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Ohio Health Department Starts Process of Closing Abortion Clinic Due to Lack of Transfer Agreement

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Public pressure from the state’s anti-choice activists, including a medical board member, has put one Toledo clinic on the verge of closure.

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Criminalized Pregnancies: When One Woman’s Suicide Attempt Becomes Murder

What is most puzzling, however, was why, once it became clear that Shuai was indeed trying to end her own life and that the death of Angel was not her intent, prosecutors refused to drop the charges.

An excerpt from Crow After Roe, the new book by RH Reality Check Senior Political Reporter Robin Marty and Senior Legal Analyst Jessica Mason Pieklo.

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Michigan ‘Conscience Clause’ Bill Goes Beyond Opt Outs

In essence, a new bill in Michigan will offer religious entities their own set of exclusive rights to deem who is allowed health care and why.

In essence, a new bill in Michigan will offer religious entities their own set of exclusive rights to deem who is allowed health care and why.

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When Health-Care Providers Refuse Care, Whose Rights Are at Stake?

No woman should lose rights over her own body - and maybe her life - simply because a healthcare provider thinks abortion is "evil."

If you don’t want to provide the obstetric or gynecological services your patient needs—which may include an abortion—maybe you should choose another field of specialty.

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Minnesota Judge Tosses Lawsuit Challenging Insurance Coverage for Abortions

In Minnesota, low-income women will continue to be able to have insurance coverage for medically necessary abortions thanks to a recent ruling.

In Minnesota, low-income women will continue to be able to have insurance coverage for medically necessary abortions thanks to a recent ruling.

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BREAKING: 45,000 Worldwide Call on El Salvador to Save Beatriz

More than 45,000 people in the United States and internationally are demanding that Mauricio Funes, President of El Salvador, immediately authorize doctors to perform an abortion to save the life of Beatriz, a 22-year old woman and mother of a toddler.

More than 45,000 people in the United States and internationally are demanding that Mauricio Funes, President of El Salvador, immediately authorize doctors to perform an abortion to save the life of Beatriz, a 22-year old woman and mother of a toddler.

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A Gosnell Amendment? Jennifer Rubin Plays Doctor and Legislator—and Fails

In a motion to dismiss a legal challenge to the state's ban on most abortions after 12 weeks, attorneys for the state take Roe head on and argue that the law is constitutional because it protects women.

Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin used the Gosnell trial to suggest several ways to further diminish access to safe, legal abortion care in the United States through what she calls a “Gosnell amendment.” She has no idea what she is talking about.

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The Missionary Movement to ‘Save’ Black Babies

A look inside the anti-abortion movement’s evangelical drive to reach “urban” and “underserved” women and communities.

A look inside the anti-abortion movement’s evangelical drive to reach “urban” and “underserved” women and communities.

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Missouri Bill Banning ‘Telemed’ Abortions Could Limit Access to Medication Abortions Altogether

A new ban on "telemed" abortions could make accessing all medication abortions much more difficult for patients in Missouri.

A new ban on “telemed” abortions could make accessing all medication abortions much more difficult for patients in Missouri.

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Iowa Republicans Again Force Showdown Over Medicaid Coverage of Abortions for Rape, Anomalies

Forcing poor women to pay out-of-pocket or give birth to their rapists' baby has now become an outright vendetta in Iowa.

Forcing poor women to pay out-of-pocket or give birth to their rapists’ baby has now become an outright vendetta in Iowa.

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