Laura Huss

Laura Huss, MPhil, is a Senior Researcher at If/When/How, where she conducts research to further document and understand the extent and depth of self-managed abortion criminalization.

Previously, Laura was the editorial and research associate for Rewire News Group, where she primarily managed and provided research for various teams and projects, including for RNG‘s editor in chief.

[Photo: Jane Raybould speaks to a crown of supporters]

In Tuesday’s Democratic Primaries, Women Ran and Won

Laura Huss

The primary races and victories for women in these four states are a microcosm of what is happening at the national level.

Memphis-Based Journalist Taken Into ICE Custody After Arrest While Covering Protest (Updated)

Laura Huss

Organizers argued that the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office could have immediately released Manuel Duran after his court hearing, but “decided to stand on the wrong side of history."

Indiana Is Addressing Infant Mortality Using Fake Clinics

Laura Huss

Through a new app, the state department of health is using public funding to legitimize the services and programs of organizations that do not provide comprehensive health-care services and actually spread misinformation—while overlooking groups that do provide comprehensive care.

The Paradox of Black Women and Police Violence: A Q&A With Andrea Ritchie

Laura Huss

In her new book Invisible No More, Ritchie points out that Black women have been on the forefront of organizing against police and state violence, particularly against Black men. So why is it so hard to recognize that they and other women of color are targets of such brutality?

New Study Chips Away at Bogus Abortion-Depression Links

Laura Huss

A University of California professor's research found that women who experienced their first pregnancies as young adults were not at increased risk of subsequent depressive symptoms.

Study: Anti-Abortion State Laws Deny Science

Laura Huss

Are you surprised? A recent Guttmacher Institute report systematically documents anti-choice laws and the research that debunks their claims.

A Democrat and a Republican Ignore Science to Mandate Ill-Conceived Parental Consent for Abortion

Laura Huss & Jodi Jacobson

Two governors, a Democrat and a Republican, have signed ill-conceived laws mandating parental consent for abortion.

‘This Is What the Resistance Looks Like’: A Q&A With Congressional Candidate Wendy Carrillo

Laura Huss

Carrillo has been leading a campaign that could seat her as the "first formerly undocumented woman in Congress."

Here’s How Trump’s Border Wall Budget Could Actually Put ‘People First’

Jodi Jacobson, Laura Huss & Marc Faletti

Mr. Trump, don't build that wall. Invest in all of our people.

Grassroots Legal Stars Working to Battle Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants and Refugees (Updated)

Jodi Jacobson & Laura Huss

As a manmade disaster continues to play out in the wake of Trump's immigration orders, your support can fund organizations defending the rights of immigrants and refugees.

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