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Reproductive Rights
People Caught Up by Criminal Legal System Face More Obstacles to Abortion Access
A new report details the unique precarity of seeking abortions while under carceral confinement.
Arkansas Supreme Court Disqualifies Abortion Amendment From November Ballot
The state has one of the strictest abortion bans in the US, with abortion care allowed only in medical emergencies.
Panelists on Abortion Ballot Initiatives Optimistic About Passage of Measures
The panelists also noted that the longer abortion bans remain in place, “the more horror stories we hear.”
DNC to Feature Women With Distressing Post-“Roe” Abortion Stories Monday Night
The women will highlight how the end of “Roe v. Wade” has harmed pregnant people throughout the US.
Missouri Tax Credits Are Being Used to Fund Out-of-State Anti-Abortion Efforts
A group receiving the credit for pregnancy resource centers deploys paid workers outside clinics in Illinois and Kansas.
Leonard Leo’s Effort to Gut Planned Parenthood Threatens Myriad Health Services
A lawsuit in Texas has a web of ties to Leo and builds on a years-long campaign by anti-abortion activists.
AZ High Court: Ballot Measure Explainer to Call Fetuses “Unborn Human Beings”
Critics called the politically charged phrasing “a watchword for anti-abortion advocates with no basis in medicine or science.”
Most Women Support Abortion Protections, Including 40 Percent of GOP Women
A new survey finds that while the major political parties remain divided on abortion, US women are fairly aligned.
Arizona Abortion Rights Amendment Is Officially on the November Ballot
Nearly 578,000 signatures were certified, the highest number ever for a ballot initiative proposal in Arizona history.
Despite Fed Rule, More Than 100 Pregnant People Denied Care by Hospitals and ERs
Doctors fear state laws could land them in prison because of vague language around life-saving exceptions to abortion.