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By Maya Dusenbery • 8 years ago

Court upholds anti-choice law that would leave Texas with only 7 abortion clinics

A court ruling out today dealt a terrible blow to abortion access in Texas.

By Maya Dusenbery • 9 years ago

Watch: Actress Jemima Kirke talks about her abortion

Joining the growing trend of public abortion stories, Girls actress Jemima Kirke tells her story of getting an abortion in college in this new PSA for the Center for Reproductive Rights’ Draw The Line campaign.

Joining the growing trend of public abortion stories, Girls actress Jemima Kirke tells her story of getting an abortion in college in this new PSA for the Center for Reproductive ...

By Physicians For Reproductive Health • 9 years ago

#Proud2Provide: Reflections on National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

As an obstetrician-gynecologist I provide care for my patients during some of the most important and personal moments of their lives.

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

As an obstetrician-gynecologist I provide care for my patients during some of the most important and personal moments of their lives.

By Maya Dusenbery • 9 years ago

Has your state introduced an anti-choice bill yet this year?

It’s not just Congress that’s gotten straight back to the oh-so-important work of chipping away at our reproductive rights in the new year. Lawmakers in 28 states have introduced more than 100 anti-choice bills so far in 2015, according to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

By Maya Dusenbery • 9 years ago

Watch the new doc on one doctor’s quest to offer safe abortion where it’s illegal

The new documentary Vessel tells the story of Women on Waves, founded by Dutch doctor Rebecca Gomperts who sailed the world in an “abortion ship,” offering off-shore medical abortions in the international waters surrounding countries where abortion is outlawed.

By Maya Dusenbery • 9 years ago

Chart of the Day: Over 200 new anti-choice state laws enacted in the last 4 years

Well, we knew 2013 was bad. And 2012 was almost as bad. And 2011 was actually the worst ever. So it’s no surprise that Guttmacher’s latest tally of state abortion restrictions shows that 231 abortion restrictions have been enacted in the past four years.

Well, we knew 2013 was bad. And 2012 was almost as bad. And 2011 was actually the worst ever. So it’s no surprise that Guttmacher’s latest tally of state ...

By Maya Dusenbery • 9 years ago

Missouri lawmaker pushes for law requiring consent of the “father” to get an abortion

Missouri state representative Rick Brattin is pushing for a law that would require the consent of the “father” to get an abortion. The text of the bill, which is unlikely to pass and perhaps even less likely to stand as constitutional if it did, reads: “No abortion shall be performed or induced unless and until the father of the unborn child provides written, notarized consent to the abortion.”

Missouri state representative Rick Brattin is pushing for a law that would require the consent of the “father” to get an abortion. The text of the bill, which is unlikely to pass and perhaps even

By Maya Dusenbery • 9 years ago

New “no duh” study shows abortion complications are really, really rare

UCSF researchers have released the most comprehensive study to date on complications after abortion. Their results echo the results of all previous studies on the subject: Abortion is a very safe procedure, with major complications occurring only a quarter of a percent of the time.