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Reproductive Rights
Congress’s New Bill Could Stop You From Getting Emergency Contraception
A new bill would protect providers from federal, state, and local abortion mandates if they conscientiously object.
The Return of State-Based “Gag” Rules?
In Kentucky, a new bill has been introduced that puts a gag on local organizations just as imposing as the international order.
A Lame-Duck Assault on Our Rights in Ohio
Republicans used the lame-duck session to force laws against reproductive rights, higher minimum wages, and solidarity with Palestine.
Why I Threw Out My Speech for the Women’s March
Most of the time, the resistance will not have a government permit. We won't build forward if we don't build honestly.
Women Are Already Being Punished for Having Abortions
Janine Jackson interviewed Destiny Lopez about abortion rights under Donald Trump.
Twenty Week Abortion Bans Just Keep on Coming
An Ohio ban appears to be just the first one of many now that other states are heading into brand new legislative sessions.
What Pro-Choice Organizing in the Reagan Years Can Teach Us for the Trump Years
The Reagan years were an era of intensified attacks on women's rights, but resistance built from the grassroots stood up to the anti-choicers.
Alabama Sets Frightening Precedent on “Personhood” of Fertilized Eggs
The “personhood” movement has had little success in ending all abortion, but that hasn't stopped them from trying bolder ways to restrict reproductive rights.
Millions of Women in the US Lack Proper Access to Menstrual Supplies
Having the means to maintain basic hygiene is an issue of human dignity.
Reproductive Justice Is Our Fight
A newly reissued book on organizing by women of color has important lessons for the fight for reproductive justice today.