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Reproductive Rights
Anti-Choice Protests Explode as State Lawmakers Protect Abortion Rights
The pushback against efforts to safeguard abortion rights has ramped up in 2019.
In Anti-Choice Hands, Abortion Clinic Inspections Become a Weapon
In some cases, state health officials use clinic inspections to restrict access to abortion care.
Georgia Joins National Anti-Abortion Onslaught With “Heartbeat Ban”
Advocates fear this law will exacerbate Georgia's already inexcusably high maternal mortality rate.
“Medicare-X” Wouldn’t Expand Access to Reproductive Health Care
This public option wouldn’t address reproductive health care beyond requiring essential health benefits be covered.
Texas GOP Bill Would Apply Death Penalty for Obtaining Abortion
The proposed legislation would criminalize abortion without exception and would classify the procedure as homicide.
Connecticut Lawmakers May Bar Anti-Choice Clinics From Lying to Pregnant People
Reproductive rights advocates expect Gov. Ned Lamont to sign the legislation if it clears the legislature.
Alabama Could Make It Illegal to “Aid” Someone Seeking an Abortion
The Alabama Pro-Life Coalition is about to introduce a brand new abortion ban that could go further than any before.
When It Comes to Abortion Access, All Eyes Should Be on Florida
Florida's parental consent bill could be the end of any abortion access in the South.
North Carolina Strikes Down 20-Week Abortion Ban
In almost every state where such bans have been challenged, courts have ruled them unconstitutional.
Trump Is Providing Cover for Radical Anti-Choice Activists on College Campuses
The president's rhetoric mimics that deployed by fascists such as Milo Yiannopoulos and Richard Spencer.