Teenage Immigrant Forced by Government to Remain Pregnant
Undocumented immigrants face “insurmountable barriers” when it comes to accessing abortion care.
News
Flint Faces Critical Deadline to Choose a Water Source
"You cannot push the city into a corner with two very poor options. The residents of Flint deserve so much better than this. In fact they need it."
Congressional Democrats Tell Trump Nope on ‘Shameful’ Birth Control Interference
"President Trump wants to make birth control about ideology, but let’s be clear: For women and their families in the 21st century, birth control is about being healthy and financially secure."
Judge: Government Must Allow Undocumented Teen to Receive Abortion Care (Updated)
“Just because she’s here illegally doesn’t mean she doesn’t have constitutional rights,” U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan said.
Another Emergency Order Sought for Immigrant Minor Denied Abortion Care
“Politics aside, this is the administration unlawfully and shamefully forcing a 17-year-old to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term against her will."
Commentary
Like All the DOJ’s Actions, the Latest Birth Control Benefit Lawsuit Settlement Looks Shady
The Department of Justice appears to have voluntarily paid back the attorneys representing the challengers for suing the Obama administration and trying to further undermine the Affordable Care Act in the courts.
Trump’s New Birth Control Rules Are White Christian Supremacy Veiled as Religious Freedom
Discrimination by any other name—even the name of God—is still discrimination.
Analysis
Virginia’s Next Attorney General Will Get to Decide Whether to Defend Anti-Choice Laws
It is up to the attorney general whether to defend state laws—meaning whoever wins November’s election will be able to weigh in on whether to defend, for example, the constitutionality of the state’s GOP-backed abortion restrictions if they are challenged.
Multimedia
What Else Happened? Prison Injustice, a Rural Water Crisis, and Philando Castile’s Legacy
Rewire managing editors Regina Mahone and Kat Jercich explore this week’s important underreported stories.
Investigations
New Analysis Shows Supporters of Family Research Council Embrace White Supremacy and Neo-Nazism
A social media network analysis performed by Rewire shows the Family Research Council's messages are resonating with other factions of the far right that explicitly endorse and advocate white supremacist views.
When Protests Failed, Activists Paid $1 Million to Stop One of the Last Doctors Providing Later Abortions
Dr. LeRoy Carhart is back in Maryland with a new practice, and protesters are re-establishing their battle against him.
Catholic Rules Forced This Doctor to Watch Her Patient Sicken—Now, She’s Speaking Out
“I teach all of my residents, I teach all of the medical students, this is not the standard of care."
Culture & Conversation Environment
Meet the Researcher Who Discovered ‘Gayborhoods’ Might Be Hurting LGBTQ People
Rewire spoke with Timothy Collins to get the insider story about why he decided to investigate this matter—and what the findings may mean for the future of environmental justice.
Culture & Conversation
‘How Do We Make a Better World?’ A Q&A With ‘The Future Generation’ Author China Martens
The first to examine parenting in radical and punk subcultures, The Future Generation went on to become the longest-running parenting zine in the United States.
Black Women Want a Revolution: On Black Art and Objectification
The question of whether or not a Black artist can make art that isn’t racialized resolves itself when we look at art made by Black people.
I Was ‘Jane Doe’ Once
Young people shouldn't be denied access to abortion.
Beware the Anti-Choice Agenda in Michigan Case Where Rapist Got Custody Rights
The lawyer in the case says she was conceived in rape and is an "abortion survivor." But how about sticking to your client's defense—and not trying to rep the anti-choice movement?
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Editorial
Welcome to ‘TrumpCare’: It’s No Care At All
Thursday's executive orders are only the latest attempts to deny millions of people vital care.
Why Do All My Vibrators Keep Dying?
Perhaps someone reading this list of experiences will see a previously undetected pattern.
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- Florida Declares State of Emergency Ahead of White Nationalist Event Colorlines
- #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen Part 2: On Rose McGowan and the Continued Failure of White Feminism The Root
- Kentucky's Last Remaining Abortion Clinic Could Be Forced to Shut Its Doors The Intercept_
- The Old Man Who Calls Border Patrol on Immigrants, and the Teen Girl Who Asked Him Why Splinter
- Twitter Has A Harassment Problem In India, And Targets Say The Company Isn’t Doing Much To Fix It BuzzFeed News
- Fighting ‘the Gawker effect’ in the wake of Weinstein Columbia Journalism Review
- US police killings undercounted by half, study using Guardian data finds The Guardian
- We’re Tracking the Ways Trump Is Scaling Back Obamacare. Here Are 12. New York Times
