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How Tumblr’s ‘Adult Content’ Ban Could Hurt LGBTQ Teens

Because LGBTQ teens can face difficulty finding friends in person, many turn to the internet.

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California DOJ Allows Catholic Hospital Groups to Merge, Raising Questions About Patient Access

Amy Chen & Hayley Penan

Each one of these mergers raises critical questions about how to help preserve access to care for patients who are treated at these facilities, and how to help ensure that the care they receive is based on medical training, expertise, and standards of care.

There’s Almost No Data About What Happens When Catholic Hospitals Deny Reproductive Care

Amy Littlefield

That's partly because Catholic institutions may not want it known.

Religious Freedom Manifesto Calls for Compromise and Civility—What’s So Wrong With That?

Frederick Clarkson

Behind earnestly worded appeals for religious freedom and respect is a pretense that the Framers of the Constitution and the First Amendment somehow intended to justify discrimination against others.

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Meet Joseph Silk: The Oklahoma Republican Trying to Make Abortion a Homicide

Ally Boguhn

Joseph Silk is among a growing number of anti-choice activists holding or running for office who have called for the right to legal abortion to be ignored.

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New Congress Opens Door for Renewed Push for LGBTQ Equality Act

Katelyn Burns

Nancy Pelosi, likely to be elected speaker of the House, has promised to advance the Equality Act, calling it “personal” in remarks in early October.

[Photo: A patient speaks with their doctor, who is holding an IUD.]

Hundreds of Patients Are Claiming the Mirena IUD Causes a Neurological Disorder—but Experts Say More Research Is Needed

Claire Tighe

A new set of lawsuits consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York claims that Mirena caused a neurological disorder that falsely resembles a tumor.

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Gavel Drop: Arkansas Will Be in Court in Case Over Abortion Fees and Waiting Periods

Brie Shea

And a groundbreaking Supreme Court case could determine the fate of tribal land in Oklahoma—and the nation.

[Photo: Patient sleeping after forced sterilization surgery in hospital room.]

Sterilized Without Consent: Indigenous Women in Canada File Class Action Lawsuit

Anna Kusmer

"I really don’t think you can overstate the trauma."

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My Mother Died From AIDS. My Tribute to Her Is That I’m Not Ashamed of It.

Latishia James-Portis

Thirty years of World AIDS Day, and stigma still kills. But how can shame win if we are willing to be open about that which plagues us?

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