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Abortion Rights Are Under Attack All Over the Globe
Even women who live in countries where abortion is legal often face obstacles to obtaining safe abortions, thanks, in part, to the United States.
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“The Questioning Was Sexist”: Rep. Brenda Lawrence on Planned Parenthood Hearings
Planned Parenthood's president faced off with Republican lawmakers before a heated House hearing.
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Activists Decry 39 Years of Class-Based Discrimination in Abortion Access
Activists are calling for access to abortion care regardless of income, and pushing to end coverage bans.
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Reproducing State Violence: Planned Parenthood, the Hyde Amendment and Indigenous Struggle
Reproductive domination is the theft of Native agency, which has always been at the heart of the experiences of Native people.
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Take a Valium, Lose Your Kid, Go to Jail
In Alabama, anti-drug fervor and abortion politics have turned a meth-lab law into the country's harshest weapon against pregnant women.
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The Unseen Costs of Defunding Planned Parenthood
The defunding of Planned Parenthood could result in higher Medicaid costs for thousands of additional unintended pregnancies.
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Praise for Pope Francis Is Premature: Vatican’s Official Stance on Abortion Hasn’t Shifted
Pope Francis's decision to refocus the church's energy toward mercy quickly turns to more shame for women.
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Foes Dive for Discarded Records in Abortion Clinic Dumpsters
Garbage has become an unlikely battleground, as anti abortion groups seek evidence of privacy violations in clinics' trash.
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Voter Outreach
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Attacks on Planned Parenthood Are Not About One Organization
These attacks are merely the latest salvo in a systematic, ideological crusade to deny personal reproductive health decision making.