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Seven Ways the Trump Administration Has Made Pregnancy More Dangerous
21+ hour, 43+ min ago (386+ words) Originally published in Jill Filipovic's Substack Throughline, under the headline, "A Year of Trump Administration Attacks on Abortion Rights." Trump has been in office for less than a year. The Supreme Court killed Roe v. Wade less than three years ago....
The Supreme Court Case That Could Shield Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics From Oversight
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1600+ words) On Dec. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in'First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin, an unregulated pregnancy clinic's'constitutional challenge to the New Jersey attorney general's subpoena for information about its operations, including donor records.' On its face, the justices considered…...
No, Abortion Pills Aren’t Polluting U.S. Waterways
3+ week, 2+ day ago (577+ words) This analysis is adapted from content originally published on the Guttmacher Institute's website and their media alerts via email. There is no evidence to support the claim that medication abortion is'impacting'U.S. waterways,'nor the claims'that expelled tissue from abortion is…...
A Global Telehealth First: Women Help Women Begins Producing Its Own Abortion Pill Combipack
3+ week, 5+ day ago (920+ words) Jelinska described this move as a strategic shift. "We were already taking the risks of disseminating the information and distributing the pills to the end users. Now we are taking over the means of production to make ourselves less dependent....
Republicans' 'National Backdoor Abortion Ban"
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (459+ words) Millions are on the brink of seeing the costs of their health insurance skyrocket if Congress fails to extend the ACA tax credits due to expire Dec. 31. Now, Republicans are seeking to use the debate over the tax credits to…...
War on Women Report: Antiabortion Extremist Charged in S.C. Shooting; Army OB-GYN Accused of Abusing Women Patients
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1192+ words) + North Dakota's Supreme Court reinstated a total abortion ban, ruling that the ban does not violate the state's constitution in a reversal of a 2024 trial court ruling. This makes North Dakota the 13th state with a near-total ban on abortion, with…...
The Global Network Keeping Abortion Pills Accessible in Post-Roe U.S.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1399+ words) As Republicans push the FDA to restrict mifepristone, the international online abortion service Women on Web is reassuring Americans that they will continue to support access to abortion pills in all 50 states, no matter what. Women on Web has served…...
Alliance Defending Freedom Succeeded in Overturning Roe. Now It’s Turning to the United Kingdom.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (519+ words) Now, ADF is setting its sights across the Atlantic. The organization'which boasts operations in 112 countries'has been quietly expanding its influence in Britain through its new alliance with the right-wing Reform Party, led by populist figure Nigel Farage. Through ADF's global…...
'Mife No Matter What': Community Abortion Providers Pledge to Continue Sharing Free Abortion Pills, Even if FDA Imposes Restrictions
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (634+ words) Since Roe fell, a community-led network of care has grown into a nationwide system with the promise of "mife no matter what." In June 2022,after the Supreme CourtoverturnedRoe v. Wade andover half of statesbanned or restricted abortion, grassroots activists across the…...
Trump’s IVF Announcement Fails Families—But Duckworth’s Right to IVF Act Could Deliver
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (398+ words) Originally published by The Contrarian, under the headline, "Despite Trump's pledge, IVF will remain out of reach for many." When the White House issued the'Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization executive order in February, President Donald Trump, the self-declared "father…...