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Reproductive Rights
Oklahoma’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Surpasses Even Texas’s Six-Week Ban
The bill is now headed to the state Senate and, if passed, will be the strictest anti-abortion bill in the U.S.
Some States Are Enshrining the Right to Abortion as SCOTUS Decision Approaches
Currently, 15 states and the District of Columbia have laws that protect the right to abortion.
Tennessee Republicans Advance Abortion Bill That’s More Extreme Than Texas Law
The bill would let residents sue providers for $10,000 if they provided an abortion at any stage of pregnancy.
Colorado Abortion Rights Bill Moves Forward After GOP-Led Filibuster Fails
The bill recognizes that access to abortion and birth control are fundamental rights for all residents in the state.
MO Lawmaker Wants to Imprison Those Giving Abortion Meds for Ectopic Pregnancies
The bill's sponsor has also considered backing death penalty sentences for abortion providers.
Missouri Lawmaker Wants to Ban Residents’ Travels to Other States for Abortions
There is currently only one abortion clinic open in the entire state of Missouri.
Idaho’s State Senate Has Voted to Adopt a Abortion Ban Modeled After Texas Law
The vote puts Idaho on the path to becoming the second state with a six-week ban in place.
With Help From Manchin, Republicans Filibuster Abortion Rights Bill in Senate
The bill would have kept abortion legal in the U.S. in the event that the Supreme Court rules against precedents.
GOP Candidates in MI AG Race Say They Oppose Precedent on Right to Birth Control
Republicans want “direct involvement in everything you do in the bedroom,” current Democratic AG Dana Nessel said.
State Constitutions Could Stymie Right-Wing Strategies for a Post-“Roe” World
Some states explicitly grant citizens the right to privacy, which may complicate anti-abortion agendas.