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Abortion

Women of Color Call on Congress to End Ban on Federal Abortion Funding
Now is the time for new lawmakers to seize opportunities to take bold action by ending policies like the Hyde Amendment.

Amid GOP Hypocrisy, Alabama Advances US’s Strictest Abortion Bill
Anti-choice activists hope to see this bill land in front of the Supreme Court.

North Carolina Seeks to Quadruple Taxpayer Funding for Anti-Choice Clinic Group
Pro-choice advocates have called on North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to investigate anti-choice clinics.

Doctors Want to Test “Abortion Reversal” — and Anti-Choicers Aren’t Happy
No matter what the study reveals, abortion opponents will keep claiming the procedure is reversible.

Trump’s Anti-Choice Agenda Is Killing Thousands in the US and Globally
A second federal judge has blocked a gag rule that would have stripped federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

Anti-Choice Protests Explode as State Lawmakers Protect Abortion Rights
The pushback against efforts to safeguard abortion rights has ramped up in 2019.

In Anti-Choice Hands, Abortion Clinic Inspections Become a Weapon
In some cases, state health officials use clinic inspections to restrict access to abortion care.

Georgia Joins National Anti-Abortion Onslaught With “Heartbeat Ban”
Advocates fear this law will exacerbate Georgia's already inexcusably high maternal mortality rate.

Texas GOP Bill Would Apply Death Penalty for Obtaining Abortion
The proposed legislation would criminalize abortion without exception and would classify the procedure as homicide.

Connecticut Lawmakers May Bar Anti-Choice Clinics From Lying to Pregnant People
Reproductive rights advocates expect Gov. Ned Lamont to sign the legislation if it clears the legislature.