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Advocates for Self-Managed Abortions Are Preparing for a Post-Roe World
Activists are trying to help women navigate the complicated legal landscape around misoprostol and mifepristone, "essential medicines" according to the World Health Organization.
'We're a Divided Nation': Pro-Life Leaders on This Year's Abortion Laws
This spring's sweeping abortion bans represent the greatest assault on abortion rights since Roe v. Wade.
Does It Make a Difference When Politicians Tell Their Abortion Stories?
Abortion storytelling projects, aimed at reducing stigma, have proliferated in recent years, but what's their real effect on public opinion?
Missouri Could Become the First State in the Nation Without an Abortion Clinic
But it's far from the only state where a health department's efforts could effectively end abortion access.
Why Pro-Choice Groups Vastly Outspend Pro-Life Groups in Political Campaigns
By some measures, pro-choice groups outspend their pro-life counterparts by as much as 10-to-one. But it all depends on what you count as an abortion policy group.
A New Title X Rule Stripping Sexual Health Access for Millions of Women Could Take Effect Next Week
The future of federal family planning programs will be decided by May 3rd, as four separate lawsuits seek to block the Trump administration's plans to target abortion access.
What Will Happen If Texas Succeeds in Kicking Planned Parenthood Out of Its Medicaid Program?
The research on the consequences of Planned Parenthood losing public funding offers a sense of what may happen.
As the Public Comment Period Ends, Advocacy Groups Mount One Last Push Against Trump's 'Public Charge' Rule
Monday marks the last day for public comment on the rule, which could make it harder for millions of immigrants who have used public services to acquire a green card or citizenship.
What's the Effect of Limiting What Doctors Can Tell Patients About Abortions?
Texas offers Americans a glimpse into what the future may look like if the Trump administration passes new reproductive rules.
A Progressive Fundraising Behemoth Faces Fresh Accusations of Unjust Labor Practices
Grassroots Campaigns canvasses for such non-profits as Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union. But former employees say the organization has taken a hardline—and repressive—view of labor reform within its own ranks.
America's Long—and Often Forgotten—History of Violence Toward Abortion Providers
A recent editorial in the Washington Post seems either neglectful of, or ignorant to, the history of violence against abortion providers.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Iowa's Controversial Abortion Ban
The injunction is the first step in a legal challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Planned Parenthood.
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Scandals rock the Swedish Academy, Arkansas effectively bans medical abortions, and the EPA's trust issues continue.
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.
The Trump Administration's Proposed Funding Cuts to Clinics Like Planned Parenthood Could Hurt Low-Income Women the Most
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.
Iowa's New Abortion Ban Faces First Legal Challenge
The Iowa chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood announced a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the state's new "Fetal Heartbeat" Bill.
Planned Parenthood Sues the Trump Administration for Proposing Conservative Changes to Its Grant Program
Planned Parenthood sued the Trump administration Wednesday in an effort to block conservative changes to Title X, a family planning grant program.
CBS Sitcom Donating Its Emmy Campaign Money to Planned Parenthood
The CBS show Mom is donating its $250,000 Emmy advertising campaign budget to Planned Parenthood to protest the Republican-backed health-care plan making its way through Congress.
Explaining Texas' Planned Parenthood Blunder
Contraception use fell and Medicaid births rose after Texas defunded Planned Parenthood.
A Guide to the Planned Parenthood Videos
Our reading guide to the Planned Parenthood videos, and what has happened since.
A Win for Reproductive Rights in Texas
A grand jury in Texas investigating Planned Parenthood decided instead to indict two anti-abortion activists for wrongdoing.
A Showdown Year for Reproductive Rights
Two potentially sweeping Supreme Court cases set the stage for a seismic shift in the battle over abortion and contraception.
A New Assault on Abortion Rights
Ohio's state attorney claims Planned Parenthood is violating state law by dumping fetal remains in landfills.