Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Rules Upending Birth Control Benefit
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The new rules threaten contraceptive care for the millions of people who depend on the birth control benefit.
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There’s Now an Online Option for Self-Managed Early Abortion Care in the United States
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New York Governor Cuomo Should Not Play Politics With Black Maternal Health
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Michigan Woman Denied Miscarriage Medication Spotlights the Danger of Religious Refusals
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LGBTQ Migrants Heading to the US From Honduras ‘Are Not Going To Give Up On Their American Dream’
The militarization of Honduras has hit LGBTQ communities especially hard, with many experiencing harassment, unjust arrests, and worse.
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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.
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.
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Trump Nominee Leads Three-Pronged Attack on Laws Protecting LGBTQ Residents of Austin
If one of the cases reaches the Supreme Court, the conservative majority there could possibly rule in favor of a scenario where Title VII is declared forever off-limits to LGBTQ people seeking fairness in the workplace.
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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 […]
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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.
Religion and Drag Coexist in ‘Drag Race’ Spinoff—but That Doesn’t Mean It’s Queer
Even with a drag queen at the helm, the religion on display in Dancing Queen is decidedly not queer.
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.
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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.
Culture & Conversation
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.
In Kiese Laymon’s ‘Heavy,’ the Crushing Weight of America’s Destructive Appetites
In his memoir, the Mississippi writer implicates the national culture of lying, consumption of Black suffering, ideals that equate thinness with health, and himself.
‘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.
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.
This Week in Sex: A Self-Lubricating Condom?
And in other news: The HPV vaccine is now recommended for adults up to age 45, and it turns out that sex with an ex might not be a bad idea after all.
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