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[Photo: Abortion rights activists hold placards outside of the US Supreme Court.]

Get to Know the People Who Make Abortion Care Possible

Regina Mahone

"When people are able to make their own decisions about if, when, and how they create families, we build stronger, healthier, and happier communities."

[Photo: Illustration of a scared woman curled up on a floor. She sits behind a wired fence. A menacing shadow of a man is cast near her.]

In Search of Safety: An Investigation of Abuse at an Immigration Facility

Tina Vasquez

Over a ten-month period, Rewire.News partnered with Latino USA to dig into the case of one woman's alleged sexual abuse. What we learned through a FOIA request raised questions about internal investigations at immigration facilities and the safety of thousands of detained immigrants.

[Photo: Timothy R. Brown dons a solemn expression as he attends a press conference.]

A Second Person Is ‘Cured’ of HIV. But What Does That Mean?

Martha Kempner

Scientists are debating calling it a cure or remission. And while the treatment in question is important, it may never be common and probably won't change prevention practices.

Photo: Demonstrators march in protest of the gag rule.]

‘More Than an Undue Burden’: Trump’s Domestic ‘Gag Rule’ Faces Flurry of Lawsuits (Updated)

Dennis Carter

Officials in 21 states are slated to bring lawsuits against the so-called domestic "gag rule," expected to go into effect in early May.

At CPAC the President Got the One Thing He Needed

Bradley Onishi

When you center abortion at the cost of all other issues, you center the unborn whose lives are supposedly at stake. The unborn become angels who must be protected at all costs, which means the rest of us—the born and bodied—are of secondary concern at best.

LGBTQ Methodists on Whether the United Methodist Church Will Ever Affirm LGBTQ People

Tris Mamone

'I have doubts that the UMC, as is, will ever become fully affirming. The path to full affirmation will likely involve a schism of some sort. We're just waiting to see who will leave, and what will be left in the wake of that exodus.'

[Photo: A group of actors, among them three Black women, perform a scene from the play Behind the Sheet.]

Inspired by History, a Play Calls Us to Heed Enslaved Women’s Work—and Pain

Laura Newman

Charly Evon Simpson's play reframes one of medicine's most wrenching origin stories: how the father of modern gynecology operated on enslaved women and used them as his nurse assistants.

[Photo: Pro-choice activists, politicians and other protestors gather for a news conference and demonstration against the gag rule.]

Domestic ‘Gag Rule’ to Begin in 60 Days as Democrats Question Policy’s Legality

Ally Boguhn

Reproductive health and rights advocates have already moved to ensure the domestic gag rule is dead on arrival.

[Photo: Colorado State Representative Perry Buck speaks during a hearing.]

Colorado Republican Doesn’t Want Kids to Know About Consent

Jason Salzman

Conservatives are fighting a comprehensive sex ed bill, as one GOP lawmaker said her constituents "don't want to be told" what consent means in sexual relationships.

[Photo: A bent sausage and chicken eggs on a white plate.]

This Week in Sex: The Penis Problems Edition

Martha Kempner

Having a curved penis is no laughing matter for people with Peyronie's disease. And you decide if a woman who disses her husband's penis on Reddit is an asshole—or a troll.

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