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Texas Opens 2020 Audit Despite GOP-Backed Arizona Probe Debunking Trump’s Claims
The Texas secretary of state's office announced the probe hours after former President Donald Trump demanded one.
Oppression of Women Isn’t Just for the Taliban — It’s Homegrown in the US
Using Taliban imagery to decry the Texas abortion ban is an old colonial move that reeks of Islamophobia.
SCOTUS Asked to Find Texas Abortion Ban Unconstitutional as GOP States Copy Bill
The request from health care providers comes after a Florida Republican filed a copycat bill.
Beto O’Rourke Planning Texas Governor Run as Greg Abbott’s Ratings Plummet
The former representative has a checkered history with progressives but could stand a chance against Gov. Greg Abbott.
Texas Abortion Ban Architect Takes Aim at LGBTQ Rights, Urges Reversal of Roe
A legal brief takes aim at the 2015 marriage equality case and 2003 case that overturned homophobic state sodomy laws.
Yom Kippur Is About Rejecting the Status Quo — and Vowing to Change It
On Yom Kippur, let’s vow to work toward abolishing white supremacy and misogyny.
We Have to Stop Limiting Our Focus to Courts in the Defense of Abortion Rights
We can't solely rely on legal strategies to defend our rights.
AOC Pans Greg Abbott’s Pledge to End Rape in Texas: “GOP Laws HELP Abusers”
The Texas abortion ban gives "abusers & coercive partners a powerful new tool to intimidate,” Ocasio-Cortez pointed out.
Texas Providers May Face Jail Time for Prescribing Abortion Pills
The combined impacts of the recent bills leave marginalized pregnant people to seek abortion pills on their own.
Mexico Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Ruling Decriminalizing Abortion
The decision “will set the agenda for the entire Latin American region,” one women's rights activist group said.