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What is Trump's "Gag Rule?”

It would prohibit doctors, nurses, and hospitals across the country from being able to refer their patients for safe, legal abortion.

Introducing The Deception Decoder: Exposing The Lies Behind Anti-Abortion Laws

Extremist politicians are hiding attacks on reproductive health and rights behind neutral or even “pro-woman-sounding” bill titles. They're not fooling anyone.

Aug. 2, 2016

Florida Passes Bill to Impose Texas-Style Abortion Restrictions and Block Patients from Care at Planned Parenthood

Today, the Florida legislature passed a bill that contains Texas-style restrictions on safe, legal abortion that could close down health centers throughout the state. The bill would also block access to care at Planned Parenthood health centers in Florida for thousands of patients.

March 9, 2016

Planned Parenthood Calls on the Supreme Court to Protect Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion

If the Supreme Court does not strike down Texas' abortion restrictions, it would have a devastating impact on women in Texas — and across the country.

Jan. 5, 2016

New Report Shows Women's Shrinking Options in Accessing Safe, Legal Abortion

States have enacted 51 new abortion restrictions in the first six months of 2015 — despite the fact that Americans overwhelmingly support access to abortion.

July 2, 2015

Cornyn’s Compromise in the Human Trafficking Bill is More Like a CON-promise on Abortion Access

Anti-abortion politicians made superficial changes to the abortion restrictions they inserted into a human trafficking bill — and they're calling it a "compromise." We beg to differ.

April 17, 2015

5 Things That Made Us Happy in March: Supreme Court Sides with Pregnant Women and More

When it comes to winning when it counts, women are crushing it. Just take these recent wins for women in this roundup of last month’s good news.

April 3, 2015

Tell the Senate: Stop Using Human Trafficking Victims to Push Your Anti-Abortion Agenda

A group of senators is using a bipartisan bill meant to help victims of human trafficking to push their anti-abortion agenda. It’s disturbing, it’s outrageous — and we have just hours to stop it.

March 11, 2015

Study Confirms What We Already Knew: Abortion Is Safe

A study released Dec. 8 reaffirms that abortion as practiced in America today is safe — and just further proof that abortion restrictions have nothing to do with safety and everything to do with politics.

Dec. 10, 2014

Supreme Court Reopens Abortion Providers in Texas — For Now

The U.S. Supreme Court just put a hold on provisions of a Texas law that threatens to eviscerate access to safe, legal abortion in the state for tens of thousands of women. The Court’s Oct. 14 order temporarily allows health centers that were forced to close earlier this month to resume providing abortions.

Oct. 17, 2014

Top 3 Ways to Take Action

No "Gag Rule" — Speak Out Now!

Trump is preparing to push a "gag rule" — his most dangerous attack on women's basic rights, ever.

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