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Abortion Most Important Election Issue For Young Women
Abortion has emerged as the most important issue in the November election for women under 30, according to a survey by KFF — a notable change since late…
Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket and Towels to Woman Denied Abortion, California AG Says
In California, where abortion rights are guaranteed, there’s a loophole. The growth of Catholic hospital systems, which restrict reproductive health care, has left patients with no other option…
Why Harris Talking About Amber Thurman Matters
By talking about the death of Amber Thurman, the vice president shifts how Democrats are talking about the impact of abortion bans.
Biden Issues Executive Order Protecting Emergency Reproductive Health Care—HHS Says it Includes Abortion Services
After President Biden issued an executive order protecting access to reproductive healthcare on Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced guidance to clarify that emergency…
Did a Georgia Hospital Break Federal Law When It Failed to Save Amber Thurman? A Senate Committee Chair Wants Answers.
Thurman died after waiting 20 hours for emergency care under the state’s abortion ban. Sen. Ron Wyden demanded records to review to determine whether the hospital violated the…
‘Preventable’ and ‘predictable’: In Atlanta, Harris addresses deaths tied to Georgia abortion ban
“That story was the personification of the Black maternal health crisis,” Harris campaign co-chair Sen. Laphonza Butler said of Harris’ retelling of Amber Nicole Thurman’s death at a…
Reproductive rights are central to our individual freedom
We are celebrating the fact that Montanans will actually get the chance to vote on a measure that will protect Montanans’ right to abortion.
Senator Lets Republicans Have It After They Block IVF Bill. AGAIN.
They did it again! Trump said at the debate that he is a supporter of “fertilization IVF” but Republicans filibuster a second bill to protect access to IVF.
6-Year-Old Boy Loses Mother Because Of Reproductive Healthcare Ban In Georgia
At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their…
The Last Ditch Efforts To Stop Abortion Ballot Measures
This week, courts in Missouri and Nebraska shut down last-ditch attempts to keep abortion from the ballot and the ACLU sued a Florida agency over a taxpayer-funded marketing…
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Texas Case Shows Us We’ve Looked at Federal Abortion Law the Wrong Way
The election has focused on whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris would sign or veto a federal law. A Texas case shows we’re having the wrong conversation.
New Abortion Ad From Lincoln Project Hits Different. Grab Some Kleenex.
**Updated 10/14/2024 to add a relevant personal experience and additional information/content.**This new ad from Lincoln Project comes after ProPublica reported on the 2 women who died in Georgia…
Abortion Most Important Election Issue For Young Women
Abortion has emerged as the most important issue in the November election for women under 30, according to a survey by KFF — a notable change since late…
Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket and Towels to Woman Denied Abortion, California AG Says
In California, where abortion rights are guaranteed, there’s a loophole. The growth of Catholic hospital systems, which restrict reproductive health care, has left patients with no other option…
Why Harris Talking About Amber Thurman Matters
By talking about the death of Amber Thurman, the vice president shifts how Democrats are talking about the impact of abortion bans.
Biden Issues Executive Order Protecting Emergency Reproductive Health Care—HHS Says it Includes Abortion Services
After President Biden issued an executive order protecting access to reproductive healthcare on Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced guidance to clarify that emergency…
Trump Says He is a Protector of Women. Women Laugh.
Donald Trump portrayed himself as a “protector” of women and claimed that, if elected, women won’t be “thinking about abortion,” but women are fleeing from him.
Did a Georgia Hospital Break Federal Law When It Failed to Save Amber Thurman? A Senate Committee Chair Wants Answers.
Thurman died after waiting 20 hours for emergency care under the state’s abortion ban. Sen. Ron Wyden demanded records to review to determine whether the hospital violated the…
‘Preventable’ and ‘predictable’: In Atlanta, Harris addresses deaths tied to Georgia abortion ban
“That story was the personification of the Black maternal health crisis,” Harris campaign co-chair Sen. Laphonza Butler said of Harris’ retelling of Amber Nicole Thurman’s death at a…
Reproductive rights are central to our individual freedom
We are celebrating the fact that Montanans will actually get the chance to vote on a measure that will protect Montanans’ right to abortion.