How Medical Ethicists See the Proposed ‘Gag Rule’ on Abortion Referrals in Government-Funded Clinics
Pacific Standard spoke to secular and religious ethicists about the controversial proposal.
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The Trump Administration Proposed Cutting Funding to Clinics Like Planned Parenthood. We Know How That Plays Out Because Texas Did It in 2011.
A look at the research on what happens to contraceptive access for low-income Americans when the government withholds funding to family-planning clinics.
The Trump Administration Is Set to Cut Off Federal Funding to Clinics That Offer Abortions
The White House plans to announce a rule today that would bar federal funds from going to any clinic that provides abortions or refers their patients to abortion providers.
Abortion Providers and a Constant Barrage of Personalized Harassment
Shootings like the one at a Colorado clinic are rare. Stalking, hate mail, and intimidating protests are the daily reality.
How to Deter Anti-Abortion Terrorism
Unfortunately, America has three decades' worth of experience with clinic violence, so we know what works.
The Abortion Clinic Dumpster Dive
Garbage has become an unlikely battleground in the abortion debate, as anti-abortion groups seek evidence of privacy violations in clinics’ trash. “Is it a little bit on the sketchy side?” one activist said of such tactics. “Yeah, maybe.”
How Private Is Sensitive Abortion Information?
Across the country, those who support abortion rights and those who oppose them are feuding in court over how much information should be disclosed about women undergoing abortions. Supporters say there’s no margin for error. Opponents say it’s about ensuring quality care.
Hollow Promises, Lifetime Choices: The Appalling Duplicity of Pro-Life Crisis Pregnancy Centers
What are pro-lifers willing to promise in the cause of life?
The Fantastical Flaws of Arizona’s New ‘Reverse’ Abortion Law
A new law that forces doctors to give their patients misinformation about an untested procedure is just the latest example of how anti-choice restrictions undermine evidence-based medical care. It’s long past time to stop taking abortion opponents’ hypocritical claims of concern for “patient safety” seriously.
Can Storytelling Help Destroy Abortion Stigma?
Last year was dubbed “the year of the abortion story.” Though these narratives have changed some hearts and minds, dismantling abortion stigma won’t happen overnight. And it certainly won’t ensure reproductive freedom for all.