Abortion
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Biden vows to ‘restore’ nationwide abortion rights in second term
During Tuesday’s event, the president and vice president highlighted several new measures the administration is taking to strengthen reproductive health care access, criticized extreme abortion bans, and highlighted the stakes of the 2024 election for reproductive rights.
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Opinion: Every Abortion Story is Unique
My personal experience, anyone’s personal experience, is unique and the broad brush that anti-abortion politicians paint with hurt us all.
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VIDEO: Maternity care deserts in Pennsylvania
When you’re pregnant, you shouldn’t have to worry about accessing maternity care when you need it. Unfortunately for many women in Pennsylvania, that worry is a reality as five counties in the state are considered maternity care deserts. What is a maternity care desert and what’s being done to address the problem in the commonwealth?…
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Pennsylvania to cut ties with anti-abortion organization on Jan. 1
The commonwealth of Pennsylvania will stop sending money to Real Alternatives, a controversial organization that supports anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers (CPC) on Jan. 1, making Pennsylvania the second state to cut ties with Real Alternatives.
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Mifepristone still legal in PA, but US Supreme Court case gives advocates ‘grave concerns’
Reproductive rights advocates wanted to remind Pennsylvania residents that access to the medicine is still legal and that those seeking it should still talk to a health care provider.
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Biden campaign blames Trump for growing anti-abortion extremism
In Missouri, Republicans have introduced bills to charge women who have abortions with murder, while in Texas, a mom was forced to flee the state to get an abortion in order to protect her own health—situations made possible by Donald Trump and the repeal of Roe v. Wade.
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Biden celebrates abortion rights wins in elections, calls for restoration of Roe
These wins indicate that reproductive rights remain a potent issue for voters heading into the 2024 presidential election.
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Every Pennsylvania House Republican voted for an anti-abortion extremist for Speaker
Before being elected to Congress, Mike Johnson tried to shut down an abortion clinic in Louisiana. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Johnson called it a “historic and joyful” day and later expressed support for nationwide abortion ban. Now, he’s the new Speaker of the House.
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Pharmacies expand access to abortion pills under new Biden policy
Although these pharmacies dispensing the drug marks a victory for reproductive freedom, a looming Supreme Court case could cut off access to the medication in states where abortion is still legal.
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First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Gets FDA Approval
Opill is the first ever birth control pill to be approved for over-the-counter sales. The medication will likely become available at stores and online retailers in the U.S. in early 2024.
