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Reproductive Rights
Dangerous Combo: Violence in Pregnancy and HIV in South Africa
An estimated one in four South African women experience intimate partner violence in the 12 months leading up to childbirth.
Banning Home Births: The Next Wave of Reproductive Control?
There is a growing movement to regulate both midwives and home births.
Forty-one Years After Roe, Women’s Rights Are Still at Risk
As we mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we should acknowledge the right's battle to eliminate a woman's right to choose as well as the proactive measures coming …
41 Years After Roe v. Wade, Here Are a Few Reminders of What Abortion Is Not
Today's anniversary should serve as a reminder for anti-choice legislature: abortion is a legal right.
Repro Wrap: Your Boss May Get to Veto Your Birth Control and Other News
The Supreme Court has agreed to review complaints over the birth control mandate in the Affordable Care Act, which will allow them to decide whether private corporations have the …
As Texas Clinics Shut Down, Organizers Help Rural Women Seek Abortions
Organizers are working to provide transportation to women in rural areas of Texas, where most abortion clinics have been closed.
West Virginia AG Continues Quest for Abortion Restrictions, Despite Lack of Evidence
We know that their end goal is to outlaw all abortion.
One Man’s Advice for Texas Republicans: Have Babies, Make More GOP Voters!
Texas Republicans worry that the rising number of Latinos could turn the state from a solid red to purple, or even blue.
House Bill 2 Passes Texas House as Abortion Rights Coalition Prepares for Senate
It will soon become clear whether activists and Democrats can win out against Texas Republicans willing to break procedural rules in order to pass the legislation.
Pro-Choice Activists Flood Texas Capitol in Round Two of Abortion Overhaul Battle
The anti-abortion bill that fell to Wendy Davis's filibuster last week heads to House floor.