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A New Study Destroys the Central Argument Behind ‘Abortion Reversal’

[Photo: A young, white woman holds a sign that reads 'women don't regret abortion'.

Jan 15, 2020, 4:15pm Tiffany Diane Tso

“Abortion reversal” laws are based on the myth that people who have abortions often regret their decision. New research shows this is overwhelmingly untrue.

[Photo: The 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls stand on stage during the 7th xemocratic debate in Iowa.]

Roundups Politics

At Iowa Debate, Reproductive Rights Nowhere to Be Found: Campaign Week in Review

Jan 17, 8:33am Dennis Carter

Rachel Kramer Bussel

Commentary Politics

The Former Democrat Who Pledged Loyalty to Trump Gets a Pro-Choice Challenger

Jan 16, 4:19pm

[Photo: A white doctor holds a stethoscope to the stomach of a black pregnant person.]

Culture & Conversation Maternity and Birthing

Structural Racism in Medicine Worsens the Health of Black Women and Infants

Jan 17, 11:14am Akilah Wise

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Florida Won’t Cover Transgender Health Care. Two Trans Women Are Suing.

Jan 14, 10:52am Casey Quinlan

State policies denying gender-affirming health care are often based on misinformation, and lead to discrimination against transgender people.

[Photo: Exterior view of the New Hampshire Capitol building.]

Abortion

Republicans Are Trying to Ban Abortion Even in States Where They Have Little Chance

Jan 13, 10:20am Erin Heger

Abortion rights foes in the Democratic-majority New Hampshire legislature are "trying to bring the Trump administration’s abortion agenda" to the state, a Planned Parenthood official said.

[Photo: Rep. Mike Moon pauses during an interview.]

Abortion

Missouri Republicans: Have Cops Stop Abortions

Jan 8, 4:27pm Dennis Carter

Reproductive rights advocates said the Missouri bill is the latest salvo from one of the nation's most rabidly anti-choice legislators.

Abortion

This Change to the ACA Could Affect Abortion Coverage for 3 Million People

Dec 20, 3:24pm Dennis Carter

Those who have health care through the ACA exchanges will have to submit a separate premium payment for abortion coverage, an administrative requirement that could result in people losing coverage.

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The ‘Queer Candidate’ Is Out of Touch With LGBTQ Needs

Jan 15, 3:05pm Ray Levy-Uyeda

Pete Buttigieg should support the most vulnerable among us—people of color, homeless youth, the uninsured, the poor—and not cower to those who see this as radical.

[Photo: An illustration of a person painting a sign that reads '#MeToo'.]

Violence

Sexual Assailants Shouldn’t Tweet About #MeToo

Jan 8, 3:18pm Rachel Motley

Law and Policy

Senate Republicans Must Stop Confirming the Judicial Nominees of an Impeached President (Updated)

Jan 8, 11:40am Jessica Mason Pieklo

Abortion

People Don’t Know If Their Insurance Covers Abortion Care

Jan 8, 9:03am Fabiola Carrión & Brianna Keefe-Oates

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Some With Disabilities Don’t See Themselves in Amy Klobuchar’s Disability Plan

Jan 13, 10:35am Robyn Powell

“I'm not sure who the campaign consulted with on this plan, but it sure as hell wasn't self-advocates.”

[Photo: A graph that shows the rates of reported cases of chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhea from 2009 to 2018.]

Sexual Health

With STDs Rising, Advocates Hope State Legislators Will Fix Harmful Sex Ed Laws

Jan 9, 11:18am Martha Kempner

Violence

Women Are Being Kicked Out of Domestic Violence Shelters for Self-Medicating the Trauma of Abuse

Jan 7, 10:21am Gina Tron

Human Rights

Elizabeth Warren Just Proved She’s Serious About Disability Rights

Jan 3, 11:50am Robyn Powell

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Multimedia

Boom! Lawyered: Leonard Leo’s Next Evil Venture

Federalist Society heavyweight Leonard Leo is one of the primary architects of the conservative takeover of the federal courts. Now, he's got a new dark money project that could cement that takeover for a generation or more. On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo explain Leo's new plan and just how scary things could get if it works.

Podcast

Boom! Lawyered: Everything You Need to Know About the Abortion Rights Fight in 2020

Dec 19, 8:35am Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

Comfort Levels: The Story of My Medical Transition

Jan 17, 8:33am B Hayward

Podcast

Boom! Lawyered: Emergency Pod—The Supreme Court Rubber-Stamps Kentucky Forced Ultrasound Law

Dec 9, 2:57pm Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

Podcast

The Breach—’We Don’t Heal from It.’
Episode One: Investigating Big Horn County

Sep 25, 7:45am Lindsay E. Beyerstein

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Investigations

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Health Systems

A Miscarrying Woman Nearly Died After a Catholic Hospital Sent Her Home Three Times

Sep 25, 9:37am Amy Littlefield

Washington lawmakers have enacted some of the country’s most progressive policies to protect reproductive health care. But these measures have run up against the state’s high concentration of religious facilities.

[Photo: A young woman stands with her back to the camera, her mother next to her with one hand on her shoulders.]

Abortion

A Teenager in Mexico Needed an Abortion After Being Raped. Getting One Was Legal, but Nearly Impossible.

Sep 17, 7:00am Amy Littlefield & Laura Gottesdiener

Abortion bans throughout Mexico include exceptions for rape. Activists say despite some recent improvements, survivors still confront obstacles to accessing abortion care.

[Photo: Senator Ralph Hise pauses during an interview.]

Politics

An Anti-Choice Group Misspent $50,000 on Religious Material. North Carolina Wants to Give It $400,000 More. (Updated)

Jul 11, 10:35am Amy Littlefield

Amid a budget showdown, legislators have allocated a record amount of at least $2.64 million in state funds to anti-choice crisis pregnancy centers in North Carolina.

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Culture & Conversation

[Photo: Actress Michelle Williams poses for a photo on the red carpet.]

Abortion

How Abortion Storytellers Feel About Michelle Williams’ Golden Globes Speech

Jan 7, 10:41am Aimee Arrambide, Jordyn Close & Sarah Lopez

Actress Michelle Williams highlighted that parenting and choosing abortion are not mutually exclusive. Her speech comes at a critical juncture for abortion rights in the United States.

Human Rights

A Q&A With Jessica González-Rojas on Her 13 Years at the National Latina Institute

Dec 3, 11:12am Regina Mahone

“I’m so proud of how far we’ve come.”

[Photo: A group of clinic escorts pose outside for a photo.]

Violence

Planning a Wedding While Battling Protesters: Clinic Director Calla Hales on Her Unusual Wedding Day

Nov 25, 10:33am Caroline Reilly

"There’s no guidebook for how to keep your wedding safe from protesters."

[Photo: Solicitor General Noel Francisco speaks during a hearing.]

Analysis

Trump Administration Injects Nonsense Into Upcoming Supreme Court Abortion Case

Jan 10, 11:29am Imani Gandy

If the U.S. Supreme Court decides abortion providers no longer can sue on their patients' behalf, anti-choice state lawmakers will have won a huge victory.

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