Missouri might become the first state without a single abortion services provider since 1974, the year after Roe v. Wade was enacted. The state’s last remaining abortion clinic—called the Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region—is currently at risk of losing its license and being forced to close by the end…
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Most news events aren’t met with a consensus reaction, but the announcement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement from the bench last month seemed to solicit one: his departure, the New York Times predicted, would not just jeopardize Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide, but promised to “reshuffle the landscape”…
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The humanitarian crisis in America resulting from the Trump administration’s institution of a “zero-tolerance policy” in April continues to unfurl with details emerging every day about what reportedly happens inside the walls of some detention centers. While much of the outrage has been focused on the separation of families and the conditions for young children,…
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If you’re a woman considering an abortion—a legal procedure in the United States—your doctor may be required by law to present you with alternatives to abortion (like adoption) depending on the informed consent laws in the state you live in. In fact, according to the Guttmacher Institute, 29 states require that written material on the…
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