reproductive rights

87 posts

 ‘Teens are the most marginalized group when it comes to abortion care’ 

Teens are often absent in nationwide conversations about abortion access, though they experience the most extreme barriers to care

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9 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

‘Abortion access in North Carolina has always been precarious’

North Carolina’s 12-week ban came down to a single lawmaker, illustrating the fragility of abortion rights in the state

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7 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

‘They cannot beat us in our own house’

On July 1, North Carolina’s SB 20 goes into effect, limiting procedural abortions past 12 weeks. Though devastating for the South, all hope isn’t lost

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5 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

‘The movement still has a long way to go’

The needs of immigrants are largely ignored by the abortion rights movement—especially in Texas where anti-abortion and anti-immigrant laws collide

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7 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

‘What else can they do to us?’

The nation’s most extreme anti-abortion laws are often piloted in Texas, where abortion is now illegal and advocates are waiting for what comes next

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8 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

‘We need people to know abortion is still legal in North Carolina’

Anti-abortion laws like SB 20 not only restrict access to care, but fuel misinformation about what care is legal and available

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9 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

‘Hope is the thing that kills you’

North Carolina is an abortion haven in the South and a so-called purple state, but these designations have always been tenuous

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9 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

‘They are going to attack abortion through any means necessary’

The anti-abortion movement has gained considerable footing in the Midwest, creating a devastating atmosphere in the region for abortion care

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7 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Students tackle emergency contraception access on college campuses

One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, college students fight to expand access at their schools

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5 Min
By: Xenia Ellenbogen

‘All of this has shifted my understanding of democracy’

For abortion providers across Texas, it wasn’t Dobbs that changed the landscape. It was Senate Bill 8

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11 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Hope and heartbreak in the post-Roe hellscape

Marking one year post-Roe, Prism spoke to 13 reproductive health and justice advocates about the devastation and the future of abortion rights

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5 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

CBP subjects migrants to grave reproductive injustices

Recent complaints from advocacy organizations shed light on the inhumane treatment of migrants who are pregnant, postpartum, or nursing

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9 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

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