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Aug 23, 2019 Abortion Bans Title X 2020 Elections

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Everything You Need to Know About the Helms Amendment’s Restriction on Abortion Funding

Aug 23, 2019, 10:36am Ally Boguhn

Reproductive health, rights, and justice advocates say the Helms Amendment's ban on using foreign assistance funds for abortion deserves more attention.

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These 2020 Democrats Support Repealing the Helms Amendment’s Ban on Foreign Assistance Funding for Abortion

Aug 21, 10:38am Ally Boguhn

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Mary Annette Pember

Commentary Human Rights

Native Americans Want More Than Empty Promises From 2020 Democrats

Aug 19, 11:00am

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Analysis Law and Policy

Fifth Circuit Appears Ready to Ignore Supreme Court Precedent…Again

Aug 13, 11:48am Jessica Mason Pieklo

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#MeToo in Indian Country: ‘We Don’t Talk About This Enough’

May 29, 12:13pm Mary Annette Pember

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These States Are Protecting Family Planning Clinics Under Trump’s Domestic ‘Gag Rule’

Aug 16, 2019, 4:10pm

States are replacing the millions clinics will lose when they exit Title X after the Trump administration imposes its domestic "gag rule."

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Abortion ‘Stigma’ Prevalent in Many Affordable Care Act Plans

Aug 15, 2019, 12:15pm

Meanwhile, the Trump administration is creating unnecessary administrative burdens for those receiving abortion care through ACA plans.

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Total Abortion Bans Are Overwhelmingly Unpopular in Every State

Aug 13, 2019, 11:36am

Even in states most hostile to reproductive rights, less than one quarter of respondents favor a total ban on abortion.

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Paid Sick Leave Has Finally Come to the South

Aug 9, 2019, 9:31am

Legislators in 13 states have passed laws giving 16 million people access to paid sick time. Dallas could be the first city in the South to implement the policy.

[Photo: An illustration of a person reading a book and looking over documents. There is text at the top that reads

Everything You Need to Know About the Helms Amendment’s Restriction on Abortion Funding

Aug 23, 10:36am Ally Boguhn

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How a Mother in Sanctuary Became the Center of ICE’s ‘Crackdown on U Visas’

Aug 21, 2:26pm Tina Vasquez

[Photo: Ten of the Democratic presidential hopefuls stand on stage before the beginning of the Democratic debate.]

These 2020 Democrats Support Repealing the Helms Amendment’s Ban on Foreign Assistance Funding for Abortion

Aug 21, 10:38am Ally Boguhn

Planned Parenthood Leaves Title X Amid Trump’s Anti-Choice Restrictions

Aug 19, 5:24pm Dennis Carter

Mary Annette Pember

Native Americans Want More Than Empty Promises From 2020 Democrats

Aug 19, 11:00am

[Photo: Governor Jay Inslee speaks emphatically at an event.]

These States Are Protecting Family Planning Clinics Under Trump’s Domestic ‘Gag Rule’

Aug 16, 4:10pm Dennis Carter

[Photo: A woman looks at the HealthCare.gov site on her laptop screen.]

Abortion ‘Stigma’ Prevalent in Many Affordable Care Act Plans

Aug 15, 12:15pm Erin Heger

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A Near-Total Abortion Ban Isn’t Enough for Some Tennessee Republicans

Aug 14, 12:47pm Rachel Wells

[Photo: Abortion advocates hold up signs during a protest.]

Fifth Circuit Appears Ready to Ignore Supreme Court Precedent…Again

Aug 13, 11:48am Jessica Mason Pieklo