Reproductive Rights in Oregon Are Now Safer From Trump (Updated)
“Oregon’s success represents a formidable and proactive resistance to Trump’s agenda to shame, bully, and punish women who decide to have an abortion.”
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Texas Republicans move forward with anti-abortion bills, including a ban on insurance coverage
Slowly but surely, states with Republican majority leadership are working toward ending women’s access to abortion—and they are looking to do it by any means necessary.
Oregon could make abortion affordable regardless of immigration status
For me, the struggle for reproductive autonomy has never been separate from the struggle for justice for immigrants.
Letter: Chicago Abortion Fund
To the Editor: I couldn’t disagree more with the sentiments expressed in “Letter: Stop Tax Payer Funded Abortion” (March 20, 2017). A
Eliminate the threat against abortion rights in Illinois
More than 40 years ago, the Illinois General Assembly went along only grudgingly with the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling, in Roe v. Wade, that states cannot ban all abortions.
Oregon bill would protect access to abortions
Oregon lawmakers, anticipating federal abortion restrictions and health-care cuts, considered a proposed law Wednesday that would ban interference in terminating a pregnancy, and would ensure full reproductive health care coverage.
West Virginia is Now One of Seven States With One Abortion Clinic
Abortion access just became more difficult for women living in West Virginia—as of January 17, there is only one abortion clinic left in the entire state.
Texas Seeks to Ban Insurance Policies From Covering Abortion
An effort to prohibit coverage of abortion by many health insurance plans in Texas is back, despite stalling in previous years.
Illinois counters Trump’s anti-abortion rhetoric
In response to President Donald Trump, who previously said he would like to see some kind of “punishment” for women who receive abortions, Illinois House of Representatives Democrats are sponsoring legislation to protect women’s access to safe, legal abortion services.
Oregon Joins States Safeguarding Reproductive Rights as Trump Takes Office
Oregon joins others states, such as Minnesota, Colorado, Massachusetts, and New York, where Democratic lawmakers are advancing bills to make insurance coverage of free contraception mandatory.