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Abortion
Why Won’t the FDA Adopt a Truly Bold Playbook on Medication Abortion?
Abortion pills are safer than Tylenol, but the FDA is keeping unnecessary barriers to access in place.
Virginia GOP Introduces Abortion Ban With Almost No Chance of Passage
The outcome of a special election held this week means the restrictive bill's likelihood of passing is slim to none.
GOP-Led House Plans to Pass Anti-Abortion Bills This Week
"We learned nothing from the midterms if this is how we’re going to operate in the first week," one GOP lawmaker said.
Texas Lawsuit Against Planned Parenthood Challenges Medicaid Reimbursements
Planned Parenthood is asking a judge for a ruling in their favor in a lawsuit brought by the state of Texas.
House GOP Priorities Include “Born Alive” Measure and Other Anti-Abortion Laws
The law would take important decisions about the care of infants out of the hands of parents and medical professionals.
South Carolina Supreme Court Permanently Blocks State’s Abortion Ban
The decision means patients can receive legal abortion care until up to 22 weeks of pregnancy.
FDA Rules That Retail Pharmacies Can Offer Abortion Medication
Abortion-inducing medication is currently used in more than half of pregnancy terminations in the U.S.
Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Claim to Be Medical Clinics and Get Away With It
One Florida case shows how little oversight pregnancy centers face, even when they put patients' health at risk.
Learning to Self-Manage Abortions Is Key in a Post-“Roe” Society
As we head into 2023, we face the collective challenge of working to normalize knowledge of self-managed abortions.
In a Violent Year for LGBTQ People, These Are the Ways We Coped and Fought Back
A year-end round-up of LGBTQIA+ news and cultural shifts.