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Planned Parenthood's New President Is A Doctor And The Baltimore Health Commissioner

Leana Wen will be the first physician taking on the role in more than 50 years, and the first immigrant.
Ema O'Connor • 5 days ago

The White House Claimed Kavanaugh "Didn't Indicate A Personal View" On Birth Control When He Used The Phrase "Abortion-Inducing Drugs”

“In the hearing, he referred to birth control as abortion-inducing drugs. That was the clearest answer he has given on reproductive health thus far,” a Planned Parenthood spokesperson said about the Supreme Court nominee.
Ema O'Connor • 10 days ago

Brett Kavanaugh Questioned How “Widely Accepted” Roe V. Wade Is As “Settled Law” In A Leaked Email

His 2003 comments are at odds with what he repeatedly told senators during his hearing Wednesday.
Ema O'Connor • 11 days ago

Brett Kavanaugh Calls Roe V. Wade “Settled” Precedent But Won’t Give His Own Opinion On Abortion Rights

Kavanaugh called the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide a “precedent on a precedent.”
Ema O'Connor • 12 days ago

Democrats Are Trying To Make Abortion Rights And The Supreme Court Into The Next Women’s March

“This is a challenge on our side: We’re trying to force something to be a voter’s top issue in an unrealistic time frame.”
Molly Hensley-Clancy • One month ago

How Anti-Abortion Advocates Are Using A Pro-Woman Message To Appeal To A New Generation

At the Pro-Life Women’s Convention in Missouri, anti-abortion advocates pushed for women-centric language and Pinterest-style campaigns over the bloody posters and antagonism favored by the old guard.
Ema O'Connor • One month ago

Here’s What Happens If The Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade

The ruling protecting abortion rights may not be overturned entirely, but instead chipped away at slowly. Even if it is, abortion won’t suddenly be illegal nationwide.
Ema O'Connor • 2 months ago

Democrats Are Pushing New Legislation To Prevent ICE From Shackling Pregnant Women

The bill, which will be released Tuesday, comes in response to a BuzzFeed News report on pregnant women who say they were mistreated while in immigration detention.
Ema O'Connor • 2 months ago

Senators Call For An Investigation Of Alleged Mistreatment Of Pregnant Women In Immigration Detention

The letter cited “harmful and substandard conditions” for pregnant women in ICE and Border Patrol custody in response to a BuzzFeed News report.
Ema O'Connor • 2 months ago

Trump’s SCOTUS Pick Is Drawing Heat On Both Sides Of The Abortion Debate Over The Case Of An Undocumented Teen

Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s dissent in the case of an undocumented teenager trying to get an abortion is either the first step to overturning Roe v. Wade or doesn't go far enough, depending on whom you ask.
Ema O'Connor • 2 months ago

Pregnant Women Say They Miscarried In Immigration Detention And Didn't Get The Care They Needed

Pregnant women in immigration detention under the Trump administration say they have been denied medical care, shackled around the stomach, and abused.
Ema O'Connor • 2 months ago

After Kennedy's Retirement, Groups On Both Sides Of The Abortion Debate Are Gearing Up To Fight Over Roe V. Wade

Planned Parenthood and Susan B. Anthony List are already planning to pour resources into the next Supreme Court fight, both casting it as a pivotal moment in the abortion debate.
Ema O'Connor • 2 months ago

The Supreme Court Just Axed Part Of A California Law That Requires Crisis Pregnancy Centers To Post Abortion Information

The case brought arguments over free speech, yet again, to the abortion debate.
Chris Geidner • 2 months ago

The Trump Administration Is Partially Defunding Planned Parenthood

The Department of Health and Human Services is releasing a proposed rule that creates new barriers for family planning organizations that discuss or provide abortions.
Ema O'Connor • 4 months ago

Iowa’s Governor Just Signed The Most Restrictive Abortion Law In The Country. Planned Parenthood Says They’ll Sue.

Planned Parenthood told BuzzFeed News it plans to sue.
Ema O'Connor • 4 months ago

Planned Parenthood And ACLU Just Sued The Trump Administration Over Family Planning Funding

The organizations argue that new guidelines unfairly favor anti-abortion and pro-abstinence groups.
Ema O'Connor • 4 months ago

Iowa’s Legislature Just Passed The Most Restrictive Abortion Bill In The Country

If Gov. Kim Reynolds signs the bill, Iowa will become the first state to ban abortion at 6 weeks.
Ema O'Connor • 4 months ago

Republicans And Anti-Abortion Groups Are Pushing The Trump Administration To Partially Defund Planned Parenthood

The groups are demanding that the administration cut family planning funding from any organizations that refer patients for abortions or perform the procedure in the same building.
Ema O'Connor • 4 months ago

Three Courts Have Now Blocked The Trump Administration From Cutting Funding For Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs

As the Trump administration makes the shift toward abstinence for teen health programs, three courts ruled that they have to keep funding Obama-era programs.
Ema O'Connor • 4 months ago

The Trump Administration Just Shifted Teen Pregnancy Programs Toward Abstinence

A new announcement compares the risk of teen sex to "drug use" or "failing to use a seatbelt."
Ema O'Connor • 5 months ago