3+ hour, 11+ min ago  (100+ words) A video of political commentator Mehdi Hasan debating 20 far-right republicans has gone viral, but it also crossed a line. Encore: Jubilee Is Making Debating Worse Two podcast hosts versus one Slate writer" Choose your preferred player: Get Your Slate Plus…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (259+ words) I spoke with Cruz to understand the challenges that the Barbara plaintiffs face and what they represent for all Americans born in the U.S. Our conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. Shirin Ali:" How do you go about…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1030+ words) The longer the state plaintiffs can keep funding for Planned Parenthood alive, and make sure the issue remains in the public eye, the more likely it becomes that Republicans will use the abortion ... The legal battle over the defunding of…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (111+ words) Abortion bans may not be politically feasible'but cutting funding from the clinics gets you a lot of the way there. Between the drastic budget cuts and provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill, the Trump administration has found a way to…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1297+ words) What he says'and voters hear'is that he's the first president to take meaningful action on IVF. But the action isn't all that meaningful. One of Donald Trump's splashier campaign promises was that he would make in vitro fertilization free for…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1189+ words) These attorneys general were already on a mission to destroy shield laws, which attempt to protect providers and residents of states that support reproductive rights from criminal and civil ... Last week, the Food and Drug Administration launched a study of…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1517+ words) Last week, the Republican-controlled Senate handed Trump nominee Josh Divine a lifetime seat on the federal bench. Six months into Donald Trump's second term, his anti-abortion agenda is well underway, not through a single sweeping ban, but via a quieter,…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (861+ words) Donald Trump killed a Biden rule protecting women in emergencies during pregnancy. It's unclear what it actually means. The Trump administration recently weighed in on emergency abortions, undoing Biden-era guidance that interpreted a federal law to require states to allow…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1143+ words) It's true that Georgia lawmakers probably weren't thinking of women like Adriana Smith when they passed their abortion ban. Smith, a nurse and mother, was pregnant with her second child when she began ... The state of Georgia wants us to…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (209+ words) Can a state exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid? The law says no, but the Supreme Court will hear both sides. The precedent seems pretty clear here, but with this court, you can never be sure. Please enter a valid phone…...