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Reproductive Rights
Small Towns Near State Lines Have Become Abortion Access Battlegrounds
Anti-abortion outsiders are descending on rural communities in proximity to states where laws preserve abortion access.
Republicans Are Quietly Moving to Limit Mifepristone Access Nationwide
A House panel advanced a 2024 budget bill that would block the ability to access the abortion drug via telehealth.
CA Struggles to Locate Victims of Forced Sterilization for Compensation Program
At least 600 people who have been forcibly sterilized in the state are now eligible for compensation.
Hospitals in 2 States Broke Law When Denying Abortion to a Miscarrying Patient
The Biden administration says failing to act violates a federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care.
GOP Lawmakers in North Carolina Override Veto of 12-Week Abortion Ban
The ban will further erode access to abortion in one of the last southern states to permit the procedure past six weeks.
New Report Details Dozens of Patients’ Complications in a Post-“Roe” US
"Banning abortion and tying providers’ hands impacts every aspect of care," the author of the report said.
Planned Parenthood Head Calls for Adding Justices to SCOTUS and More Reforms
"The courts have been used as a vehicle to advance a dangerous agenda," the organization's president said.
Republicans Know Abortion Bans Are Unpopular. They’re Passing Them Anyway.
In some cases, anti-abortion legislators have tried to subvert the lawmaking process to avoid blowback.
Alabama GOP Bill Aims to Charge People Who Get an Abortion With Murder
The bill also allows prosecutors to charge a person for having a miscarriage if they claim the person was negligent.
Advisory Panel Urges FDA to Approve Over-the-Counter Birth Control
The move could expand access to a key method of contraception without a prescription or age restrictions.