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Abortion
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House Speaker Mike Johnson has long opposed abortion and LGBTQ+ rights
The Louisiana Republican’s ascension puts an ally of one of the country’s most influential anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion groups third in line for the presidency.
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Florida’s proposed six-week abortion ban could cut access in half
Enforcing a more restrictive abortion law in the state that has emerged as a regional hub in the South is expected to result in “a very chaotic situation,” researchers say.
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Medical exceptions to abortion bans often exclude mental health conditions
Pregnant people were more likely to die from mental health conditions than any other cause, a CDC analysis found.
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Tammy Baldwin has won big in closely divided Wisconsin. Can she do it again?
Abortion may still be a motivator for her base in Wisconsin, but the country’s first out LGBTQ+ woman in Congress is talking more about bipartisan issues.
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An Arizona Supreme Court justice openly opposes abortion. He’ll hear a case deciding its legality anyway.
Justice Bill Montgomery blamed Planned Parenthood — which is suing the state over its abortion ban — for “the greatest genocide known to man.”
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Domestic violence calls about ‘reproductive coercion’ doubled after the overturn of Roe
Those experiencing domestic violence are facing a reality where an inability to receive reproductive care is also further endangering their lives, new data shows.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker launches organization focused on protecting abortion rights
Pritzker’s organization, Think Big America, will fund and support advocates aiming to expand abortion ballot measures across the country in 2024 and beyond.
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The 19th Explains: What to know about Ohio Issue 1
Ohio was the only state directly voting on abortion this year.
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Abortion opponents are trying to deter people from traveling out of state for care
Thousands of people have left states with abortion bans to access the procedure. Some opponents are targeting the people who help them.
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She was told her twin sons wouldn’t survive. Texas law made her give birth anyway.
Miranda Michel, 26, couldn’t leave the state for an abortion. But she also couldn’t bear the idea of carrying a nonviable pregnancy to term.