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Conway Advocated for Leonard Leo’s Supreme Court Picks After They Struck Business Deal
The activist’s handpicked Supreme Court candidates were eventually selected by Trump and confirmed to the bench.
Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Are Laying a Groundwork to Escape Oversight From Courts
Conservatives are trying to make it so that their abortion bans, among other things, aren’t subject to court rulings.
Clashes Over Access to Birth Control Could Divide GOP’s Fragile House Majority
After the Supreme Court tossed “Roe,” 195 House Republicans voted against the Right to Contraception Act.
Even Abortion Ban States Push for Further Restrictions on Reproductive Health
Statehouses are preparing for next year’s legislative sessions — most for the first time since “Roe” was overturned.
Post “Roe,” Advocates Fear for the Future of Contraceptive Self-Determination
A climate of misinformation and fear has people feeling they are making their contraceptive choices under duress.
Republicans Are Going After Veterans’ Access to Abortion Care
Republicans have threatened legal action if Veterans Affairs hospitals don't abide by abortion bans in their states.
Abortion Access and Funding Have Always Been a Struggle in US Territories
Access to abortion in U.S. territories isn't even a discussion within the mainstream reproductive rights movement.
Abortion and Investment Helped Democrats Turn the Tide in State Legislatures
Democrats' gains were perhaps most significant in the state legislatures where they’ve been on defense for a decade.
The Right Did Worse Than Expected, But That Shouldn’t Satisfy Progressives
Organizing efforts paid off in the midterms, but the left’s work isn’t over yet.
Abortion Rights Win in Several Statewide Ballot Initiative Contests
Polling conducted prior to the midterms shows that abortion is a critical issue for voters.