Virginia Democrats Advance Omnibus Pro-Choice Bill: Spotlight on the States
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Anti-choice restrictions could soon fall by the wayside in Virginia and Rhode Island.
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News
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Florida Won’t Cover Transgender Health Care. Two Trans Women Are Suing.
State policies denying gender-affirming health care are often based on misinformation, and lead to discrimination against transgender people.
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Republicans Are Trying to Ban Abortion Even in States Where They Have Little Chance
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.
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Missouri Republicans: Have Cops Stop Abortions
Reproductive rights advocates said the Missouri bill is the latest salvo from one of the nation's most rabidly anti-choice legislators.
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This Change to the ACA Could Affect Abortion Coverage for 3 Million People
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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Commentary
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Medication Abortion Is Key to the Future of Abortion Access
Everyone, regardless of income, zip code, and status, should be able to decide what kind of care best fits their needs without fear, shame, and unnecessary restrictions.
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Analysis
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Three Years Later, Trump’s ‘Global Gag Rule’ Continues to Devastate Global Health
Even after the global gag rule has been dumped, we will have years of work ahead of us to undo the damage it has wrought.
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Overturning ‘Roe’ Will Turn Every Abortion Into a Brutal Road Trip
According to the Guttmacher Institute, if Roe v. Wade were overturned or weakened, the average distance to an abortion clinic would increase by 388 percent. Here's what that means in real-world terms.
Investigations
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Women Are Being Kicked Out of Domestic Violence Shelters for Self-Medicating the Trauma of Abuse
Though research shows an undeniable correlation between the two issues, integrated treatment that addresses both substance use and intimate partner violence has only been initiated in tiny pockets of the country.
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A Miscarrying Woman Nearly Died After a Catholic Hospital Sent Her Home Three Times
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.
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A Teenager in Mexico Needed an Abortion After Being Raped. Getting One Was Legal, but Nearly Impossible.
Abortion bans throughout Mexico include exceptions for rape. Activists say despite some recent improvements, survivors still confront obstacles to accessing abortion care.
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Black Women Were ‘Canaries in the Coal Mine’: A Conversation With Michele Goodwin
For the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Professor Michele Goodwin talks with Rewire.News about her forthcoming book on the criminalization of motherhood.
Culture & Conversation
Black Women Were ‘Canaries in the Coal Mine’: A Conversation With Michele Goodwin
For the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Professor Michele Goodwin talks with Rewire.News about her forthcoming book on the criminalization of motherhood.
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Structural Racism in Medicine Worsens the Health of Black Women and Infants
California programs are doubling down on efforts to eliminate the medical system's structural racism and support the state's Black women and infants, who face abysmal maternal and infant health outcomes.
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How Abortion Storytellers Feel About Michelle Williams’ Golden Globes Speech
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.
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Trump Administration Injects Nonsense Into Upcoming Supreme Court Abortion Case
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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At Iowa Debate, Reproductive Rights Nowhere to Be Found: Campaign Week in Review
Abortion access didn't make the cut during Tuesday's debate in Iowa among presidential candidates who have pledged to take radical steps to fight back against Republican attacks on reproductive health care.
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