department rule would let employers with government contracts claim religious exemptions to discriminate.

How Ancient Rabbis Can Help Combat STI Stigma

Rebecca Epstein-Levi

The sages, or rabbis, whose teachings were collected in the Mishnah, had a concept they called 'tumah,' or ritual impurity. This term, which to some readers might conjure visions of judgmental tub-thumpers, isn’t at all equivalent to today's abstinence warriors.

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Why the LGBTQ Community Should Be Worried About Trump’s Gag Rule

Julianna S. Gonen

In recent years, many reproductive health care providers—like Title X clinics—have filled a critical gap in the provision of health care to the LGBTQ community.

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