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Abortion

Fighting Bad Science in the Senate
The Senate hearing for the Women's Health Protection Act shows just how important it is for women's health advocates to push for the facts.

Screeching to the Choir: Anti-Abortion Terrorism and Christian Fundamentalism
Like a social thermostat, the virulence of the antiabortion movement has intensified with every victory in women's rights, its rage stoked with each instance of female empowerment and self-determination.

The Crusade Against Reproductive Rights
Despite consistent public opinion to the contrary, conservatives and the religious right have patiently and relentlessly campaigned against Roe v. Wade for decades.

What If You Could Only Get an Abortion If Two Doctors Approved It?
A restriction was placed on abortions in New Brunswick that bans Canadian health insurance from paying for it unless it is done in a hospital, and with the approval …

What We Don’t Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Abortion
“I stayed silent about my abortion for four years. After the Supreme Court's new round of assaults on reproductive rights, I'm speaking out.”

Gulf Residents Are Already Turning to DIY Abortions
Welcome to the post-Roe world, where your options are wait in line for a legal abortion or take the procedure into your own hands.

Both Sides React Passionately to Supreme Court’s Unanimous Buffer Zone Ruling
The Supreme Court's decision to strike down Massachusetts' 35 foot buffer zone in front of abortion clinics sadly wasn't much of a surprise Thursday morning. What was surprising, however, …

“Open Season on Reproductive Health Care Clinics”: A Clinic Escort Responds to McCullen Ruling
“Terrorizing those seeking legal medical procedures is now an important First Amendment expression of ‘free speech,’ according to the Supreme Court Justices.”

Songs in the Key of Choice: Pop Music and Reproductive Justice
One in three women will have an abortion in her lifetime, yet in pop culture accurate portrayals of real people's stories are rare.

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Stories Begetting Stories: How Pop Culture Reinforces Abortion Stigma – and Can Help End It
One in three women in the US have an abortion in their lifetimes, while nearly 40 percent of Americans claim they do not know anyone who has had an …