The ACLU is trying to block a bill that gives men (including rapists) equal say.


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Editor’s note: This article has been significantly revised since original publication. Please see correction note below.*One of the first measures that Republicans in the 115th Congress proposed was the “Heartbeat Protection Act.” On January 11, a group led by Steve King of Iowa introduced a bill that would require doctors nationwide to “check for ( Read more... )

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After hearing Donald Trump speak scornfully (and dishonestly) about late-term abortions during the final presidential debate, one woman has come forward with her own story about how she made the difficult and heartbreaking decision to end her pregnancy.

Alyson Draper, a corporate attorney from Midway, Utah, took to Facebook to make sure people ( Read more... )

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From Texas to Alabama to Wisconsin, more than a dozen Republican-run states in recent years have passed laws requiring that abortion clinics have hospital-grade facilities or use doctors with admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.

Now, Monday’s Supreme Court ruling - that those provisions in a Texas law do not protect women’s health and place ( Read more... )

Note to Mods: This article is a few weeks old, but I'm 99.9% sure it wasn't posted here--and it's definitely still timely.

When she was 22 weeks pregnant, Mindy Swank began to bleed. She had known for nearly two weeks that she was miscarrying - and in such a way that she was at risk for infection.

But the Catholic hospital near her home had refused ( Read more... )

England's teenage pregnancy strategy to become global blueprint

World Health Organisation invites leader of programme that resulted in 51% drop in conceptions to share lessons

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