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Abortion Rights Activists Fight Back With Mutual Aid and Direct Action in 2022
Many people who can become pregnant are already living in a post-"Roe" world.

Texas Abortion Providers Ask Supreme Court to Invalidate Circuit Court’s Delay
Last week, the Fifth Circuit agreed to hear arguments from Texas that would remand the case to the state court system.

Oklahoma Republican Wants to Deputize Private Citizens to Sue School Districts
The latest thing in GOP politics? Creating culture war bounty hunters.

Fifth Circuit Agrees to Hold Hearing on Texas Abortion Law in January
One judge on the court dissented with the decision, calling it an “impermissible delay” to the Supreme Court's orders.

FDA Lifts Rules on Abortion Pill, Permanently Allowing Medication to Be Mailed
Reproductive rights advocates have praised the decision, but federal and state restrictions on the medication persist.

WI AG Says He Won’t Enforce 172-Year-Old Abortion Statute If “Roe” Is Upended
The abortion statute in the state hasn't been enforced since “Roe v. Wade” was decided 48 years ago.

Abortion Restrictions Could Prompt an Avalanche of Attacks on Bodily Autonomy
The current battle over abortion needs to be viewed within the broader context of self-determination and human rights.

Supreme Court Says Abortion Providers Can Challenge Texas’s Restrictive Law
The law will continue to be enforced until a lower court can place a stay on it.

California to Become Abortion Sanctuary If SCOTUS Upends “Roe” Protections
“We'll be a sanctuary” for abortion for the rest of the country, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

Abortion Rights Advocates Want to Hear More From Biden Than Just Euphemisms
With abortion rights in danger, some would like Biden to use his bully pulpit — and say the word “abortion” out loud.