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Romance Novels: Oodles of Sex, Some Birth Control, Way Too Few Pregnancies, and Even Less Abortion

Rana Barar

No one's ever accused romance writers of truth in storytelling. But with all the nooky characters are having in these books, there should be more abortions and unintended pregnancies.

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Trump Budget Proposal’s ‘Shameful Priorities’ Devalue Marginalized Lives

Christine Grimaldi

“Dismantling services that keep millions of Americans healthy reveals this administration’s shameful priorities,” Dr. Willie Parker, an abortion provider and board chair of Physicians for Reproductive Health, said in response to the budget proposal.

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Gavel Drop: Maine’s Top Court Considers State Abortion Funding

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

The ACLU is suing to ensure the state's Medicaid-like program can pay for abortions.

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Trump Administration’s Global Gag Rule Review Ignoring the Evidence on Policy’s Danger

Christine Grimaldi

Advocates say State Department officials misrepresented the consequences of the policy in presenting its six-month review.

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Lawsuit: Alabama Discriminates Against Transgender People Who Want to Change Their Driver’s License

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Alabama is one of at least a dozen states that prevents transgender people from obtaining a driver’s license that reflects their gender identity unless they first undergo surgery.

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Gavel Drop: The Koch Brothers Want to Steal the Next Supreme Court Seat

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

And in other news, abortion restrictions are being challenged in Louisiana and Montana, and our national immigration agency just keeps being deplorable.

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This Week in Sex: We’re Still Not Surprised That Abstinence-Only Doesn’t Work

Martha Kempner

A new study with middle schoolers just adds to the flood of evidence.

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Thanks to a First-Circuit Ruling, a Lesbian Firefighter Whose Colleagues Called Her Slurs Will Get Some Relief

Lisa Needham

The decision could allow individuals to bring cases to court under Title VII, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sex, when they face on-the-job bigotry based on their sexual orientation.

Paul Ryan’s State of the Union Guest No Stranger to Conservative Litigators and the White House

Christine Grimaldi & Jessica Mason Pieklo

By inviting one abortion-rights foe, Ryan underscored the close working relationship between congressional Republicans, the Trump administration, and the Alliance Defending Freedom, an anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ group.

The United States of Abuse

William C. Anderson

The United States is not a person, but we must ask ourselves: If it were, would the things that it does be acceptable?

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