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The Bad Data Backing Josh Hawley's Attack on Abortion Pills

A new study being used to call for mifepristone restrictions relies on vague and dubious definitions of drug-related complications.

Reason · May 5, 2025

Montana 'Abortion Trafficking' Bill Could Criminalize Crossing State Lines for an Abortion

Transporting "an unborn child" from Montana to another state "with the intent to obtain an abortion that is illegal" in Montana, or assisting anyone in doing so, would be illegal under House Bill 609.

Reason · Feb 26, 2025

Affirmative Consent Is Back

And it's still a bad legal standard.

Reason · Feb 12, 2025

Mom says abortion ban almost killed her

If Trump wins in November, "he will make this nightmare a reality nationwide," says Lauren Miller

Salon · Jun 3, 2024

TX GOP wants death penalty for abortions

"Equal protection for the preborn" is a "call for abortion to be treated as homicide," says Jessica Valenti

Salon · May 30, 2024

Democrats condemn ‘cruel’ abortion bans ahead of 51st anniversary of Roe

‘Extreme’ Republican-backed bans have caused untold ‘suffering’ for women, senators say, and vow to restore federal rights

The Guardian - US · Jan 17, 2024

Study: More Infants Die in States that Restrict Abortion

The same study found that the mortality rate for Black infants was more than twice that of white ones. From Truthout.

Texas Observer · Oct 19, 2023

Florida abortion clinic hosts fundraiser

Florida Republicans haven't been able to totally ban abortion yet, so they're working to bankrupt clinics instead

Salon · Aug 21, 2023

GOP enters its '"raging misogynist" era

The GOP embraces a "raging misogynist" identity, backing controlling husbands and the death penalty for abortion

Salon · Mar 15, 2023

The three biggest GOP abortion ban lies

Republicans pretend they're "pro-choice" by giving the choice to Republican state legislators, not pregnant people

Salon · Oct 27, 2022