PoliticsJusticePoliticsJusticeOver 500 Survivors of Forced Sterilization Applied for Reparations. Fewer Than a Quarter Have Been Accepted.A new report from Rewire found that of the 510 survivors who applied to California’s reparations program, only 108…ByKylie CheungPublishedNovember 7, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionOhio Anti-Abortion Campaigners Are Getting Clobbered in FundraisingIt seems like things are going very badly for people against codifying abortion in the Buckeye State, as they've…BySusan RinkunasPublishedOctober 27, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionOhio Catholic Dioceses Gave Nearly $1 Million to Fight Abortion Rights AmendmentThe Archdiocese of Cincinnati, alone, donated $500,000—while the school at Cincinnati’s St. Joseph Church had to…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedSeptember 15, 2023
PoliticsJusticePoliticsJusticeClass Action Suit Alleges Quebec Hospitals Sterilized Indigenous Women Without ConsentThe two lead plaintiffs say doctors tied their tubes without asking after they gave birth at their respective…ByKylie CheungPublishedAugust 24, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionIdaho Professors Sue Over Law Threatening Prison for Teaching About AbortionThe No Public Funds for Abortion Act is chilling their free speech rights, they argue in the suit filed by the ACLU.ByKylie CheungPublishedAugust 9, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionDomestic Violence Hotline Reports 99% Increase in Calls Post-RoeThe hotline told Jezebel how abortion bans are now in the "toolbox of abusive partners."ByKylie CheungPublishedJuly 14, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionOhioans Produce Nearly Double the Signatures Needed to Put Abortion Rights to a Popular Vote“This is a historic day for Ohio and for reproductive freedom," activists said in a statement Wednesday, after…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedJuly 5, 2023
PoliticsJusticePoliticsJusticeMeet the Woman Helping Pregnant People Fight Hellish Legal Battles Post-RoePregnancy Justice has tracked 41 cases of bogus criminal charges this year. The group's new president, Lourdes…ByKylie CheungPublishedJuly 2, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionWisconsin Republicans Try to Justify 1849 Abortion Ban With $1,000 Tax Credit for FetusesSure, you may be forced by the state to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term or potentially die in childbirth, but…ByKylie CheungPublishedJune 5, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsOne Republican Senator Is Holding Military Promotions Hostage Over Abortion"Your talent pool goes down because one, frankly, mediocre football coach lucked into a position where he’s able to…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedMay 29, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionNebraska Republican: ‘No One’s Forcing Anyone to Be Pregnant'State Sen. Steve Halloran seemed utterly confused about the difference between sex and pregnancy.ByKylie CheungPublishedApril 27, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionWoman with Cancerous Pregnancy Was Told to Wait in Parking Lot Until She Was 'Crashing'"We can't touch you unless you're crashing in front of us or your blood pressure goes so high that you're fixing to…ByKylie CheungPublishedApril 25, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionCongress Needs to Repeal This Zombie 1873 Abortion Ban Before It Blows Up in Our Faces"If it were to become the law, it would be absolutely catastrophic," an ACLU lawyer said of the Comstock Act, which…BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 13, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionIdaho Governor Signs Unprecedented Out-of-State Abortion Travel Ban, Calling It 'Trafficking'The new law allows the AG's office to enforce its felony and civil penalties in case a local prosecutor has more…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedApril 6, 2023
PoliticsCongressPoliticsCongressTommy Tuberville Won't Promote Hundreds of Military Members Because He's Mad About AbortionThe Republican is holding up the Senate confirmations over a new Pentagon policy that gives service-members three…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedMarch 29, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsThe ERA Could Expand Abortion Rights“We need to use every tool at our disposal to protect and expand abortion access—one tool is the ERA,” Rep. Ayanna…ByKylie CheungPublishedMarch 9, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionPentagon Grants Military Service Members 3 Weeks of Leave for Abortion-Related TravelService members “do not control where they are stationed,” and some of the largest military installations are in…ByKylie CheungPublishedFebruary 17, 2023
PoliticsJusticePoliticsJusticeUtah Is Searching for Forced Sterilization Survivors in the State to... ‘Apologize’One victim was sterilized for allegedly cheating on her husband; another, a Black incarcerated man, for being an…ByKylie CheungPublishedFebruary 16, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionOhio Will Be the 7th State to Put Abortion to a Popular VoteIn all six ballot measures last year, abortion rights have won. Now it's the Buckeye state's turn to weigh in.ByCaitlin CruzPublishedFebruary 16, 2023
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionDoctors and Nurses Shouldn't Be Able to Report Your Pregnancy Loss to the PolicePeople are afraid to seek medical care when their providers may be acting as agents of the state. Closing one gaping…BySusan RinkunasPublishedFebruary 13, 2023