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
Commentary Maternity and Birthing
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
News
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State Protections Take Center Stage as Trump Readies Attack on Transgender Rights
“The American people overwhelmingly oppose the cruelty of this administration and we must make our voices heard at every opportunity."
Trump Administration Mulls Strict Gender Definitions in Attempt to Eliminate Transgender Rights
The memo comes on the heels of a series of anti-trans Trump administration policies.
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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.
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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As Concerns Around ‘Roe v. Wade’ Grow, Ben Jealous Says He’ll Safeguard Abortion Rights in Maryland
Maryland Democrat Ben Jealous wants to cover abortion as part of his Medicare for All plan and protect the reproductive rights of incarcerated women.
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Boom! Lawyered: Meet the Official Who May Lead the Attack on Transgender Rights
In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy introduce you to Roger Severino. He runs the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He decorates his office with a Clarence Thomas bobblehead and a crucifix. And he's the person likely to be driving the Trump Administration's reported efforts to eliminate transgender rights.
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.
Is This Finally the Reckoning for the Catholic Church on Sexual Abuse?
A Justice Department investigation marks a major turning point in the decades-long sexual abuse crisis, but there are indications the Church will not surrender without a fight.
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.
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Sports Media Is Finally Covering One of the Biggest Stories of the Year. Why Did It Take So Long?
Sports media outlets that previously dismissed the sexual assault allegations against Cristiano Ronaldo are now scurrying to report on them.
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.
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.
Gavel Drop: SCOTUS Gets Its First Abortion Rights Petition With Kavanaugh on the Bench
Weeks into the job, and Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will weigh in on whether the court should take an abortion rights case out of Indiana.
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