At least eight states gave Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to crisis pregnancy centers in recent years.
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Federal Funding for People in Poverty Is Going to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead Read Post »
Proposals to crack down on the availability of abortion medication are advancing in several Republican-led legislatures.
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Bills Classifying Abortion as Homicide Fizzle; Dems Move to Fortify Shield Laws Read Post »
Leaked documents reveal that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has blocked its AI chatbot from discussing topics including abortion with minors—a blanket policy that contrasts sharply with the firm’s handling of child sexual exploitation claims, and that may also inadvertently affect its content for adults. Internal Meta documents obtained by Mother […]
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Leaked Documents Show Meta Cracking Down on Access to Abortion Information Read Post »
When the US Supreme Court unanimously blocked a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration in 2024 over the agency’s regulation of the abortion drug mifepristone, conservatives were disappointed but undeterred. The justices ruled that anti-abortion doctors didn’t have standing to sue. But in a hopeful sign for those opposed to abortion, they left the […]
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Red States Are Doing What Trump Won’t: Going After Abortion Pills in Court Read Post »
A federal lawsuit led by Louisiana seeks to stop abortion pills from being mailed across the country.
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Mifepristone Lawsuit Could Jeopardize National Access to Telehealth Abortion Read Post »
Patients are also skipping time-sensitive reproductive services such as cervical cancer screenings due to fear of ICE.
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Pregnant Migrants in Minnesota Have Postponed Abortion Appointments to Avoid ICE Read Post »
Abortion rights opponents want Indiana to use reporting rules to expose abortion providers and recipients to targeting.
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Anti-Abortion Groups Try a New Intimidation Tactic: Make Abortion Records Public Read Post »
Meanwhile, bills requiring students to watch “fetal development” videos advance in Florida and Wisconsin.
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Bills Targeting Abortion Pills Advance in States That Already Ban Most Abortions Read Post »
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, the Biden administration enforced a rule in 2022 mandating that retail pharmacies receiving any federal funding had to carry and dispense mifepristone, misoprostol, and methotrexate—drugs used in medication abortions and, in the case of methotrexate, the treatment of ectopic pregnancies and autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus—in […]
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HHS Will Allow Pharmacies to Boycott Lifesaving Drugs Used in Medication Abortion Read Post »
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 flexible” on the Hyde Amendment, which for 50 years has banned the use of federal […]
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Trump’s Abortion Strategy? Do Nothing. But His Base Has Other Plans. Read Post »
The young mother was denied urgent treatment for her heart condition due to her pregnancy.
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How Ciji Graham Died While Waiting for an Abortion in North Carolina Read Post »
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) decried Republican efforts to discredit medication abortion in an interview Wednesday with Mother Jones, saying that “the only reason they’re going after mifepristone is because it is the way most women get their abortive care.” Mifepristone is one of the pills used in medication abortion, which in 2023 accounted for 63 […]
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Sen. Patty Murray: GOP Abortion Pill Hearing Is “Really About” a Nationwide Ban Read Post »
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