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Roe v. Wade
Medication Abortion Is Not Enough to Solve the Abortion Access Crisis
The intense focus on medication abortion post-"Roe" risks leaving behind people for whom it isn’t a feasible option.
Democrats’ Failure to Embrace the Progressive Grassroots Could Spell Their Doom
As the right wing works to dismantle democracy in the U.S., grassroots organizing offers the only plausible resistance.
Public Opinion Is Shifting in Favor of Abortion Rights. Will It Affect Policy?
Backlash to 15-week ban suggests people are becoming less tolerant of laws prohibiting second-trimester abortions.
Fall of “Roe” Caused Unemployment for Some Clinic Workers, Overwork for Others
Abortion clinic workers say they are facing a multifaceted labor crisis precipitated by the abortion access crisis.
Lacking 10 GOP Votes, Senate Negotiators Delay Marriage Equality Vote
"I’m still very confident that the bill will pass," said the bill's sponsor, Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin.
GOP’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Is a Midterm Tactic — But Not in the Way You Think
The proposed ban is a cynical gambit to enable GOP lawmakers to feign distance and appear more “moderate” than they are.
Poll Shows Historic Tie Between Dems & GOP Over Enthusiasm to Vote in Midterms
Democrats also lead Republicans on a generic question of who voters plan to support in the midterms, the poll found.
Senators Are Optimistic That Marriage Equality Bill Will Pass This Month
The proposal still needs the support of 10 Republican senators to break a filibuster.
Michigan Judge Blocks State’s 1931 Anti-Abortion Law
The judge said the law is unconstitutional because it denies people their "right to bodily integrity and autonomy."
Abortion, Gun Violence Give Democrats Slight Edge Over GOP in Midterm Polls
Polls suggest Democrats may upend the "traditional" standard of the party in power faring poorly in midterm elections.