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![Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin arrives for the announcement of a new sports arena for the Washington Wizards NBA basketball team and Washington Capitals NHL hockey team, December 13, 2023, in Alexandria, Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1852551764-400x300.jpg)
Across the US, Republicans and Democrats Clash Over Right to Contraception
Access to contraception is broadly popular, but Donald Trump and the GOP are fighting attempts to protect it.
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Louisiana Moves to Classify Abortion Pills as “Controlled Dangerous Substances”
A person found with the pills without a prescription could be convicted of a felony, facing up to 10 years in prison.
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Trump Indicates He Would Allow States to Rule on Birth Control Regulations
During Trump’s tenure as president, his administration sought to limit some access to birth control programs.
![Two women hold signs reading "ROE HAS FALLEN BUT WE HAVEN'T" and "KEEP YOUR ROSARIES OFF MY OVARIES" during an outdoor demonstration](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0521-nevada-abortion-400x300.jpg)
Over 200,000 Nevadans Sign Onto Proposed Abortion Rights Ballot Measure
Reproductive rights defenders seek to put an amendment to the state constitution on the November ballot.
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Ballot Measures May Restore Access to Abortion — But Will Clinics Survive?
Election results could come too late for clinics that have scaled back or even shut down while bans were in effect.
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Critics Say Info Provided to GOP-Proposed Pregnancy Database Could Be Weaponized
Yet in many ways, abortion surveillance is already here, experts say.
![Black pregnant woman feeling tired and exhausted.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1678764580-1-400x300.jpg)
Maternal Mental Health Is “Urgent Public Health Crisis” in US, Report Shows
“The US is failing mothers,” the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health said in a new report.
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Obtaining Abortions Is Even Harder If You’re Undocumented in a State With a Ban
The confluence of abortion and immigration laws in Florida, Arizona and Texas obstruct travel for out-of-state care.
![Demonstrators protest for reproductive rights outside the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0515-abortion-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court Threatens Access to Mailed Abortion Pills Used by 8,000 Per Month
First-ever report fully details providers using blue state shield laws to prescribe abortion pills via telehealth.
![Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to members of the press after Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene introduced a motion to vacate on the floor of the House of Representatives seeking to remove Johnson from his leadership position on May 8, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2152099137-400x300.jpg)
Mike Johnson Says He Won’t Push Federal Abortion Ban. Advocates Don’t Buy It.
“The technical political science term for this is 'lying,'” said Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin.