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Reproductive Rights
Just Because Abortion Is Still Legal Doesn’t Mean It’s Accessible
The intent of “heartbeat” bills is to control the reproductive lives and freedoms of people across the country.
Let’s Shut Down the Economy to Fight for Abortion Rights
The best way to fight against restrictive abortion laws is mass mobilizations and strikes.
Racist Voter Suppression Made Alabama’s Abortion Ban Possible
It doesn’t matter if a majority of us support the right to an abortion if we cannot exercise our political power.
The “Auntie Network” Already Exists
Abortion funds provide an organizing framework for the current crisis.
Grassroots Funds Are Ensuring Abortion Access Despite Bans
Reproductive rights advocates in the Southeast are working nonstop to help low-income women.
Missouri Republicans Rush to Criminalize Abortion Care
On Friday, the bill that would all but end legal abortion in the state was passed.
As Anti-Choice Laws Multiply, Many Are Already Living in a Post-“Roe” US
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer implied from the bench this week that “Roe v. Wade” is in danger.
Meet the Alabama Doctor Who Could Face 99 Years for Providing Abortions
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the nation’s most restrictive abortion ban into law on Wednesday.
As Abortion Restrictions Sweep the South, Look to Southerners to Lead
Southerners have a long history of fighting injustice on all fronts, under extreme and violent conditions.
Alabama Passes Near Total Ban on Abortion
The bill's only exception is grave risk to the mother's life -- not cases of rape and incest.