New York Is the First City to Fund Abortion Directly. Let’s Make Sure It’s Not the Last.
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In the face of increasing attacks on abortion access throughout the country, New York City’s commitment to funding abortion sends a powerful message.
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News
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This Ballot Measure Could End Later Abortion Care in Colorado
Anti-choice activists have targeted Dr. Warren Hern, a later abortion provider in Colorado, with protests and gunshots through his window.
It’s About ‘Giving Dignity’: More States Roll Out Nonbinary IDs
Legislators in states like Maryland, Hawaii, and New Hampshire have joined the movement to provide "X" gender markers for nonbinary people on state-issued IDs.
Judge: Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic Can Keep Operating
The medically unnecessary regulations stem from laws passed by Missouri's GOP-dominated legislature, which has chipped away at access to abortion care for years.
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Greg Gianforte Will Enter Montana’s ‘Toss Up’ Race for Governor
Before heading to Washington, Gianforte funded anti-choice organizations through his family foundation.
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Commentary
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Can Activists Trust Nancy Pelosi’s Instincts on Impeachment?
A growing number of activists seem unwilling to defer to Democratic Party leaders on the question of impeachment.
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Analysis
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Immigration Officials Push Health-Care Providers to ‘Clear’ Pregnant Migrants for Detention
"It is becoming too common that doctors feel like they have to risk their position or their job in order to do the right thing."
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Multimedia
Boom! Lawyered: How the Supreme Court Could Use the Census to Bless White Power in America
The fight over the Trump administration’s questionable efforts to add a citizenship question to the census has reached the Supreme Court, and a decision looms. In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explain the case and how a bad decision could cement inequality for generations.
Investigations
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These Corporations and Public Charities Funded the State Abortion Bans
A web of state and national groups spent millions of dollars on organizing and lobbying in the states to pass this year’s abortion bans. But where did the money come from to make this all possible?
#MeToo in Indian Country: ‘We Don’t Talk About This Enough’
The barriers and repercussions to reporting both assault and harassment reach far and deep in Native communities; women have been effectively silenced for generations, especially when it comes to reporting their own.
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Trump Administration Separates Some Migrant Mothers From Their Newborns Before Returning Them to Detention
“I don’t know if they lose their babies for good,” one doctor said. “But I do know the process is torturous for them.”
The Hollowness of the Southern Baptists’ New Racism and Sexual Abuse Amendments
If they were to fully and meaningfully implement this policy, I doubt that the Convention would be left with any churches as members, for they all remain complicit with racist and sexist structures that rob many of us of our very humanity.
When Fundamentalism Follows You Out the Door: Transphobic Statement Exposes Exvangelical Trauma
While the "exvangelical" community was designed to help former evangelicals heal from a toxic environment, a subgroup of exvangelicals calling itself the “Magdalene Collective" released a statement that's been called transphobic and that many see as a replication of the very abusive patterns from which they'd been trying to escape.
How Biblical ‘Chosenness’ Has Justified Violence, Misogyny, and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
Bible scholar Michael Coogan's new book examines the dangers associated with the biblical concept of chosenness, which has its fingerprints on everything from the genocidal treatment of indigenous peoples to the idea that women, when thought by believers to have been created as mere vessels for reproduction, may be treated in the manner of brood cattle.
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The Details of Johana Medina Leon’s Detainment and Death Matter (Updated)
Her treatment in custody and her death illustrate a larger pattern of systemic abuse by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) against immigrants in its custody and, more specifically, against LGBTQ asylum seekers.
Culture & Conversation
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Our Society’s Lack of Support for Babies with Down Syndrome Made Me More Pro-Choice Than Ever
Given proper medical and social support, I knew I would keep my fetus if it had a Down syndrome diagnosis. But I knew I personally would not be able to give that child a fair life, and that is my private choice to make.
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A Black Midwesterner’s Perspective on Abortion Access, Regional Culture, and Why People Should Care About the Midwest
When reporting on the Midwest, media outlets often forget about communities subject to state violence and suppression.
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What Is ‘Sanctuary’ for a Black Immigrant Family in the US?
The Thompsons may be the only Black family in sanctuary, but they want you to know they are a family first and asylum seekers second.
When It Comes to Birth Control and Eugenics, Clarence Thomas Gets It All Wrong
Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger can be condemned for many things, especially her virulent ableism and classism. But her goal was not to eliminate the Black population, regardless of what Thomas insinuates.
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Editorial
Are Northam’s Supporters Engaging In a Whisper Campaign to Undermine Fairfax? (Updated)
Ralph Northam has refused to resign despite growing calls for him to step down. Now, some say, his aides are engaged in a whisper campaign against Justin Fairfax, his Black successor.
Pro-Choice Laws Are Winning in These States (Updated)
A spate of pro-choice bills repealing abortion restrictions and shoring up abortion rights against the U.S. Supreme Court are advancing in legislatures across the country.
RH Wire
- Abortion bans could cost American taxpayers billions of dollars each year Yahoo
- Massachusetts Lawmakers to Consider Cutting Abortion Restrictions Wall Street Journal
- Black voters want 2020 candidates to talk about the economy. At the Black Economic Alliance Forum, they did just that. Vox
- Washington state takes step landmark on missing Native American women Guardian
- As Passions Flare in Abortion Debate, Many Americans Say ‘It’s Complicated’ New York Times
- The strange politics of over-the-counter birth control, explained Vox
- Midwives hope Philly’s first free-standing birth center will better serve black, LGBTQ parents WHYY
- Americans' perception of LGBTQ rights under federal law largely incorrect: Reuters/Ipsos Reuters
