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  1. surprise
    The Texas Abortion Ban Is Becoming a Hot Legal MessTwo disbarred attorneys are suing under the law, though not for the reasons you might think.
    By Claire Lampen
  2. feature
    She Used Drugs While Pregnant. Should She Be in Prison?After having a stillbirth, Adora Perez was charged with murder.
    By Cecilia Nowell
  3. texas abortion ban
    The Future of Abortion Doulas in Texas“Whatever comes next, there are people who are out here doing the work and will continue to do the work.”
    As told to Jasely Molina
  4. power
    “No One Wants to Get Sued”: Some Abortion Providers Have Stopped Working in TXNearly half of the doctors at one of the state’s biggest providers stopped working after Texas’ new law went into effect.
    By Jennifer Gerson for The 19th
  5. power
    The Way We Talk About Abortion Is Part of the ProblemThink about the terms and phrases you’ve become familiar with and what they actually mean.
    By Danielle Campoamor
  6. abortion
    As His Next Trick, Texas’s Governor Will ‘Eliminate Rapists’Greg Abbott doubled down on his defense of the state’s new abortion ban, which has no exception for rape or incest.
    By Danielle Cohen
  7. abortion
    This Is the Moment Anti-Abortion Extremists Have Been Waiting ForThey’ve been officially deputized by the state of Texas to terrorize patients and providers.
    By Callie Beusman
  8. abortion
    The Texas Abortion Ban Is in Effect, But We Haven’t StoppedAn abortion fund in Texas on the effect the state’s new extreme anti-choice law is already having on patients.
    As told to Andrea González-Ramírez
  9. reproductive rights
    The Supreme Court Will Hear a Case Challenging Roe v. WadeWith the court’s new 6-3 conservative majority, the case poses a major threat to abortion rights.
    By Amanda Arnold
  10. power
    Arkansas Just Passed a Near-Total Ban on AbortionThe law — which is blatantly unconstitutional — would make it a felony to perform an abortion. There is no exception for rape or incest.
    By Bridget Read
  11. abortion rights
    Tennessee Republicans Want to Give Men the Power to Veto AbortionsA bill introduced this week would allow a man who gets a woman pregnant to petition the court if she seeks an abortion.
    By Amanda Arnold
  12. abortion rights
    At Last, Argentina Has Legalized Abortion“Never again will there be a woman killed in a clandestine abortion,” the author of the law told reporters through tears after the vote.
    By Amanda Arnold
  13. scotus
    Everything We Know About Amy Coney Barrett’s ViewsDuring her confirmation hearings, she has evaded questions on abortion and health care — but her record speaks for itself.
    By Bridget Read
  14. power
    How to Help Fight the Attacks on RBG’s LegacyWhere to donate, whom to call, which narrow Senate races to support, and more.
    By Claire Lampen
  15. what now?
    We Could Lose Roe v. Wade Next Year. What Now?Don’t stockpile Plan B. Do donate to abortion funds. And start organizing immediately.
    By Bridget Read
  16. movies
    This Abortion Movie Will Make You Laugh Out LoudTalking to Unpregnant director Rachel Lee Goldenberg about making an abortion buddy comedy.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  17. power
    The Devastating Impact of the COVID Abortion Ban in TexasClinics reported a surge in later abortions after the ban was lifted, and some patients had to travel hundreds of miles to neighboring states.
    By Bridget Read
  18. culture
    Hooray! An Abortion Buddy ComedyIn Unpregnant, terminating a pregnancy is essential — and totally ordinary.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  19. reproductive rights
    Anti-Abortion Centers Received Millions of Dollars in COVID Bailout FundsReligiously affiliated crisis pregnancy centers have received between $4 million and $10 million, according to a new report.
    By Hannah Gold
  20. reproductive rights
    The Abortion Pill Is Now Available by MailA federal judge has ruled that patients seeking abortion medication do not need to pick it up in person during the pandemic.
    By Hannah Gold
  21. reproductive rights
    The Supreme Court Just Ruled to Protect Abortion RightsIt’s a big deal, and a huge relief for reproductive rights groups.
    By Hannah Gold
  22. reproductive rights
    Will the Supreme Court Strike a Devastating Blow to Abortion Rights?Any day now, the Court could protect abortion rights — or open the floodgates for more restrictions.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  23. abortion
    No One Really Knew Jane RoeHer shocking deathbed confession makes that clear.
    By Callie Beusman
  24. coronavirus
    What’s Going on With Texas’s Coronavirus Abortion Ban?Now that the state’s ban on non-essential medical procedures has eased, abortions are available once again.
    By Claire Lampen
  25. abortion
    Every State That’s Tried to Ban Abortion Over the CoronavirusSo far, six states have tried to halt nearly all abortion services, claiming they’re “nonessential.”
    By Hannah Gold and Claire Lampen
  26. q&a
    The Abortion Movie You’ve Never Seen BeforeNever Rarely Sometimes Always follows a teenager trying to get an abortion — and shows just how harrowing that process is for many Americans.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  27. coronavirus
    They Will Stop at Nothing to Ban AbortionMore and more states are forcing clinics to close under coronavirus, leaving women terrified and desperate.
