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Reproductive Rights
I Safely Self-Managed My Abortion. More People Deserve That Option.
Anyone who decides to end a pregnancy should have the control in their hands, surrounded by the support they want.
Abortion Rights Defenders Are Calling on Legislators to Codify “Roe”
Progressive lawmakers say the Women's Health Protection Act would protect abortion rights.
Post-“Roe,” Birth Control Is More Accessible, But Abortion Is Still Crucial
Even if every person who needed it could obtain contraception, it wouldn’t completely eliminate the need for abortion.
Abortion Funds Are Meeting an Urgent Need as “Roe” Faces Dire Threat
Abortion funds support people's overall right to or not to parent and be safe and secure in their own decision-making.
Appeals Court Remands Texas Abortion Case to State Supreme Court
The decision to send the case to the Texas Supreme Court will keep the law in place as the appeals process continues.
Florida Republicans Push for 15-Week Abortion Ban
The ban is similar to a Mississippi law that is currently under consideration by the United States Supreme Court.
Abortion Rights Activists Fight Back With Mutual Aid and Direct Action in 2022
Many people who can become pregnant are already living in a post-"Roe" world.
Texas Abortion Providers Ask Supreme Court to Invalidate Circuit Court’s Delay
Last week, the Fifth Circuit agreed to hear arguments from Texas that would remand the case to the state court system.
Fifth Circuit Agrees to Hold Hearing on Texas Abortion Law in January
One judge on the court dissented with the decision, calling it an “impermissible delay” to the Supreme Court's orders.
FDA Lifts Rules on Abortion Pill, Permanently Allowing Medication to Be Mailed
Reproductive rights advocates have praised the decision, but federal and state restrictions on the medication persist.