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Abortion: A Right in Name Only?
Poor pregnant women do not have a full range of options to determine their futures. Isn't that at the very heart of the American ideal?
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Texas Abortion Providers Vow to Take Fight Over Access to Supreme Court
This week has seen a new round of restrictions on reproductive rights in the US.
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Scott Walker: Men Can Sue if a Woman Gets an Abortion, but Women Can’t Sue for Pay Discrimination
Walker says women will "clog up the legal system."
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All-Options Pregnancy Center Revolutionizes Access to Both Care and Abortion
Anti-choice groups can no longer claim they are the only ones who care about helping women through any circumstance.
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Jen Sorensen | Boko Haram Rape
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With House Passage of Extreme 20-Week Abortion Ban, GOP Continues Assault on Reproductive Rights
The vote came months after Republicans were forced to withdraw their initial version following dissent from women in their own party.
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Activists and Faith Leaders Push Back on Fake Reproductive Health Clinics
Advocates are backing proposed legislation that would regulate crisis pregnancy centers, storefronts masquerading as reproductive health clinics.
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Real Talk on Abortion
Anti-choice state legislatures aren't just closing clinics to stop abortion. They're trying to silence their critics.
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Twenty-Week Abortion Ban Affects Providers and Patients
Today, the House of Representatives will vote on a blatantly unconstitutional nationwide ban on abortion care after 20 weeks.
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Women of Color Leaders Call for a Change: End Barriers to Abortion Care
More people of color have health insurance under the ACA, but barriers to women's health remain.