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HHS Strengthens Privacy of Reproductive Health Care Data
The new directive prohibits data disclosure when law enforcement agencies want to investigate people, healthcare providers, or others seeking reproductive care that is lawful where the care is given.
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How a Notorious Abortionist Built a Drug Empire
Desperate 19th-century women, mistreated by the American medical establishment, risked black-market remedies and the wrath of Anthony Comstock’s moralizing thugs.
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Police: Murfreesboro woman arrested for attempting to self-abort fetus in bathtub
Anna Yocca was indicted on charges of attempted first-degree murder and booked into the Rutherford County jail on Wednesday.
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Self-Induced Abortions May Be on the Rise Due to Restrictive Laws
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision in May for a Texas law (HB2) that restricts the number of abortion clinics operating within the state. Among other things, HB2 requires that abortion clinics meet ambulatory standards for surgical centers in order for these facilities to stay open. Today, just eight abortion clinics are open in the Lone Star state. Texas isn’t alone when it comes to restrictive abortion laws. Since 2010, nearly 290 laws that impose...
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What Happened When I Went Undercover at an Anti-Abortion Conference
I've been on pro-choice marches and protests, but I wanted to see the abortion debate up close from the other side. At least, that's how I ended up at a training day for anti-abortion activists. By Amelia Horgan.
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Poles Protest Possibility of Total Ban on Abortion
Thousands of Poles took part in street demonstrations on Sunday to protest a possible tightening of the country's abortion law, already one of the most restrictive in Europe. The rallies in Warsaw and other cities were held under the slogan "No to the torture of women" and came as the influential Roman Catholic Church launched a campaign for a total ban on abortion, something supported by Prime Minister Beata Szydlo and ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
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The War on Planned Parenthood
“As an American woman, I currently have less reproductive autonomy than I would have had the day I was born.” Inside the Republican stealth campaign to dismantle women’s reproductive rights. By Alex Morris.
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What the Planned Parenthood Shooter Wanted
Court documents reveal new details about the man who killed three people in a Colorado Springs clinic last November. By Matt Vasilogambros.
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Alabama 'personhood' bill dies without vote: Legislation would have ended abortion in state
An Alabama "personhood" bill which would have effectively banned abortion in the state failed to make it to a vote Thursday in the House of Representatives. After House Democrats mounted a filibuster, the House adjourned before getting to Republican Rep. Ed Henry's proposed constitutional amendment. With only five meeting days left in the legislative session, it's unlikely the bill will come to the floor again. "There's no time," Henry said. "It's essentially dead."
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Abortion Rates Reach Historic Low in Developed Countries
But the rate of abortion has stayed consistent in developing countries. Abortion rates in developed countries are at a historic low, according to a new report, mostly due to increased use of contraception. However, the rates of abortion have remained unchanged in developing countries, where the practice is often unsafe.
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Some women regret their abortions. That doesn't mean others shouldn't have the choice
This week, the wife of a Republican legislator did something you might find shocking: she wrote about having an abortion. Stephanie Chatfield, who is married to Michigan’s state representative Lee Chatfield, posted on Facebook about ending a pregnancy in high school after she was sexually assaulted at a party. “To tell you the truth, I desperately wish that I had the courage as a teenage girl to accept and welcome my child into this world,” she wrote. “But I didn’t, and I made a decision that I’ve thought about and regretted nearly every day since.”
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How the Clergy Set the Standard for Safe, Comfortable Abortions
The story of a group of religious leaders who revolutionized patient care before the procedure was legal
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Restrictions
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down parts of a restrictive Texas law that could have reduced the number of abortion clinics in the state to about 10 from what was once a high of roughly 40.
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The Homemade Abortion
A Caged Bird, a Quinceaneara, and the American Dream. By Florina Rodov.
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‘Pro-Life’ Pence Transfers Money Intended for Vulnerable Households to Anti-Choice Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Donald Trump’s running mate has said that “life is winning in Indiana”—and the biggest winner is probably a chain of crisis pregnancy centers that landed a $3.5 million contract in funds originally intended for poor Hoosiers. By Jenn Stanley.
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Still Life
Our son was born with dark, wet hair and a button nose. His eyes were closed, but the death certificate later said they were brown. By Georgina Blanchard.
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Abortion in Ohio would be prosecuted as murder under ballot proposal
Abortion would be made illegal in Ohio, with any abortion classified as aggravated murder, under ballot language submitted to Attorney General Mike DeWine. A proposed constitutional amendment was submitted to DeWine's office Friday. The attorney general has until Monday to determine if the wording meets constitutional requirements.
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Women entitled to end pregnancy regardless of reason: High Court
MUMBAI: Endorsing the right of a woman to "lead a life of her choice", the Bombay High Court has held that the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act should extend to the "mental health" of a woman and she should be "allowed to opt out of an unwanted pregnancy irrespective of the reason". A division bench of Justices VK Tahilramani and Mridula Bhatkar yesterday said, the benefits of the Act must be extended to not just married women but also to those women who "stay with...
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It's almost impossible to get an abortion in Ireland — but that could change soon
Thousands of people are expected to gather in cities around the world on Saturday to protest in favor of abortion rights for Irish women. The protesters are expected not only in Dublin but in cities including New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Wellington, Sydney and even Phnom Penh in Cambodia, focused on the fact that Ireland has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world.
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Polish women to stage all-out strike next week
Women in Poland are to stage an all-out strike to protest the country’s plan to effectively ban abortions. Female workers across the predominantly Catholic country will take part in the action on Monday, in an effort to disruptively draw attention to attempts to restrict Poland’s severely limited abortion laws even further. Those taking part hope the strike will bring Polish society and the economy to a standstill.
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