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Reproductive Rights
A Showdown Year for Reproductive Rights
Two potentially sweeping Supreme Court cases set the stage for a seismic shift in the battle over abortion and contraception.
The Year in Reproductive Justice: 47 Anti-Abortion Laws, Clinic Attacks and Hopeful Signs
In the face of intense attacks in 2015, activists rose to the occasion and continue to stand for reproductive justice for all.
Misinformer of the Year: The Center for Medical Progress
CMP produced its own content that it used to infiltrate a fractured media environment and receptive conservative echo chamber.
A Court Just Made a Landmark Ruling for Abortion Rights in Northern Ireland
Belfast's High Court ruled that Northern Ireland can not withhold abortions from victims of rape or incest.
Texas Women Are Already Inducing Their Own Abortions; Will the Supreme Court Worsen This Trend?
A new study's findings on self-induction in Texas show what is at stake in the first Supreme Court abortion case in nearly a decade.
Abortion Rights Are Under Attack All Over the Globe
Even women who live in countries where abortion is legal often face obstacles to obtaining safe abortions, thanks, in part, to the United States.
Praise for Pope Francis Is Premature: Vatican’s Official Stance on Abortion Hasn’t Shifted
Pope Francis's decision to refocus the church's energy toward mercy quickly turns to more shame for women.
Attacks on Planned Parenthood Are Not About One Organization
These attacks are merely the latest salvo in a systematic, ideological crusade to deny personal reproductive health decision making.
Jeb Bush Didn’t Misspeak: The GOP Wants to Dismantle Reproductive Health Programs
Last night Jeb Bush made a slip of the tongue that let us know just where he stands on reproductive health.
The Attack on Planned Parenthood, a View From Inside ALEC
ALEC and the anti-abortion movement have many of the same funding sources and have the same goals.