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Iowa’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Could Become the Most Extreme Law of Its Kind

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds wants to pass a bill that would ban abortion before most people even know they’re pregnant.

Gynotician Alert: Indiana & Utah Prescribe Junk Science for Doctors, Arkansas Moves to Set a TRAP, and Kentucky Moves to Block Patient Access

It's a different sort of March madness — the sort featuring politicians who butt into personal decisions about sexual and reproductive health.

March 10, 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

This Is Mike Pence’s Indiana, and It’s Terrifying

Mike Pence is the original crusader against Planned Parenthood, and he’s fought for years to deny women access to safe, legal abortion. Pence’s record is the reason Donald Trump picked him to be his vice presidential running mate.

Aug. 5, 2016

#NoThanksFranks: Dangerous Anti-Abortion 'PRENDA' Bill Discriminates Against Women of Color and Immigrant Women

Today a congressional committee is hearing another attempt to ban safe, legal abortion: the Franks bill (PRENDA HR 4924), which targets and discriminates against women of color and immigrant women. But that's not all. The bill also furthers dangerous cultural stereotypes around these communities by purporting to ban abortion based on race or sex.

April 14, 2016

GYNOTICIAN ALERT: Ask These 3 Governors About Your Lady Issues — Yes, Really

Gynotician governors keep thinking they can get away with putting politics between women and their doctors. But reproductive rights advocates are giving gynotician governors a taste of their own medicine.

April 8, 2016

Planned Parenthood Is Suing Indiana Over Bill that Would Force Doctors to Lie

Already, Indiana faces some of the strictest abortion laws in the country, yet this law was signed against the recommendations of leading medical experts, disability rights advocates, and members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus.

April 7, 2016

Anti-Women’s Health Politicians in Congress Are Trying to Attack DC Home Rule and Women’s Reproductive Rights

Sounds like common sense, right? Your boss shouldn’t be able to fire you for using birth control.

April 20, 2015

Indiana Law Restricting Access to Medication Abortions Ruled Unconstitutional

On Dec. 3, a federal judge in Indiana struck down a 2013 state law that put a medically unnecessary restriction on a Planned Parenthood health center that provides the abortion pill.

Dec. 5, 2014

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