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The US Is Descending Into a Crisis of Overt Fascism. There’s Still a Way Out.
The right is seeking to steal elections and deputizing vigilantes to constrain our rights. U.S. democracy is in peril.
Democrats Introduce Bill to Block State Restrictions on Travel for Abortions
The bill would strengthen the “right to travel freely” in the U.S. in order to access abortion services.
Reproductive Freedom Organizers in Michigan Put Right to Abortion on the Ballot
Organizers turned in more than 753,000 signatures to prompt the ballot question in the November election.
Will “Aid and Abet” Abortion Laws Be Used to Target Insurers Too?
Here are three important things to know about insurance coverage for abortion — and some open questions.
Warren Asks Facebook & Instagram to Stop Censoring Truthful Posts About Abortion
Facebook has removed posts about abortion medication even as it allows posts about gun trafficking.
AOC Calls on Senate to Formally Say If Supreme Court Justices Lied About “Roe”
Allowing the justices to lie in order to get confirmed is a dangerous precedent to set, Ocasio-Cortez says.
No State Can Deny Abortion to Those Needing Emergency Care, Biden Admin Says
“Protecting both patients and providers is a top priority,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said.
Federal Judge Blocks Arizona Law Giving “Personhood” Rights to Fertilized Eggs
The 2021 law crafted by Republican legislators classifies fetuses, embryos and fertilized eggs as “people.”
FDA Is Considering Making Birth Control Pills Available Over the Counter
Around one in three women who have tried to get hormonal contraception reported obstacles to obtaining a prescription.
Pressley Urges Biden to Declare Public Health Emergency Over “Roe” Overturn
Declaring a public health emergency could give the government the resources and authority to aid abortion seekers.