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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.

Groups Connected With Leonard Leo Have Funneled $31 Million to State Court Races
Leonard Leo has spent decades influencing courts at the federal and state levels to advance far right politics.

This Year, the Reproductive Justice Movement Showed Us What It Means to Fight
In a year of worst-case abortion access scenarios, reproductive justice activists showed us what solidarity looks like.

Let’s Challenge Abortion Stigma This Holiday
Holiday gatherings can be opportunities to talk with our loved ones about abortion.

Senate Passes Measure Expanding Rights for Pregnant People in the Workplace
Many of the 24 Republicans who voted “no” on the measure also oppose abortion rights.