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We Must Reform the Courts

The federal courts, including the Supreme Court, have never protected all of us and now are being used as a weapon to limit our rights. It’s time for bold changes.

Gynotician Alert: Oklahoma Legislator Tells Women ‘You’re a Host,’ Pennsylvania Considers 20-Week Ban, Virginia Gov. Vetoes ‘Defunding’ Bill

"after you’re irresponsible then don’t claim, well, I can just go and do this with another body, when you’re the host and you invited that in." 

Feb. 24, 2017

Rahs and Nahs: A Recap of the Best and Worst of State Reproductive Health Policy

Some public officials have made vocal defenses of their constituents’ reproductive rights, while others have outdone themselves to legislate private medical decisions.

Feb. 14, 2017

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Ohio Just Passed a Dangerous 6-Week Abortion Ban

Last night the Ohio legislature rushed through a ban on abortion at six weeks of pregnancy — before most women even know they’re pregnant. The bill would, in effect, outlaw abortion in Ohio. 

Dec. 7, 2016

Why Senate GOP Leaders are Holding a Hearing on a 20-Week Abortion Ban — But Not on a Supreme Court Nominee

Despicable: The same Republican leaders who are obstructing a Supreme Court nominee are holding a hearing on a failed bill to restrict access to safe, legal abortion.

March 14, 2016

Gynotician Alert of the Week: June 12

This Week: Senate Gynotician Lindsey Graham re-introduces a nationwide 20-week abortion ban while Gynotician Governor Scott Walker promises to sign the same type of ban in Wisconsin. Meanwhile, Florida's gynotician governor signs a mandatory 24-hour wait for a safe, legal abortion into law.
June 12, 2015

Gynotician Alert of the Week, May 29, 2015

This week: Scott Walker absolutely loves forced ultrasounds, West Virginia’s 20-week abortion ban law takes effect, and Texas wants to make it harder for abused teens to get an abortion (because they might be lying).
May 29, 2015

Politician Sabotages Anti-Abortion Bill After Exceptions for Rape and Incest Get Added

Lee Bright really wants to ban abortion after 20 weeks, but once a 20-week bill was amended to include exceptions for rape and incest, Bright threw a fit and tried to block a vote on it.
May 20, 2015

Gynotician Alert of the Week: May 15, 2015

This week: The appalling 20-week ban passes in the House; Texas gynoticians are severely restricting access to safe and legal abortions for minors; and South Carolina gynotician Lee Bright makes enemies on both sides of the aisle.
May 15, 2015

Everything You Need to Know About the 20 Week Abortion Ban The House Is Voting On This Week

If this bill sounds familiar, it's because it was pulled from the House floor in January to work out what one politician called a “definitional problem with rape.”

May 12, 2015