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Pro-lifers decry Illinois governor signing into law 'extreme' abortion bill
CHICAGO — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law an abortion bill that Illinois' Catholic bishops said eliminates "even minimal limitations on abortions under previous law" and whose passage by the legislature marked "a sad moment in our history as a state."
What It's Like To Provide Abortions Where Access Is Almost Nonexistent
An OB-GYN explains how one state's restrictions affect women everywhere.
How my job talking women out of abortions made me pro-choice
Unlike women's reproductive clinics, most crisis pregnancy centers are not medical facilities, and apart from providing free pregnancy tests and possibly limited sonograms, they do not offer medical assistance.
6 Women on How the TRAP Laws Changed Their Lives
"I wanted that baby. But there was just 100-percent chance he would die."
Where Do Refugee Women Turn for Abortions?
When refugee women are raped—something that happens with infuriating frequency—their options are dangerously limited.
New study sheds light on what happens to women who are denied abortions
They often have difficulty making and achieving aspirational plans for the future.
What do you say when a caller asks, "Do you do abortions?"
This morning I took a call on our office phone from a woman looking for an abortion. But it took...
Why miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and early delivery are not abortions
Too often, inaccurate medical terms have led many women to believe they have undergone abortions when nothing could be further from the truth.
How limiting women's access to birth control and abortions hurts the economy
Reproductive health isn’t just about abortions, despite all the attention they get. It’s also about access to family planning services, contraception, sex education and much else. Such access lets women control the timing and size of their families so they have children when they are financially secure and emotionally ready and can finish their education and advance in the workplace. After all, having children is expensive, costing US$9,000 to $25,000 a year. And that’s why …
This Polish Law Would Imprison Women Who Have Abortions
It’s a dangerous step backward for women, writes Amnesty International
How Pro-Lifers Should See Political Power
Some Tough-Minded Questions for Tenderhearted “Seamless Garment” Pro-Lifers
Some who identify as "pro-lifers" oppose candidates who want to end abortion. Instead they offer a hostage note of "Seamless Garment" government programs.
Should a fetus be a citizen? Why many pro-lifers say no.
If a fetus is a person, would it be a citizen too?
What Pro-Lifers Can Learn from a Paper on Pregnancy-Help Centers
The results demonstrate that pregnancy-help centers are saving thousands of preborn children and sparing countless women from a lifetime of regret.
Medication Abortions Are Increasing: What They Are and Where Women Get Them
Most abortions overseas involve pills, and the method is used in about half of legal U.S. abortions. It also seems to be the future of illicit abortion.
When Abortions Are Hard to Get
As the number of state restrictions grows, self-induced procedures remain shrouded in secrecy.
The Celebrities Who Have Come Forward About Their Abortions, and Why
"I never wanted to speak about this experience. But I cannot remain silent."
Amazing Photo Shows 16 People Who Survived Abortions
Imagine it taking multiple decades and a steady accumulation of credible evidence for your story to be acknowledged, believed, cared about, and fought for. Imagine existing in a world where the very thing that nearly ended your life is normalized. Imagining an opportunity to finally come to grips with being someone who was born alive […]
Should women be allowed to sign up for Obamacare when they get pregnant?
Health economists say that adding a special enrollment period for pregnant women does involve trade-offs.
The Easy Way To End Abortions
On this podcast I discuss legal, political and ethical issues
