Law to “Defund” Planned Parenthood Could Cause Longer Trips for Reproductive Healthcare
Trump's law will “defund” Planned Parenthood, which could lead to clinic closures across the country. States where abortion is legal stand to be hit the hardest.
Tag: Abortion
Content tagged with “Abortion” has content related to the overturning of Roe v Wade, reproductive healthcare, abortion bans, or protests against the bans.
Trump’s Claim of Anti-Christian Bias is Absurd and False
The sole example of so-called “anti-Christian bias” Trump cited at the National Prayer Breakfast was the pardon of anti-abortion activists. They were prosecuted because they broke the law—not because of their religion.
Future of Federal Abortion Data Collection Unclear
Federal data collection on abortion is indefinitely on pause, making it difficult to determine how the reversal of Roe v. Wade has reshaped Americans' lives.
Abortion providers are experiencing a new wave of extremism
When looking at the data of violent and threatening incidents targeted at abortion providers, it's clear: They are experiencing a new wave of extremism.
Proposal to clarify when Texas doctors can perform life-saving abortions faces critical vote
The bill does not expand abortion access, but further explains when a doctor can intervene to save a pregnant patient’s life.
Sponsor of Georgia Abortion Ban Spared Trauma of Watching Brain-Dead Loved One Carry fetus
Senator Ed Setzler is lucky he isn't the one being forced to watch a brain-dead loved one carry a fetus to term.
Even Where Abortion Is Still Legal, Many Brick-and-Mortar Clinics Are Closing
On the last day of patient care at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan, a port town on the shore of Lake Superior, dozens of people crowded into the parking lot and alley, holding pink homemade signs that read “Thank You!” and “Forever Grateful.” “Oh my god,” physician assistant…
Brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support due to Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban
Adriana Smith’s case is the latest instance in which Georgia’s six-week abortion ban and its impacts on Black women have raised serious concerns.
What is the Comstock Act?
Learn where The Comstock Act comes from, what it does, how it was used in the past, and how Republicans are using it today.
Texas bill coming after online abortion medication
The 43-page measure, introduced Friday, may be the most meaningful attempt this year to block the ordering and mailing of abortion medication.
New York doctor ordered to stop providing abortion pills to Texans
The ruling is the opening salvo in a likely lengthy battle between Texas’ abortion bans and New York’s “shield” protections for providers.
Mike Johnson Gets Weirdly Personal During March For Life Speech
I think sharing that he and his son monitor each other’s porn consumption was a little more personal than this.
Trump Reinstates the ‘Global Gag Rule’ on Abortion
The global gag rule, announced in a presidential memorandum Friday revives a policy that Trump and many other Republican presidents have implemented.
Report: Hospitals rarely advise doctors on how to treat patients under abortion bans
Doctors described hospital lawyers who “refused to meet” with them for months, were hard to reach during “life or death” situations and offered little help beyond “regurgitating” the law, according to a Senate Finance Committee report.
For many rural women, finding maternity care outweighs abortion access concerns
The push to preserve and expand abortion access in states where it’s protected often collides with ideological and health care divides between urban and rural residents.
Texas’ maternal mortality committee faces backlash for not reviewing deaths from first two years post-Dobbs
The Texas Maternal Mortality Committee is facing backlash for not reviewing deaths during the first 2 years post-Dobbs
