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motherjones. com > politics > 2026 > 04 > the-supreme-court-just-made-it-harder-to-investigate-anti-abortion-crisis-pregnancy-centers

The Supreme Court just made it harder to investigate anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers

1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (581+ words) The Supreme Court ruled that New Jersey attorney general Matthew Platkin did not have the right to issue a sweeping subpoena against First Choice Women's Resource Centers Mother Jones illustration; Kyle Mazza/SOPA/AP; Getty In an outcome that was…...

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motherjones. com > politics > 2026 > 04 > hhs-directly-gives-crisis-pregnancy-centers-millions-of-dollars

HHS directly gives crisis pregnancy centers millions of dollars

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (410+ words) A new government report looks into federal funding going into crisis pregnancy centers Robyn Stevens Brody/SIPA USA/AP The US Department of Health and Human Services gave at least $34 million directly to 16 crisis pregnancy centers between 2018 and 2024, according to…...

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motherjones. com > politics > 2026 > 03 > inside-the-latest-and-scariest-iteration-of-americas-endless-abortion-wars

Inside the latest, and scariest, iteration of America's endless abortion wars

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (822+ words) Becca Andrews3 minutes ago Flip Benham (right), a prominent anti-abortion activist, argues with a clinic escort at A Preferred Women's Health Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cornell Watson "I have a bomb, I have a bomb," the male voice said. "Don't…...

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motherjones. com > politics > 2026 > 02 > meta-abortion-ai-chatbot-leak-teen-info-ban

Leaked docs reveal Meta's crackdown on access to abortion info

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (554+ words) Meta more than doubled removals of content on to sexual and reproductive health, LGBTQ communities, and sex worker'led initiatives from 2024 to 2025. Mother Jones Leaked documents reveal that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Whats App, and Instagram, has blocked its…...

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motherjones. com > politics > 2026 > 01 > trumps-abortion-strategy-is-to-do-nothing-but-his-base-has-other-plans

Trump's abortion strategy? Do nothing. But his base has other plans.

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1623+ words) Earlier this month, President Donald Trump made a suggestion that landed on a key part of his far-right coalition like a sucker punch. Referring to negotiations over the Affordable Care Act, he urged House Republicans to be "a little bit…...

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motherjones. com > politics > 2026 > 01 > josh-hawley-asked-can-men-get-pregnant-11-times-at-abortion-hearing

Josh Hawley asked "Can men get pregnant" 11 times at abortion hearing

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (679+ words) Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. , boards an elevator during a vote at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. Rod Lamkey/AP At the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions's abortion pills hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri…...

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motherjones. com > politics > 2025 > 12 > this-confusing-supreme-court-case-could-reshape-oversight-of-crisis-pregnancy-centers

This confusing Supreme Court case could reshape oversight of crisis pregnancy centers

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (420+ words) Blue states have repeatedly tried to rein in CPCs. But as faith-based organizations, pregnancy centers have a powerful shield'the First Amendment. In another brief, lawyers for Annunciation House, a Texas nonprofit that has been targeted for providing shelter and support…...

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motherjones. com > politics > 2025 > 11 > trump-shutdown-snap-medicaid-benefits-jd-vance-pro-natalist

If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn't let poor families go hungry

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (321+ words) JD Vance, who railed against childless Democrats and "cat ladies" during his vice-presidential campaign, speaks at a rally in November 2024. John Locher/AP The Trump administration is thinking about your family. This may come as a surprise, given that'dozens of…...

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motherjones. com > politics > 2025 > 11 > the-hidden-abortion-fights-on-tuesdays-ballots

What Tuesday's elections mean for the future of abortion access

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1010+ words) In post-Dobbs America, reproductive rights are always on the ballot, even when they are not. Mother Jones; Jeremy Hogan/SOPA/Zuma; Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot/Zuma Abortion may not technically be on the ballot in Tuesday's off-year state elections, but…...

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motherjones. com > politics > 2025 > 10 > anti-abortion-leaders-trump-ivf-politico

Report: Anti-abortion leaders helped tank Trump's promise of free IVF

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (365+ words) Kristan Hawkins' anti-abortion group, Students for Life of America, was reportedly one of the organizations that urged the Trump administration to scale back its promises on IVF. Jose Luis Magana/AP Anti-abortion advocates haven't just played key roles in rolling…...