PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionRepublicans Can't Shut Up About How Aborted Fetuses Could Be WorkersAnd I'll keep shouting about research shows that denying a parent an abortion can push their family into poverty.ByKylie CheungPublishedApril 13, 2023Comments (52)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionFlorida Republicans Vote Down Abortion Exception for Condition That Nearly Killed a Black WomanThe move comes after devastating reporting that a woman whose water broke at 16 weeks miscarried in a hair salon…BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 13, 2023Comments (16)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionAppeals Court Judges Want People to Take 3 Trips to a Clinic to Get Abortion PillsThe right-wing 5th Circuit panel ruled that mifepristone should be prescribed the way it was back in the year 2000.BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 13, 2023Comments (9)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionBiden Administration Moves to Ban Healthcare Workers From Reporting Abortions to PoliceThe proposed rule would close a loophole in HIPAA that allows doctors and nurses to call the cops on their patients.BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 12, 2023Comments (9)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionRepublicans Can't Seem to Agree on What to Do About AbortionIgnore it entirely? Rally around Lindsey Graham's 15-week ban? Listen to activists and ban it at fertilization? Are…BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 12, 2023Comments (19)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionOver 66,000 People in 6 Months Were Unable to Get Abortions in Their Home States Post-Roe“We don’t know whether those people remained pregnant, or got an abortion some other way,” reported FiveThirtyEight.ByKylie CheungPublishedApril 12, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionCNN's Abby Phillip Cuts Off Anti-Abortion Activist, Rebuts Her Lies About MifepristoneThe abortion pill is "more safe than penicillin," the CNN anchor said. "It’s more safe than even Viagra, which is so…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedApril 12, 2023Comments (14)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionSo a Judge Tried to Ban the Abortion Pill. What Happens Now?It's looking very likely that the Supreme Court will soon get to rule on access to medication abortions, which have…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedApril 11, 2023Comments (5)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionTexas Man Who Sued Over His Ex-Wife's Abortion Appears to Be a Lying CreepMarcus Silva, who sued three women for helping his ex get abortion pills, reportedly surveilled her text messages…BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 11, 2023Comments (18)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionFlorida Woman Denied Abortion Miscarried in Hair Salon Bathroom, Lost Half Her BloodEmergency room doctors had sent Anya Cook home due to the state's 15-week abortion ban. A nurse gave her antibiotics…BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 10, 2023Comments (57)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionRepublican Congresswoman Says FDA Should Ignore Texas Judge's Abortion Pill Ruling“This is an issue Republicans have been largely on the wrong side of," said Nancy Mace. "We have, over the last 9…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedApril 10, 2023Comments (71)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionRepublican Congressman on Mifepristone Ruling: Let’s 'Get Off the Abortion Conversation'Challenged on his claim that he supports "states' rights," Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales blurted out, "Women have a whole…BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 10, 2023Comments (25)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionIowa Attorney General Halts Plan B and Abortion Assistance for Rape VictimsRepublican Brenna Bird, who ran on "protecting victims," is now auditing Iowa's sexual assault victim compensation…ByKylie CheungPublishedApril 9, 2023Comments (13)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionRepublicans Are Strangely Silent on the Abortion Pill RulingSen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a prolific poster, tweeted about his vacuum amid the bombshell news. Are they worried…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedApril 8, 2023Comments (18)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionIn Ruling to Ban Abortion Pills, Federal Judge Claims 'Fetus' Is an Unscientific TermThe right-wing, devoutly Christian, Trump-appointed judge wrote that he's just trying to be "inclusive" in referring…ByKylie CheungPublishedApril 8, 2023Comments (25)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionTrump-Appointed Judge Bans the Abortion Pill Nationwide, Starting in 7 DaysMifepristone has been FDA-approved for over 20 years—until anti-abortion activists handpicked right-wing Texas judge…BySusan Rinkunas and Caitlin CruzUpdatedApril 7, 2023Comments (34)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionIdaho Governor Signs Unprecedented Out-of-State Abortion Travel Ban, Calling It 'Trafficking'The new law allows the AG's office to enforce its felony and civil penalties in case a local prosecutor has more…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedApril 6, 2023Comments (16)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionAnn Coulter Makes One (1) Good Point About Abortion“Please stop pushing strict limits on abortion, or there will be no Republicans left," she tweeted with frustration…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedApril 5, 2023Comments (32)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionDon't Let Republicans Normalize 6-Week Abortion Bans!Just a few years ago, six-week bans were considered too "radical" even by the GOP's own standards. Florida is set to…ByKylie CheungPublishedApril 5, 2023Comments (11)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionHuge Progressive Victory in Wisconsin Makes Way for Reversing 174-Year-Old Abortion BanJudge Janet Protasiewicz won a crucial seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, giving liberals the majority for the…BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 5, 2023Comments (39)