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Kamala Harris Once Clashed With Biden Over Abortion
Joe Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as his VP pick means that Harris could be the first female and first Black vice president—and that alone should inspire you to vote this November. The California senator, who…
Let’s Talk About Exactly Which Lives ‘Pro-Life’ Republicans Think Are Worth Saving
A prime example of the disingenuousness of the “pro-life” movement is their backing of abortion restrictions that inevitably affect the health and lives of low-income people, says Destiny Lopez, co-director of the grassroots reproductive justice organization…
How Americans Really Feel About Abortion Rights in the Year 2020
One key question dominated news coverage after the recent passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Is this the end of Roe v. Wade? It’s a fair question. Overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme…
Amid the Pandemic and Uprising for Racial Justice, Momentum To End the 44-Year-Old Hyde Amendment Is At An All-Time High
The 44th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment comes amid a national uprising for racial justice, allegations of forced sterilization of immigrant women, as well as a global pandemic that has caused hundreds of thousands of…
Texans vs. the Hyde Amendment: the Fight for Affordable Abortion
We fund and provide abortion. Together, we’re united to end policies that ban insurance coverage for people we serve. One of us funds abortion care. The other provides abortion care. Our work may be different…
Ending the Hyde Amendment Would Help Stanch Healthcare Oppression for Women of Color [Op-Ed]
For all of us who fight for reproductive justice, September has been a punch to the gut. In one week alone, we learned of hysterectomies forced on immigrant women in ICE detention; we confronted the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
