Reproductive Rights

Why "Feticide" Charges Are More Complicated Than They Seem

Prosecutors in Ohio want Ariel Castro charged with murder. But reprodutive rights advocates say that creates more problems than it solves.

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| Tue May. 14, 2013 2:01 PM PDT

Judge: Obama Admin.'s Emergency Contraception Argument Is "Something Out of an Alternate Reality"

U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman says the argument against making the morning after pill available to everyone is "frivilous."

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 10:28 AM PDT

Obama Administration Continues Blocking Access to Emergency Contraception

Reproductive rights groups oppose the administration's new position on Plan B.

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| Thu May. 2, 2013 9:46 AM PDT

Is the Obama Administration About to Block Plan B Access? (UPDATED)

A new FDA decision could signal that emergency contraception won't be available to everyone after all.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 4:09 PM PDT

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Mississippi's Last Abortion Clinic Can Stay Open, For Now

A US District Court judge grants a priliminary injunction, allowing Jackson Women's Health to continue services.

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| Mon Apr. 15, 2013 5:47 PM PDT

Are You Bro-Choice?

Youth-oriented reproductive rights group launches a new effort to engage men.

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| Fri Apr. 12, 2013 4:00 AM PDT

Progressives Advise GOP: Back Off On the War on Women

Polling data shows that Republicans' stance on women's issues is hurting them, big time.

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| Wed Apr. 10, 2013 12:05 PM PDT

Judge Rules That Emergency Contraception Should Be Available to Everyone

The decision comes after 10 years of legal wrangling over access to Plan B.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 8:42 AM PDT

More on Cuccinelli's Defense of Virginia's Anti-Sodomy Law

If this is about sex with minors, then it should be about sex with minors.

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 11:03 AM PDT

Alabama Bill Could Shut Down All Abortion Clinics in State

Like Mississippi before it, the state is attempting to regulate its abortion clinics out of existence.

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| Wed Apr. 3, 2013 12:23 PM PDT

Nearly Four Years After Dr. Tiller's Murder, Wichita Has An Abortion Clinic Again

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| Tue Apr. 2, 2013 1:20 PM PDT
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Ken Cuccinelli's Slavery-Abortion Video Could Doom His Gubernatorial Bid

Dems say they'll promote the attorney general's incendiary comparison through Election Day.

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| Fri Mar. 29, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Mississippi Nominates Anti-Abortion Lobbyist to Board of Health

Who needs a doctor when you can have a lobbyist?

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| Thu Mar. 28, 2013 10:03 AM PDT
North Dakota

No Joke: North Dakota Named Freest State in the Country

Unless you have a uterus.

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| Thu Mar. 28, 2013 6:42 AM PDT
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"I Can't Even Imagine What Else They Could Think Of. Just Putting Women Behind Bars?"

Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards on North Dakota's crappy new abortion law.

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| Tue Mar. 26, 2013 12:59 PM PDT
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Why the GOP Should Love Duck Penises

Todd Akin was right ... about ducks.

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| Tue Mar. 26, 2013 8:10 AM PDT
North Dakota

Even These Republican Women Lawmakers Think ND Went Too Far

After passing the most-restrictive abortion law in the county, legislators are trying to pass an even tougher ban.

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| Fri Mar. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Anti-Choice March Madness: The Worst State for Women

Which state will dominate in this tournament of lady-haters?

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| Thu Mar. 21, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Virginia Gov. Candidate Ken Cuccinelli: Outlawing Slavery and Outlawing Abortion Are Part of the Same Fight

Add another entry to the long string of Cuccinelli controversies.

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| Wed Mar. 20, 2013 8:21 AM PDT
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CPAC: Where Ashley Judd Rape Jokes Happen

Fox News contribute Steven Crowder wonders why the potential Senate candidate talks about rape so much. Maybe because she's a survivor.

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| Mon Mar. 18, 2013 6:46 AM PDT