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After Four Decades With Roe, US Women Still Need Abortion Access and So Much More
As economic inequality takes center stage in politics, it's important to remember that reproductive justice and bodily autonomy are just as essential for secure lives.
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Pardon Granted for One of 17 Women Who Miscarried in El Salvador
After unintentionally miscarrying, women in El Salvador have been charged with murder.
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New Study Shows More Than Half of Abortion Clinics Face Threats
New research reveals that clinics and doctors are faced with daily threats and intimidation.
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New Year, Same as the Old Year? 2015 Reproductive Rights Preview
Reproductive justice advocates are going to be working overtime to fight harmful legislation.
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Seven Reproductive Rights Issues to Watch in 2015
Changes for abortion, contraception and more top the agenda with Republicans in the majority in Congress and many state legislatures.
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Post-Abortion Mental Health Is a Feminist Issue
We need post-abortion checkups that include a thorough evaluation for depression.
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Women on Waves: Meet the Dutch Physician Who Defied Abortion Bans by Bringing Her Clinic to the Sea
A Dutch doctor has brought safe abortion to countries around the world where it is illegal.
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In El Salvador, 17 Women Imprisoned for Miscarriage Await Pardon
Seventeen women remain imprisoned in El Salvador, charged with homicide, after suffering a miscarriage or other child delivery complication.
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Something Big Is Changing in the Fight for Reproductive Freedom – Women Are Done With Being Shamed
Judge less. Listen more. Tell your story even if your voice shakes. - Can a new approach help us past the abortion impasse?
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What Do Joni Ernst’s Senate Win and Support for Embryo “Personhood” Really Tell Us?
Stop saying Joni Ernst won because she ran from her personhood stance.