Republicans Push Anti-Choice Constitutional Amendments to Circumvent Courts: Spotlight on the States
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The effort to change state constitutions, making it easier for Republican lawmakers to end legal abortion, continues apace in Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Commentary
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Hysterectomies Are Not the Only Option for Black Women With Fibroids. We Have Choices.
Black women are two to three times more likely to get fibroids than our white female counterparts. We are also more likely to experience implicit bias and be disempowered by our health-care system.
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Analysis
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Anti-Choice Group Stands by Washington State Republican Accused of Domestic Terrorism
A staunchly anti-choice lawmaker who allegedly planned and participated in domestic terrorism has maintained the backing of Human Life PAC.
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Louisiana Democrat Who Backed Near-Total Abortion Ban Endorses Biden: Campaign Week in Review
State Sen. Gerald Boudreaux is one of many Democrats in the Louisiana legislature who oppose abortion rights.
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Senate Republicans Go All-In on Lies About Later Abortion Care
The Republican U.S. Senate legislation is "a vehicle for false narratives and inflammatory language" around later abortions, said Dr. Kristyn Brandi, board chair of Physicians for Reproductive Health.
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Klobuchar: Democrats Should Be a ‘Big Tent’ With Abortion Rights Foes
In an exchange on The View, Amy Klobuchar said the Democratic Party shouldn't shut out those who oppose abortion rights.
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We Now Know the ‘True Damage’ of Trump’s Family Planning Restrictions
The Trump administration's domestic "gag rule" has cut the Title X family planning program's capacity by 47 percent.
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Coming February 25: A New ‘Roe v. Wade’ Podcast Series From the Boom! Lawyered Team
We have some big news: Rewire.News legal experts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy are launching a second podcast series on February 25! And we wanted to give Rewire.News readers a special preview.
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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Trump’s Attack on Abortion Coverage in California Puts Politics Over Health
Withholding federal funding from the state because it requires private insurers to cover abortion care will only put patients' well-being at risk.
Culture & Conversation
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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.
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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.
An Indiana Republican Says the State Can Ignore the Constitution to End Legal Abortion. He’s Wrong.
Indiana is like a whiny teenager shrieking to Uncle Sam, “You’re not my real dad,” before flouncing onto its bed and shoving ear buds into its ears.
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Oklahoma Republicans Want to Suspend Abortion Providers’ Medical Licenses: Spotlight on the States
Anti-choice legislation advanced in Oklahoma and Arizona last week, and a Mississippi Republican proposed a bill even more extreme than the state's near-total abortion ban.
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