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REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
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Unless our country gets a reality check about who we elect to office and we educate ourselves on their positions, we women have no hope of deciding whether we want to start a family or not—or if we want to carry a rapist’s child. We stand no chance unless we fight for what we believe in. (Graphic by Kelly Lennon)

I refused to let Texas’ abortion ban decide my life. Other women aren’t so lucky.

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Unless our country gets a reality check about who we elect to office and we educate ourselves on their positions, we women have no hope of deciding whether we want to start a family or not—or if we want to carry a rapist’s child. We stand no chance unless we fight for what we believe in.
Kyleigh Thurman inside her home in Burnet County, Texas.

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law

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Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two years ago.
Kyleigh Thurman at her home in Burnet County, Texas.

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law

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More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Republicans keep lying about ‘post-birth’ abortions and ‘abortion up until birth.’ Here’s the reality.

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For decades, Republicans have spread misinformation — and outright lies — about abortions later in pregnancy, while also spreading conspiracy theories about nonexistent “post-birth” abortions. Here, we separate fact from fiction.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Planned Parenthood, Thursday, March. 14, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Adam Bettcher)

Kamala Harris has spent years fighting for reproductive freedom. Here’s what to know.

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Harris has a longstanding history of advocating for reproductive rights, something she’s sure to highlight on the campaign trail as she seeks to paint a stark contrast between herself and former president Donald Trump.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Libertarian National Convention on May 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kennedy is seeking qualification to be part of the first presidential debate currently scheduled on June 27 between Democratic presidential nominee President Joe Biden and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Where does RFK Jr. stand on abortion? It doesn’t seem like even he knows.

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Kennedy said he would support a nationwide 15-week ban, but then changed his mind. He’s also said that he believes the choice of whether or not to have an abortion should stay between women and their doctors while simultaneously touting his plan to “reduce abortion” and “make it easier for women to choose life.”