    By Bridget Read
  28. abortion
    The Absurd Lie of ‘Pro-Choice Violence’The FBI says “abortion terrorism” can be perpetrated by people on “both sides of the issue.” This framing isn’t just wrong — it’s dangerous.
    By Lauren Rankin
  29. politics
    Trump Is More Proudly Anti-Choice Than EverWhy his unprecedented choice to speak at the anti-abortion rally “March for Life” is so worrying.
    By Bridget Read
  30. reproductive rights
    Towns in Texas Keep Becoming ‘Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn’The newest anti-abortion tactic: declaring that fetuses are humans who are persecuted by women and providers.
    By Bridget Read
  31. crime
    A Teen Allegedly Tried to Bomb a Planned ParenthoodThe FBI believes Samuel James Gulick threw a Molotov cocktail through the facility’s front window.
    By Claire Lampen
  32. reproductive rights
    207 Congress Members Asked the Supreme Court to ‘Reconsider’ Roe v. WadeIn an amicus brief, 39 senators and 168 representatives called the landmark abortion ruling “radically unsettled precedent.”
    By Claire Lampen
  33. abortion
    Researchers Tried to Test ‘Abortion Reversal.’ 3 Women Wound Up in the Hospital.Researchers tried to test an anti-abortion talking point, but they were unprepared for how dangerous it was.
    By Claire Lampen
  34. reproductive rights
    What It’s Like to Endure a Forced Ultrasound Before Your Abortion“I remember feeling so annoyed and dismayed. I was almost having an out-of-body experience.”
    By Anna Silman
  35. abortion rights
    Planned Parenthood Launches Abortion-Finder ToolIt was launched after Planned Parenthood noticed an uptick in searches of the phrase, “abortion near me.”
    By Marie Lodi
  36. the future issue
    Abortion After the ClinicAs Republican lawmakers try to legislate it out of existence, the future of reproductive healthcare may be at home.
    By Irin Carmon
  37. reproductive rights
    Woman Charged With Murder After Delivering a Stillborn BabyAuthorities suspect she used meth while pregnant, but the rationale behind her arrest is more fraught than it may seem.
    By Hannah Gold
  38. politics
    Abortion Is Not a Losing Issue. Yesterday’s Election Proved It.Voters in Virginia and Kentucky rebuked any idea that most Americans want Roe v. Wade overturned.
    By Bridget Read
  39. reproductive rights
    Missouri Official Admits to Tracking Women’s PeriodsThe state’s health director received a spreadsheet with information about the menstrual cycles of Planned Parenthood patients.
    By Marie Lodi
  40. reproductive rights
    The Fate of Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic Will Be Decided SoonIf the clinic’s license is removed, the state would become the first without a functioning abortion clinic since Roe v. Wade.
    By Marie Lodi
  41. politics
    Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage Will Finally Be Legal in Northern IrelandActivists and supporters celebrated the overturn of draconian abortion laws that have governed the country since 1861.
    By Bridget Read
  42. politics
    Democratic Candidates Have Promised to Codify Roe v. Wade. What Does That Mean?Unpacking the promise made by numerous Democratic candidates at last night’s debate.
    By Marie Lodi and Erica Schwiegershausen
  43. politics
    What’s Become of the Extreme Abortion Bans from Last Year?In 2019, seven states tried to ban abortion in the first trimester.
    By Amanda Arnold
  44. power
    Moroccan Journalist Jailed for an Abortion She Says She Never HadHajar Raissouni was sentenced to a year in prison, in what critics say is an act of retaliation for her reporting.
    By Amanda Arnold
  45. psa
    ‘Pro-Life’ Texas Representative Threatens Beto O’Rourke With an AR-15Briscoe Cain, who has spoken at length about his respect for the “sanctity of life,” was reported to the FBI over the violent tweet.
    By Bridget Read
  46. reproductive rights
    Planned Parenthood Just Lost $60M in Funding. What Does That Mean for Women?The organization announced yesterday that it will withdraw from Title X over abortion restrictions.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  47. abortion onscreen
    Would This Extremely Normal Abortion Scene Fly in 2019?Fast Times at Ridgemont High writer Cameron Crowe thinks the movie’s handling of abortion would be “outrageously controversial” now.
    By Claire Lampen
  48. abortion rights
    Trump’s Newest Abortion Restriction Won’t Take Effect Just YetClinics have been given a few months to comply with the onerous “domestic gag rule.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  49. power
    Wendy Davis Is Running for CongressThe sneaker-wearing, filibustering abortion activist is challenging Chip Roy in Texas.
    By Bridget Read
  50. reproductive rights
    Trump Ban on Abortion Provider Referrals To Go Into Effect ‘Immediately’The Trump administration is now enforcing the ban on family planning clinics providing abortion referrals to patients.
    By Marie Lodi
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