Abortion Access For All: Real Women Stories & News 2020

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A Fertility Doctor On How Abortion Decisions Could Impact IVF

Inside the Fight for Emergency Contraception in Honduras

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One Year On From Roe, Here’s How To Access Abortion Care Near You

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Roe v. Wade Might Be Overturned Soon — This Is Worse Than You Think

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In Puerto Rico, A History Of Colonization Led To An Atrocious Lack of ...

Raquel Reichard

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An Anti-Abortion Law Killed Rosie Jimenez 43 Years Ago. It’s Still In Effect

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How The “Abortion Road Trip” Movie Became An Instant Classic

Kayla Kumari Upad...

Adriana Smith’s Case Isn’t Fiction — It’s Forced Pregnancy In Real Time

My Abortion Was My Lifeline—Getting It Felt Like A Battle For Survival

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Enough Memes, Let’s Talk Policy: Abortion Rights Took Center Stage At The DNC

The Danger Of One Man’s Opinion: Gretchen Whitmer On The Abortion Pill Ban

Patricia Karounos

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9 Posters To Bring To Your Next Abortion Rights Rally

Elizabeth Gulino

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In A Post-Roe World, Here’s What First-Time Voters...

Today is the first federal general Election Day since the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that protected a person’

Deja Foxx: I Was Arrested Protesting For Abortion Rights — & I’d ...

Deja Foxx is a social activist who’s been fighting for comprehensive sex education and reproductive rights since she was 15. Since then, she’s continuo

by Elizabeth Gulino

Please Stop Calling It A ‘Late-Term’ Abortion, Sen. G...

“Maybe some people need to actually learn how a woman’s body works.” I watched as Vice President Kamala Harris said this pointedly to a room full of

by Molly Longman

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Sex Re-Education

Is Better Sex Ed The Answer To Fighting Abortion Misinformation?

At 20 years old and four weeks pregnant, Angel Kai found herself sitting on a brown couch, with two older women praying over her. “They said something li

by Molly Longman

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How To Channel Your Frustration Into Action After Roe’s ...

In the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, if you believe in abortion, reproductive health, or myriad other human rights, you may be feeling, well, a lot.

by Molly Longman

Why Kamala Harris Feels ‘Optimistic’ About The Future...

It wasn’t hard to see the symbolism in the torrential rains that preceded Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to Indianapolis, IN, on July 25. One mon

by Molly Longman

We’ve Made Abortion A Work Issue. It Should Be A Healthcare One

On June 24, Roe v. Wade was overturned by a majority Supreme Court vote, meaning that our constitutional right to access abortion care no longer exists. Of

by Elizabeth Gulino

Self-Managed Abortion May Be The Future — But It’s Complicated

There’s no good time to find out you’re pregnant if you don’t want to be. But the timing for KT Volkova was particularly troubling. They took a pregn

by Molly Longman

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“A Minor Victory.” Abortion Care Resumes In Three Trigger States ...

The article is being updated as more news about temporary injunctions and restraining orders impacting abortion access comes out. It was originally publish

by Molly Longman

Support Abortion Access With R29’s Capsule Tee Collection

As of June 24, our constitutional right to abortion no longer exists. It’s hard not to feel helpless, angry, and scared during a time like this, but for

by Elizabeth Gulino

Why We Need To Claim Abortion As A Word Without Stigma

I was 16 years old when I had my first abortion. I’d been sexually assaulted and got pregnant. I told my mom that I needed an abortion and she said no. S

by Stephanie Loraine...

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What Abortion Access Looks Like Post-Roe Decision — The ...

This story will be updated as more news about the Dobbs decision comes to light. History will remember June 24, 2022, as the day the U.S. Supreme Court dec

by Molly Longman

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‘I Needed Those Years To Grow.’ 5 People On How Abort...

Democrat-blue balloons and bawling women — that’s what El Sanchez thought of immediately when they first learned of the Supreme Court draft opinion th

by Molly Longman

What Abortion Rights Will Look Like in Your State

In a 6-3 opinion, the United States Supreme Court has overturned federal protection for abortion. While the upcoming ruling was expected, it’s only the b

by Neda Toloui-Semnani

What Will The Roe v. Wade Decision Mean For Puerto Rico?

This story has been updated to reflect the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court. Dr. Yari Vale Moreno is hiring an armed security guard to stand

by Raquel Reichard

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“I’m Prepared To Scream Until My Throat Is Raw.” 6 Te...

On May 1, my biggest concerns were getting ready for prom and passing my AP tests. By the next night, my priorities were drastically different. A draft opi

by Eve Thompson-Brown

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Abortion Bans Pose A Danger To All Mothers. For Black Women, They...

This story was originally published on October 20, 2020. In 1973, Roe v. Wade made abortion legal across the U.S., but, as is the case with many other laws

by Stephanie Long

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Will Our Phone Data Be Used Against Us In A Post-Roe World?

As if people with uteruses didn’t have enough to worry about since the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that signaled the end of Roe v. Wade, more info

by Molly Longman

Kamala Harris On Forcing People To Stay Pregnant: “Women Are Dyin...

On May 11, as expected, the Democrats’ latest effort to protect abortion rights failed to pass in the U.S. Senate. But — echoing the likely doomed

by Molly Longman

Texas’s Radical Abortion Ban Will Be Devastating For Immigrant Co...

This is a bleak week for Texas, where forced pregnancy is now the law of the land. Extremist politicians have effectively banned abortion care in our state

by Nancy Cárdenas Peña

Who’s Afraid Of The Word “Abortion”? The Biden ...

During a press briefing on Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki addressed the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s 15

by Sarah Midkiff

You Can Now Get Abortion Pills Delivered To Your Home

In a delayed but important win for reproductive rights, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday that Americans can now receive abortion pills

South Carolina Is Banning Abortions After 6 Weeks — When Most Peo...

Following states like Louisiana, Ohio, and Missouri, South Carolina has moved to ban nearly all abortions under a fetal heartbeat law. The legislation, cal

Why Poland’s New Abortion Law Is Causing Mass Protests

Poland’s near-total ban on abortion just got even more airtight, and in response, thousands of protestors are taking to the streets of Warsaw and other P

This Is Why Abortions Weren’t Available In South Dakota For...

With the Supreme Court taking a new direction with the addition of Amy Coney Barrett, many are concerned about Roe v. Wade and what will happen to abortion

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Telemedicine Abortions Are Safe — So Why Are They Still So Hard T...

Katie realized she was pregnant during the first week of April 2020. She decided pretty quickly that she wanted to terminate the pregnancy. She already had

by Elizabeth Gulino

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This Is The Perfect Reason To Have An Abortion

There’s a good chance that you support abortion rights if you clicked on this story. You may already suspect that the title of the article is purposely a

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