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‘Devastating’: Ninth Circuit Court Greenlights Trump’s ‘Gag Rule’

[Photo: President Donald Trump speaks during an event.]

Feb 24, 2020, 5:31pm Helen Christophi

In a scathing dissent, a Ninth Circuit judge accused the majority of kowtowing to the Trump administration and erasing decades of progress in family planning.

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Roundups Abortion

In Kentucky, Republicans Lay Groundwork to End Legal Abortion: Spotlight on the States

Feb 24, 10:16am Dennis Carter

[Photo: Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders talk on stage before the Democratic presidential primary debate at Paris Las Vegas.]

News Politics

Democratic Voters Want Senate Reform Now: Campaign Week in Review

Feb 21, 8:07am Dennis Carter

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News Human Rights

United States Drops to an ‘F’ in Reproductive Rights Report Card

Feb 20, 4:36pm Dennis Carter

More Commentary

Forced Vasectomies in Alabama: Why Pro-Choice Lawmakers Are Using Joke Bills to Get Your Attention

Feb 21, 2:23pm Ray Levy-Uyeda

The point lawmakers want to make is this: Laws that attack men's reproductive freedom are seen as overstepping and unreasonable, but restrictions on women's reproductive health care are commonplace.

[Photo: A young woman listens as her doctor speaks.]

Abortion

‘If I Don’t Lie, It’s Illegal’: How Forced Counseling Affects Abortion Patients

Feb 19, 2:19pm Paige Alexandria

Abortion

Kansas Lawmakers Must Stop Attacks on Abortion and Medicaid

Feb 18, 3:03pm Julie Burkhart

Family Planning

Hysterectomies Are Not the Only Option for Black Women With Fibroids. We Have Choices.

Feb 14, 1:38pm Kimberly Fain

More Analysis

Anti-Choice Group Stands by Washington State Republican Accused of Domestic Terrorism

Feb 13, 8:35am Sarah Anne Lloyd

A staunchly anti-choice lawmaker who allegedly planned and participated in domestic terrorism has maintained the backing of Human Life PAC.

[Photo: An illustration of a hand holding a contraceptive device called Ovaprene. In the background are other types of contraceptives.]

Contraception

Finally, a New Barrier Method Contraception Is on the Horizon

Feb 11, 9:49am Martha Kempner

Human Rights

Here’s How Bernie Sanders’ Disability Policy Changed From 2016 to 2020

Feb 3, 11:07am Robyn Powell

Law and Policy

Asylum Seeker Sues ICE for Causing Her Miscarriage

Jan 31, 12:28pm Lisa Needham

More News

The United States Is the Epicenter of the Anti-Choice Clinic Crisis

Feb 18, 9:48am Rachel Wells

With Heartbeat International’s uncovered manipulations, the organization is paving the way for the marketing of deceit, threatening access to abortion care around the world.

[Photo: Senator Ben Sasse looks on during a hearing.]

Abortion

Senate Republicans Go All-In on Lies About Later Abortion Care

Feb 12, 3:33pm Jo Yurcaba

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.

[Photo: US Presidential Candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar speaks to a crowd in New Hampshire.]

Politics

Klobuchar: Democrats Should Be a ‘Big Tent’ With Abortion Rights Foes

Feb 12, 10:34am Dennis Carter

In an exchange on The View, Amy Klobuchar said the Democratic Party shouldn't shut out those who oppose abortion rights.

[Photo: An illustration of a person holding a bill with repeating IUDs in the background.]

Contraception

Women Shouldn’t Get a Bill for an IUD—but Sometimes They Do

Feb 11, 8:59am Shefali Luthra & Kaiser Health News

For those who are slapped with a fee, the prices are sky-high—and growing.

More Multimedia

Multimedia

Boom! Lawyered: Anti-Choice Lawmakers Declare the Constitution Null and Void in Indiana

An alarming new bill in Indiana asserts that life begins at conception and federal laws that “fail to protect a person’s inalienable right to life” are null and void in the Hoosier State. In other words, anti-choice lawmakers claim that the Constitution is null and void in Indiana—and their counterparts in other states could soon follow suit. On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explain the latest fad in anti-choice legislation and whether it could actually hold up in court.

Podcast

We'll Hear Arguments: Subscribe Now for the Full Season on February 25!

Feb 18, 9:20am Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

Overturning ‘Roe’ Will Turn Every Abortion Into a Brutal Road Trip

Jan 22, 8:39am Rommy Torrico, Jo Constantz & Marc Faletti

Podcast

Boom! Lawyered: Leonard Leo’s Next Evil Venture

Jan 16, 8:39am Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

Comfort Levels: The Story of My Medical Transition

Jan 17, 8:33am B Hayward

More Investigations

Investigations

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Violence

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

Jan 7, 10:21am Gina Tron

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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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.

More Culture & Conversation

Culture & Conversation

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Maternity and Birthing

‘Shifting the Culture of Care’: A Q&A With Chanel Porchia-Albert, Founder of Doula Collective Ancient Song

Feb 19, 12:47pm Dominique Rémy

"Black people historically didn’t have access to health care within the context of institutional care. There were midwives and healers within the communities, and that was their source of strength."

Law and Policy

Black Women Were ‘Canaries in the Coal Mine’: A Conversation With Michele Goodwin

Jan 22, 12:06pm Jessica Mason Pieklo

For the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Professor Michele Goodwin talks with Rewire.News about her forthcoming book on the criminalization of motherhood.

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

Maternity and Birthing

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

Jan 17, 11:14am Akilah Wise

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.