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PoliticsAbortion
Republicans Quietly Move to Use the Budget to Ban Mailing Abortion Pills
PoliticsAbortion

Republicans Quietly Move to Use the Budget to Ban Mailing Abortion Pills

The long-shot attack would dramatically upend telemedicine prescriptions for mifepristone.

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedJune 15, 2023
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North Carolina's Party-Switching Abortion Traitor Now Says She Didn't Have an Abortion
PoliticsAbortion

North Carolina's Party-Switching Abortion Traitor Now Says She Didn't Have an Abortion

State Rep. Tricia Cotham (R) is trying to rewrite history after leaving the Democratic Party to give the GOP a…

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedJune 15, 2023
Comments (47)
PoliticsAbortion
Active-Duty U.S. Marine Is One of Two Men Arrested for Planned Parenthood Arson
PoliticsAbortion

Active-Duty U.S. Marine Is One of Two Men Arrested for Planned Parenthood Arson

The 21- and 23-year-old men were arrested for firebombing a clinic in Costa Mesa, Calif., last March, forcing it to…

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedJune 15, 2023
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PoliticsAbortion
Weeks After Man Plowed Into Illinois Abortion Clinic, a Vandal Tears Down Repairs
PoliticsAbortion

Weeks After Man Plowed Into Illinois Abortion Clinic, a Vandal Tears Down Repairs

Clinics across Illinois are seeing a surge in anti-abortion violence as the state becomes a rare abortion haven in…

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedJune 6, 2023
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Wisconsin Republicans Try to Justify 1849 Abortion Ban With $1,000 Tax Credit for Fetuses
PoliticsAbortion

Wisconsin Republicans Try to Justify 1849 Abortion Ban With $1,000 Tax Credit for Fetuses

Sure, you may be forced by the state to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term or potentially die in childbirth, but…

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedJune 5, 2023
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PoliticsAbortion
Nikki Haley Generously Proposes Not Executing Women Who Have Abortions
PoliticsAbortion

Nikki Haley Generously Proposes Not Executing Women Who Have Abortions

The 2024 candidate's attempt to appear compassionate instead highlighted how extreme her party has become.

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedJune 5, 2023
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Wisconsin Activist Group Used 'Geofencing' Around Abortion Clinics to Dissuade Patients
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Wisconsin Activist Group Used 'Geofencing' Around Abortion Clinics to Dissuade Patients

The group used location targeting to text Planned Parenthood patients, “Took the first pill at the clinic? It may…

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedMay 18, 2023
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The Latest Abortion Pill Hearing Went Fully off the Rails
PoliticsAbortion

The Latest Abortion Pill Hearing Went Fully off the Rails

Trump-appointed federal judge James Ho asked, “Is pregnancy a serious illness? When we celebrated Mother’s Day, were…

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedMay 17, 2023
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North Carolina Republicans Override Governor's Veto to Ban Abortion at 12 Weeks
PoliticsAbortion

North Carolina Republicans Override Governor's Veto to Ban Abortion at 12 Weeks

State Rep. Tricia Cotham, who recently switched parties after vocally supporting abortion, delivered the GOP the…

By
Laura Bassett
PublishedMay 16, 2023
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PoliticsAbortion
Louisiana Opts Not to Clarify That Miscarriages, Ectopic Pregnancies Are Exempt from Abortion Ban
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Louisiana Opts Not to Clarify That Miscarriages, Ectopic Pregnancies Are Exempt from Abortion Ban

“There is nothing natural about leaving a doctor's office or a hospital with a dead or dying baby inside of you,"…

By
Lorena O’Neil
PublishedMay 16, 2023
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Republican Presidential Candidates Are Floundering on How Early to Ban Abortion
PoliticsAbortion

Republican Presidential Candidates Are Floundering on How Early to Ban Abortion

Nikki Haley says a national ban isn't "realistic." Donald Trump won't comment. Ron DeSantis is weirdly quiet about…

By
Caitlin Cruz
PublishedMay 15, 2023
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North Carolina Lawmaker Who Gave Pro-Abortion Speeches Just Voted for Abortion Ban
PoliticsAbortion

North Carolina Lawmaker Who Gave Pro-Abortion Speeches Just Voted for Abortion Ban

State Rep. Tricia Cotham switched parties last month, but that doesn't explain her about-face on abortion after…

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedMay 4, 2023
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Right-Wing Doctors' Org Accidentally Leaks Massive Trove of Sensitive Documents
PoliticsAbortion

Right-Wing Doctors' Org Accidentally Leaks Massive Trove of Sensitive Documents

The anti-LGBTQ American College of Pediatricians published an unsecured Google Drive link containing 10,000 files…

By
Caitlin Cruz
PublishedMay 3, 2023
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North Carolina Lawmakers Introduce Abortion Ban They Debated in Secret
PoliticsAbortion

North Carolina Lawmakers Introduce Abortion Ban They Debated in Secret

Republicans plopped the legislation, which they claim represents the views of most state residents, into an…

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedMay 3, 2023
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Texas Prison Guards Put Woman in Isolation for Talking About Abortion
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Texas Prison Guards Put Woman in Isolation for Talking About Abortion

Kwaneta Harris, a nurse, says she's being punished for (correctly) telling other incarcerated women that there's no…

By
Kylie Cheung
UpdatedMay 2, 2023
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A Man Sued His Ex's Friends for Helping Her Get Abortion Pills. They're Countersuing.
PoliticsAbortion

A Man Sued His Ex's Friends for Helping Her Get Abortion Pills. They're Countersuing.

"Silva did not file this lawsuit because he is interested in 'protecting life.' Instead, he wanted to control a…

By
Caitlin Cruz
PublishedMay 2, 2023
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Anti-Abortion Activist on 10-Year-Old Rape Victim: ‘A Woman’s Body Is Designed to Carry Life’
PoliticsAbortion

Anti-Abortion Activist on 10-Year-Old Rape Victim: ‘A Woman’s Body Is Designed to Carry Life’

Laura Strietmann, head of Cincinnati Right to Life, referred to the child as a "woman" in arguing that she should've…

By
Kylie Cheung
PublishedApril 19, 2023
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Supreme Court Punts Abortion Pill Case to Friday, Which Is Not a Good Sign
PoliticsAbortion

Supreme Court Punts Abortion Pill Case to Friday, Which Is Not a Good Sign

It should be the world’s easiest call to smack down the disingenuous lawsuit against mifepristone. SCOTUS needing a…

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedApril 19, 2023
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Abortion Isn't Even a Top 5 Issue for Republican Primary Voters, Per Internal Polling
PoliticsAbortion

Abortion Isn't Even a Top 5 Issue for Republican Primary Voters, Per Internal Polling

This might explain why Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) didn't even mention in his speech Friday that he'd just signed a…

By
Caitlin Cruz
PublishedApril 14, 2023
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Congress Needs to Repeal This Zombie 1873 Abortion Ban Before It Blows Up in Our Faces
PoliticsAbortion

Congress Needs to Repeal This Zombie 1873 Abortion Ban Before It Blows Up in Our Faces

"If it were to become the law, it would be absolutely catastrophic," an ACLU lawyer said of the Comstock Act, which…

By
Susan Rinkunas
PublishedApril 13, 2023
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