Texas Republicans Don’t Act on Threats Against Repro Rights, and That’s Called Harmony?

Texas Republicans have promised not to further decimate women’s health care in the state, and it’s being hailed as a compromise. I think it’s more like a hostage situation.
Making Progress Toward Destigmatizing Abortion

How can we use all the data we have to create programs that actually make a dent in abortion stigma?
Nebraska, New Hampshire Consider More Clinic Regulations Post-Gosnell Trial

The Gosnell trial is over, but states continue to use it as an excuse to push their anti-choice agenda.
Federal Appeals Court Permanently Blocks Arizona 20-Week Abortion Ban

A panel of judges sent a strong message to state legislatures that abortion rights matter.
Highly Contagious Strain of Meningitis Targets Men Who Have Sex With Men in NYC

A highly contagious strain of meningitis that has struck 22 men in New York City in the last three years, killing seven of them, has public health experts scratching their heads and looking for ways to get as many gay men vaccinated as possible.
Four Right-Wing Lawmakers Exploiting the Gosnell Case for Anti-Choice Measures

When the Gosnell case went to trial, right-wing activists saw their moment at hand, and got busy. Right-wing members of Congress got the message.
Activists Demand Facebook Stop ‘Glorifying Violence Against Girls and Women’

A new advocacy campaign urges the social media site to crack down on gender-based hate speech.
The Rescued Women in Cleveland Were Not ‘Sex Slaves’—They Were Raped

Conflating the word “rape” with “sex” demeans sex for all of us, but most especially for survivors of sexual violence.
Maine Judiciary Committee Votes Against Three Anti-Choice Bills

The committee voted not to recommend the three bills, which would make it harder for teens to access safe abortion care and would redefine what constitutes a viable fetus in the state’s legal code.
Shooting Outside Indiana Planned Parenthood (UPDATED)

An Indiana Planned Parenthood has become the scene of a violent incident, when an officer shot a truck driver outside the clinic Monday. However, “[o]fficials said they don’t believe there is any connection to the Planned Parenthood,” according to reports.