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Amid the Bans, Abortion Advocates Are Winning Key State Victories

July 11, 2019
Truthout

Despite the terrifying start to 2019 for abortion providers and their patients, June brought an unprecedented wave of wins as states like Illinois, Maine, Nevada and Vermont struck down antiquated laws and enacted new, historic protections…

Maine Just Taught Us a Bold Lesson on Abortion Rights

July 10, 2019
Ms

Three generations of women have lived under the oppressive Hyde Amendment, which bans insurance from covering abortion for people enrolled in Medicaid.

Why Women Getting Abortions Now Are More Likely to Be Poor

July 9, 2019
New York Times

GRANITE CITY, IL. — Abortion access in America is narrowing. There are fewer clinics, longer drives and more restrictions earlier in pregnancy. But something else is different: The women themselves. Women getting abortions today are…

Maine Expands Access to Abortion

July 6, 2019
Truthout

While abortion bans in Republican-led states dominated headlines in recent weeks, a handful of other states have expanded abortion access. Maine joined those ranks in June with two new laws ― one requires all insurance…

New Research on Hyde in Louisiana Reaffirms the Cost of Abortion Restrictions

July 5, 2019
Rewire

We’ve known for a long time that the Hyde Amendment—the ban on using federal funds like Medicaid to cover abortion in most cases—disproportionately harms people living in poverty, creating major income-based disparities in abortion access.…

Blue States Are Finally Worried About Abortion- And They’re Doing Something About It

July 1, 2019
Vice

Missouri could become the only state in the country without an abortion provider this summer, if a state agency agrees to uphold a decision to strip Planned Parenthood of St. Louis of its license to…

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