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Pro-choice activists, politicians, and others associated with Planned Parenthood gathered for a demonstration against the Trump administration's Title X rule change on February 25th, 2019, at city hall in New York City.
Social Justice

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.

By Francie Diep
A woman speaks during a protest against recently passed abortion ban bills at the Georgia State Capitol building, on May 21st, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Georgia "heartbeat" bill would ban abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected. The Alabama abortion law, signed by Governor Kay Ivey last week, includes no exceptions for cases of rape and incest, outlawing all abortions except when necessary to prevent serious health problems for the pregnant person. The new law also punishes doctors for performing an abortion, making the procedure a felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison.
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Viewfinder: Protesters Across the U.S. Rally Against Abortion Bans

A woman speaks during a protest against recently passed abortion ban bills at the Georgia State Capitol building, on May 21st, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.

By Pacific Standard Staff
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Social Justice

Can You Be Pro-Choice and Grieve Your Abortion?

Kassi Underwood's memoir, May Cause Love, probes the difficulties many feminists feel in expressing grief around abortions in a way that doesn't set the pro-choice movement back.

By Natalie Pattillo