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For Those Struggling With Endometriosis, the Pain Goes Beyond the Physical

We need to reconsider the way we frame motherhood and gender roles so those who choose not to or who cannot become pregnant can live without shame or stigma.

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New Hampshire GOP Legislator Sees Fetus ‘Running,’ ‘Playing,’ in Justifying Anti-Choice Bills (Updated)

Auditi Guha & New Hampshire GOP Legislator Sees Fetus ‘Running,’ ‘Playing,’ in Justifying Anti-Choice Bills (Updated)

Rep. Jeanine Notter's description fits a pattern of anti-choice legislators describing fetuses as having the features and abilities of fully formed people.

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It’s ‘Scary,’ But Transgender Patients Are Fighting Trump’s Health-Care Discrimination Agenda

Christine Grimaldi

If the Trump administration gets its way, doctors will be able to claim a religious or a more nebulous moral objection as an excuse to deny care, gender-affirming or otherwise, to transgender patients.

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Maryland Lawmakers Move to Protect LGBTQ Youth From Practice Tantamount to ‘Torture’

Teddy Wilson

Seventy-three percent of the LGBTQ population in the United States live in states with no laws banning so-called conversion therapy for minors.

Will Rhode Island Democrats Ignore Abortion Rights Protections?

Auditi Guha

Rhode Island does not have a law that makes abortion legal, meaning the medical procedure would become illegal in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

[Photo: Activists gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during the #Opentoall rally to protest religious discimination.]

Gavel Drop: Satanists Sue Again to Block Missouri’s Abortion Waiting Period

Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

The Satanic Temple in Missouri is on a mission to prove to lawmakers that religious beliefs about abortion cut both ways.

Ten Reasons to Appreciate Your Local Abortion Provider

Mallory McMaster

Whether you’ve had an abortion, you’ve thought about an abortion, or you just love someone who had an abortion, it’s important to remember how valuable these health-care providers are in our communities.

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Sixth Circuit Rules That a Company Can’t Justify Firing Trans Employees Based on Religious Beliefs

Lisa Needham

In defending himself in the suit, funeral home owner Thomas Rost explained he would be violating God's law if he allowed his trans employee to live and work as a woman.

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Trump’s War on Women Knows No Borders

Kathleen Turner

On International Women's Day, let's note that our president's disregard for women extends to his global health policies.

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Film Resurrects Letters From Feminists Past—But to What Effect?

Eleanor J. Bader

A new documentary follows women's responses to Ms. magazine's coverage and catalogs their concerns about police violence, sexual harassment, and lesbian visibility, among other issues.

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