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States with the worst anti-abortion laws also have the worst infant mortality rates
Numbers show that the states with the harshest abortion restrictions care least about maternal and infant health
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And it’s not a coincidence. These so-called ‘pro-life” policies kill women and families. lat.ms/30z3X31 #StopTheBans
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Abortion rights advocates say nationwide rallies were only the beginning as they target state laws
“Lawmakers need to listen to all of those grass-roots activists out in the streets yesterday, because they will most certainly be voting come November,” said Toni Van Pelt, president of the National Organization for Women.
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✔ Over 500 events.
✔ In 50 states + D.C. and Puerto Rico.
✔ 3 million+ activists
And we’re just getting started—it’s time to #StopTheBans.
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We Categorized Hundreds Of Abortion Restrictions. Here’s Why The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Escalating.
Graphics by Gus Wezerek Georgia, Ohio, Mississippi, Kentucky and now Alabama. In the past three months, five states have enacted laws that severely restrict acc…
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The anti-choice politicians passing these bans are well aware that their bans are unconstitutional under Roe v. Wade. That’s the entire point—they believe Kavanaugh is the key to gutting Roe and fully criminalizing abortion.
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Latinas Raged Outside Of The Supreme Court To Fight Back At Recent Abortion Bans That Are Unconstitutional
Latinas were out in full force for the #StopTheBans protests that happened across the country and the fight seems to just be starting for abortion rights.
Missouri Governor Signs Bill Banning Abortion After 8 Weeks
Doctors who violate the eight-week cutoff could face five to 15 years in prison
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BREAKING: Missouri's anti-choice governor has just signed a draconian bill that criminalizes abortion at 8-weeks. #StopTheBans
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Here's exactly how restricting abortion harms public health
This week, Alabama’s governor signed the most extreme anti-abortion bill in the country, effectively banning the procedure. It’s just one of a host of new laws restricting abortion: including one by the Missouri senate which passed a bill banning...
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Both women and children have worse health outcomes in places that restrict abortion access. Choosing to cut off abortion access is choosing to hurt families and communities. bit.ly/2X1BLUr #StopTheBans
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ACLU, Planned Parenthood File Lawsuit Challenging Alabama Abortion Ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Alabama and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Alabama abortion providers challenging an
Alabama House passes ‘born-alive’ abortion bill
"Infanticide” is a manufactured controversy started by anti-choice conservatives who want to limit reproductive freedom.
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Anti-choice politicians in Alabama are pushing yet another attempt to throw abortion providers in jail. This bill is based on imaginary scenarios and extremist lies intended to inflame the public and interfere with private medical care. bit.ly/2QhLgMI #StopTheBans
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My Rapist Apologized
I still needed an abortion.
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TW: Rape
"I was at Stanford Law with a chance to pursue my dream of being a civil rights lawyer. Now everything was falling apart. I was devastated, emotionally wrecked, not only because I had been raped but because I was pregnant with my rapist’s child."
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Activist Explains Why Black Leaders Are Key To Abortion Rights
Black people "know more than anybody that being able to control our bodies is essential to our liberation,” said Yamani Hernandez.
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill To Protect Abortion Access Nationwide
The Women’s Health Protection Act would reaffirm every woman's right to an abortion, no matter where she lives.
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Thank you to @SenBlumenthal and @RepJudyChu for introducing the Women’s Health Protection Act today and sending a clear message that our reproductive freedom is not up for debate! bit.ly/2YRqXsL #ActForWomen
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Abortion Providers Fear For Their Safety As Rhetoric Ratchets Up
Abortion clinics and their staff are on high alert as the anti-choice movement steps into high gear.
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The extreme lies being pushed by Republicans across the country have very real consequences for the lives and safety of clinic workers and patients.
When dangerous rhetoric spreads, so does anti-choice violence.
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meet the young activists fighting for reproductive justice
i-D talks to young people across America as states threaten access to abortions.
STOP BANS ON ABORTION AND SUPPORT WOMEN’S HEALTHCARE AND RIGHTS
WHEREAS, we live in an era of increasing hostility to women, in which authoritarian male leaders around the world and in our own country have given new life to misogynistic policies that are contrary to our hopes and ideals; andWHEREAS, women’s...
Google is trying to eliminate misleading ads from anti-abortion clinics
Advertisers will have to certify whether they actually provide abortions.
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This is BIG. Anti-choice activists often use Google ads to trick women into coming to their fake “clinics” that spread lies about abortion and frequently offer no actual healthcare services. bit.ly/2X0Ojva #ExposeFakeClinics
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U.S. must ensure access to safe abortions: U.N. rights office
The United Nations human rights office called on U.S. authorities on Tuesday to ...
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Anti-choice politicians across the U.S. are being so incredibly reckless that the United Nations Human Rights Office is calling on our country to stop “jeopardizing the life, health and safety of the women concerned.”
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How I Will Take Immediate Action to Protect Reproductive Rights as President
Here’s what I will do beginning Day One to advance reproductive rights