The Anti-Abortion Bill You Aren’t Hearing About
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While being framed as “saving those poor defenseless disabled babies,” the reality is this Texas bill is just one more assault on people’s bodies.
The ‘Auntie Network’ Is Creative, but Local Funds Have Been Helping People Get Abortions for Decades
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The Century-Old ‘Science Fiction’ Behind Ohio Rep’s Bill Covering Nonexistent Ectopic Pregnancy Treatment
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Everything You Need to Know About the Extreme Abortion Bans Sweeping the Country (Updated)
News
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Anti-Choice Clinic Network Sues Because It Has to Use Title X Funds for Abortion Referrals
Obria Group sued the Trump administration last week, claiming current Title X requirements violate the anti-choice group's First Amendment rights and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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NARAL Jumps Into Kentucky Governor’s Race Ahead of Democratic Primary
This isn’t the first time NARAL has jumped into a contentious Democratic primary where abortion rights have been a top-line issue.
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Missouri Republicans Rush to Criminalize Abortion Care (Updated)
A bill moving quickly through Missouri's legislature would all but end legal abortion in the state.
Transgender People Report ‘High Levels of Violence’ in the U.S. South
A new study found that nearly half of transgender people living in 13 Southern states reported “high levels of violence by strangers."
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Commentary
Why I’m Choosing to Stay in Georgia Despite Its Extreme Abortion Ban
My daughter will not learn to make room for the men that invade her space and the laws that invade her body.
Alabama’s Total Abortion Ban and the Red Flag You Missed
Six years ago, pregnant people were the canaries in the coal mines of the erosion of civil rights, but it was a warning too many people missed.
Analysis
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The Roberts Court Could Take Up a Challenge to ‘Roe’ Sooner Than We Think
Unconstitutional abortion bans are sweeping the nation. It's only a matter of time before one ends up before the Supreme Court.
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Multimedia
Boom! Lawyered: The Supreme Court Just Trashed 40 Years of Precedent and Sounded the Alarm for ‘Roe’
Franchise Board of California v. Hyatt may not be the most important case of the Supreme Court term, but the fallout from the Court's decision to overturn decades of precedent could have major ramifications for Roe v. Wade. In fact, Justice Stephen Breyer sounded the alarm himself in his dissenting opinion. In this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo explain what happened and what it could mean for abortion rights, marriage equality, and more.
Investigations
A Catholic Hospital in Iowa Offered Contraception for Decades. Then the Bishop Found Out.
Catholic hospitals are supposed to follow religious directives that ban abortion, sterilization, and most contraception. But some of these facilities have found creative ways to get around the rules—until recently.
Exclusive: Immigration Agencies Communicated Prior to Arrest of Sanctuary Leader
Documents obtained by Rewire.News through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request show that immigration enforcement officials reached out to the federal agency tasked with naturalizations and immigration services to confirm an appointment with a sanctuary leader prior to taking him into custody at the agency's field office.
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In This Small Georgia City, an Unpaid Court Fine Can Get Your Utilities Cut Off
“The fear and the panic is palpable for people who are in danger of losing their power, losing their water, losing other utilities” due to unpaid fines tacked onto their bills by the city, said one attorney with the Southern Center for Human Rights.
Think Yoga and Mindfulness in Public Schools Are a No-Brainer? Think Again
Advocates of school yoga and mindfulness are no doubt sincere when they speak of these practices as secular resources that are desperately needed by a troubled education system but there are compelling reasons to be skeptical.
Pastor David Brooks, Your Sermons Are Growing Stale…
The 'trustees of the First Church of American Religion' express concern over the approach of Times columnist David Brooks: You place religious practice and affiliation in the category of palliative resources for those being crushed by the new ruthless economy, whereas the religion usually referred to as prophetic—a form of religion we still regard as indispensable—sees faith as much more than a kind of backstop for those who suffer.
Pope Francis Dithering About Women, Skittish About Cops
In continuing to oppose women's ordination the pope argues that something has to be revealed in order for it to be done; but that we don’t do it so it must not have been revealed. A cursory examination of change on Catholic views of the death penalty and usury make quick mincemeat of that argument. Revelation provides direction toward increased justice; it's not a checklist of historical givens.
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Anti-Choice Lawmakers Cheer FDA Crackdown on Medication Abortion Imports (Updated)
Major medical associations have argued that medication abortion is safe for home use and should be more widely available.
Culture & Conversation
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Four Ways to Destigmatize Abortion in Everyday Conversations
At a time when we are being inundated with anti-choice bans, we all have a responsibility to challenge the myths, misinformation, and stigma surrounding abortion that contribute to a culture where such laws are seen as valid.
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In Tupac’s ‘Dear Mama,’ a Backstory About His Mother’s Activism, Mass Incarceration, and Bail
This Mother's Day, I'm listening to the song as a tribute to Afeni Shakur, but also to families separated by mass incarceration.
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This Mother’s Day, Support Mamas to Build Power and Save Lives
You can get involved in these three campaigns and make a difference for a mom in time for Mother’s Day.
Someone Tell This Ohio Legislator You Can’t Move Ectopic Pregnancies Into the Uterus
Ohio Rep. John Becker has sponsored a bill that defies science.
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Editorial
Are Northam’s Supporters Engaging In a Whisper Campaign to Undermine Fairfax? (Updated)
Ralph Northam has refused to resign despite growing calls for him to step down. Now, some say, his aides are engaged in a whisper campaign against Justin Fairfax, his Black successor.
Legislative Lowlights: Alaska Republicans Join the Campaign to End Legal Abortion
Alaska GOP lawmakers want to classify an embryo or fetus as a “person” when referring to the victim of a crime—meaning any person who obtains or provides an abortion would be subject to assault/homicide charges.
RH Wire
- Trial set to begin in case targeting Virginia abortion laws Washington Post
- Local DAs say they won’t prosecute women under ‘heartbeat’ abortion law Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- A Dutch Doctor Has Been Mailing Abortion Pills to Women in the US. Now the FDA Is Going After Her. Mother Jones
- How Mike Pence's 'Indiana mafia' took over health care policy Politico
- Amid wave of abortion bans, Elizabeth Warren proposes plan to protect reproductive rights Salon
- The “Auntie Network” Already Exists Truthout
- Mississippi's heartbeat abortion ban goes to court. What you need to know Mississippi Clarion Ledger
- Anti-Birth Control Group Reportedly Lied To Get Government Funding Refinery29
