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Inside the latest, and scariest, iteration of America’s endless abortion wars
9+ hour, 47+ min 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…...
Leaked docs reveal Meta's crackdown on access to abortion info
1+ week, 2+ 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, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has blocked its AI…...
Trump's abortion strategy? Do nothing. But his base has other plans.
1+ mon, 2+ 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…...
Josh Hawley asked "Can men get pregnant" 11 times at abortion hearing
1+ mon, 3+ 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…...
Reproductive justice was a revolution. Here’s why it matters in Trump 2.0.
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (1582+ words) Authors Marlene Fried, left, and Loretta RossMother Jones illustration "It was radical then, and it's radical still." "It was radical then," adds Ross's longtime friend and collaborator, activist and scholar Marlene Fried, "and it's radical still." "We've been very struck…...
This confusing Supreme Court case could reshape oversight of crisis pregnancy centers
3+ mon, 4+ day 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…...
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
4+ mon, 2+ day 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…...
What Tuesday’s elections mean for the future of abortion access
4+ mon, 2+ day 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…...
Report: Anti-abortion leaders helped tank Trump’s promise of free IVF
4+ mon, 1+ week 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…...
Scoop: Staffers fear a southern Planned Parenthood faces a “dangerous threat from within”
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (149+ words) In a region particularly hit by reproductive oppression'I feel very frightened as a professional, as an advocate, and as a patient." It makes me just so sad that their frontline staff are feeling these things in the midst of all…...