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Reproductive RightsDecember 9, 2021
What Will It Take to Build a Mass Movement for Abortion Rights?
It’s time to turn a committed core of supporters into a force capable of reclaiming what has been lost.
Amy Littlefield for The Nation
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Supreme CourtDecember 2, 2021
Thinking Beyond “Roe”
If Supreme Court rules as expected, a group of committed abortion rights supporters is ready to fight to “liberate abortion.”
Amy Littlefield
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PoliticsNovember 30, 2021
The Christian Legal Army Behind the Ban on Abortion in Mississippi
The Alliance Defending Freedom has been laying the groundwork to end legal abortion for years. But that’s just the beginning.
Amy Littlefield
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Reproductive RightsOctober 5, 2021
At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage
The march felt like less a reaction to impending crisis and more the announcement of a rejuvenated feminist movement.
Amy Littlefield
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PoliticsSeptember 24, 2021
These Cities and States Are Fighting the Tide and Expanding Abortion Access
For decades, the anti-choice movement has focused on state- and local-level victories. Now, the abortion-rights movement is too.
Amy Littlefield
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SocietySeptember 2, 2021
This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like
The Texas law SB 8 will force abortion clinics in the state to turn away about 80 percent of all patients.
Amy Littlefield
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Health CareJuly 19, 2021
Oregon Will Protect Reproductive Health Care When Hospitals Merge
A landmark bill will ensure that health care services don’t disappear when Catholic hospitals take over other providers.
Amy Littlefield
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Reproductive RightsJune 14, 2021
A Rare Victory for Abortion Access
The reproductive justice movement has succeeded in pressing a Democratic president to leave the ban on Medicaid funding for abortion out of his budget for the first time in 30 years.
Amy Littlefield for The Nation
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SocietyApril 27, 2021
Will the Biden Administration Get Bolder on Improving Abortion Access?
The FDA’s announcement that it will permit abortion medication to be sent by mail is a start—but advocates are hoping for more.
Amy Littlefield
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Reproductive RightsFebruary 23, 2021
As the Pandemic Raged, Abortion Access Nearly Flickered Out
Countless quiet acts of heroism were required for those who needed abortions to get them. And still, not everyone did.
Amy Littlefield