There’s Now an Online Option for Self-Managed Early Abortion Care in the United States
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Self-managed abortion is not new, but is vilified by right-wing and religious groups opposed to abortion rights as akin to the dangerous back-alley option.
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New York Governor Cuomo Should Not Play Politics With Black Maternal Health
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Stigma Surrounds Addiction Treatment for Pregnant People in Indian Country
In Kiese Laymon’s ‘Heavy,’ the Crushing Weight of America’s Destructive Appetites
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Anti-Choice Activist Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Obamacare
The founder of Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust admitted to conspiring to defraud Affordable Care Act programs of more than $27 million.
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Mary Mayhew Attacked Health-Care Access In Maine. Now She’s Trump’s Pick to Head Medicaid.
Mary Mayhew will have broad authority to continue making deep cuts to Medicaid.
Maine Medicaid Hopefuls Suffer While Paul LePage Ignores Voters’ Will
Maine residents are delaying critical health-care services because Gov. Paul LePage (R) has blocked the expansion of Medicaid after voters voted overwhelmingly for expansion in 2017.
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Democrats Left in the Dark as GOP House Committee Launches Maternal Mortality Investigation
Committee Democrats were not consulted in the decision to launch the investigation, according to a spokesperson.
Commentary
To Win, Democrats Must Focus on Accountability
Democrats should run on ensuring accountability for the rich and powerful, and then it should actually hold those actors accountable.
On the Front Lines of Mariner East Pipeline Fight: Violence Against Native Activists
Native people, who arguably have the most to lose with the construction of the pipelines, haven't been a priority at any stage of the permitting and construction process and, as such, their concerns are rarely heard in the media.
Analysis
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Racism Kills: What Cultural Connection Can Do About It
Certain behaviors and attitudes promote resilience in the face of discrimination for people of color, according to the research that is currently available.
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Photos: The No Choice Travel Agency
The immersive pop-up was located at 230A Mulberry Street in Manhattan for four days last week. Although it resembled a high-end travel agency, fitting in at the epicenter of designer shops, it was far from a typical trip bureau. It offered travelers three destinations: to one of the few states where a New Yorker can access […]
Investigations
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Cincinnati Public School Students With Disabilities Are Protected on Paper But Say They’re Treated Poorly in Practice
Parents and students living in an Ohio school district say that the needs of children with legally recognized disabilities aren't being recognized.
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Mike Pence Neglected This Poisoned Indiana City. Now, Residents Fight for Each Other.
For decades, East Chicago has been home to heavy industry that poisoned the city. But is also home to thousands of people, many of whom have illnesses likely caused by that pollution.
Intersex People Want to End Nonconsensual Surgeries. A California Resolution Is Their ‘Warning Shot.’ (Updated)
A growing number of patients have spoken out in recent years about how surgeries, performed when they were too young to understand—much less give consent—have deprived them of sexual pleasure, sterilized them, traumatized them, or altered their bodies to reinforce a gender assignment that is not theirs.
Does Religious Freedom Extend to Child Endangerment? It’s Not as Simple as It Seems
There must be some middle ground—not between right and wrong, but between different understandings of what constitutes abuse.
Why Dallas Republicans Skipped an Interfaith Forum
The Republicans’ absence challenges stereotypes about Dallas and reveals something about how they want to frame the relationship between religion and politics.
Pence’s Religious Freedom Policy Made ‘LGBQ’ Hoosiers Sick—Literally
Data pointing to the detrimental health impacts of discrimination serve as a sobering reminder that the suggestion that LGBTQ people "just go to another baker" doesn't begin to solve the problem.
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For LGBTQ Youth, #MeToo Is Not a Heteronormative Issue
Too often, young people are socialized to make assumptions about gender, sexuality, and relationship violence that don’t reflect reality.
Culture & Conversation
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Don’t Call It a Comeback: Louis C.K. and His #MeToo Bros Don’t Deserve One
The comedian who masturbated in front of junior women colleagues said he's lost an estimated $35 million. Funny how he didn't mention the pain he inflicted.
‘Reversing Roe’ and the Importance of Telling Complete Stories
The film’s directors said they wanted to show how abortion "has become so politicized that it is being used as a pawn to win presidencies.” But the film left a number of important stories regarding communities of color on the cutting room floor.
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How We’re Getting By: A Survival Guide for Journalists
Working in the news industry can feel pretty traumatic these days. Here's how we're coping.
The Supreme Court Just Ensured That Thousands of Native Americans Won’t Be Able to Vote in November
North Dakota’s voter identification law makes it harder for Native voters—and students, and other reliably Democratic voters—to participate in elections.
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A ‘Titanic Fraud’: Susan Collins, the ‘Moderate’ Who Never Was
Susan Collins is a "titanic fraud" and part of a fraudulent political system that must be changed.
Gavel Drop: The Leaf Behind Another Legal Challenge to Trump’s Immigration Policy
Possession of khat, a chewable plant stimulant that's popular in the Horn of Africa, may condemn a Somali immigrant in New Hampshire to indefinite detention. And in other news, hookworm is making a comeback—in Alabama and in court.
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