News and Updates
Rosie Jimenez Was The Hyde Amendment’s First Victim, Today Joe Biden Continues To Support The Anti-Abortion Bill
While the 2020 election is still more than a year away, this summer is giving us plenty of political action. As the Democratic hopefuls vie to make a name for themselves in an over-crowded race,…
Feature: What Abortion Access Looks Like in Mississippi: One Woman at a Time
When Brandy found out she was pregnant for the fifth time, she was 25 and single and had given birth to her third child two months earlier. Read more.
Illinois and Missouri are neighbors, but worlds apart on abortion
Activists and concerned citizens across the country have been paying close attention to the ongoing changes to abortion laws in Missouri and Illinois in recent weeks, but two people know the differences better than most
Pro-Choice House Lawmakers: Strike Discriminatory Hyde Amendment From Budget
Pro-choice leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a budget amendment last week seeking to remove the Hyde Amendment from a funding bill and expand access to abortion coverage. Though it is unlikely to…
House Democrats look to keep uneasy truce on abortion funding amid uproar in presidential race
Former vice president Joe Biden’s sudden reversal on allowing taxpayer funding for abortions prompted an uproar in the presidential race. But on Capitol Hill, Democrats show little sign they are planning to upend a long but uneasy…
Illinois’ New Abortion Bill Actually Expands Rights, So That’s A Change
Chances are, you’ve probably heard about the flurry of new limits on abortion being promoted in state legislatures around the country. In the past few weeks alone, several states such as Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri…
