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Reproductive Rights
Black Feminism Insists That We Not Treat the Attack on “Roe” as Isolated Issue
The plan to overturn “Roe” occurs in the context of a larger right-wing backlash that is both gendered and racialized.
Mississippians on Medicaid Lose Coverage 60 Days After Birth
Postpartum depression and many birth-related infections often don’t have time to show up before care is cut off.
Poll Shows Protecting Abortion Rights Has Become Critical to Voters in Midterms
The number of Americans who say that abortion rights is their top issue has increased more than threefold since March.
Louisiana Bill Classifying Abortion as Homicide Receives Backlash From the Right
Classifying abortion as a homicide appears to be a “bridge too far” for Louisiana lawmakers right now, said one expert.
Privacy Experts Warn Data From Period-Tracking Apps May Soon Be Used Against You
The data could be used as part of a criminal or civil prosecution for abortion in states where the procedure is illegal.
Stop Comparing Leaked “Roe” Reversal to Sharia Law and Taliban’s Rules
The potential reversal of “Roe” is the work of domestic evangelical Christians, not a group halfway across the world.
Even Abortion Rights Opponents Are Aghast at Brutality of GOP Bill in Louisiana
The Republican-backed state bill treats abortion seekers as murderers – threatening them with a life sentence in prison.
Manchin Joins Republican Senators to Block Abortion Rights Bill
“The public will not forget” who opposed the legislation, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
The End of “Roe” Will Lead to More Family Separation and Child Disappearance
“They make money off of family separation,” says sociologist and legal scholar Dorothy Roberts.
Abortion Would Be a Felony in Michigan If “Roe” Falls, Due to 1931 Law
The state's attorney general warns that local prosecutors would have the authority to enforce the law.