Reproductive Rights
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VIDEO: Durham OB-GYN on North Carolina’s Abortion Ban
Dr. Abby Schultz, a Durham OB-GYN, spoke with @cardinalandpine about the repercussions of North Carolina’s 12-week abortion ban. “It puts us in a really hard situation where we end up having to be the face of the law and the face of a law that we don’t agree with,” says Schultz. “That we think is…
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Mark Robinson’s history of conspiracy and antisemitism gets a national spotlight
If Robinson wins the governor’s race, he would be among the most far-right governors in the country.
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A woman fled to NC when another state’s abortion ban prevented her from receiving life-saving care
Texas resident Olivia Harvey had an ectopic pregnancy, which is the most common cause of maternal death in the first trimester. But harsh anti-abortion laws forced her to return to her home state of NC for care.
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Biden attacks GOP abortion bans, vows to restore Roe during State of the Union
“Many of you in this chamber and my predecessor are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom,” Biden said to Republicans. “My God, what freedoms will you take away next?”
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Does Mark Robinson support or oppose IVF? He won’t say.
North Carolina already has a 12-week abortion ban and Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson has promised a total ban on abortion. Could IVF treatment be under threat from a potential Gov. Robinson? The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision last month declaring that frozen embryos are legally children sent shockwaves across the country, raising fears that Republicans in…
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First over-the-counter birth control pill will go on sale this month
Upon hitting store shelves, Opill will become the most effective birth control method available without a prescription.
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NC Republicans in Congress ask Supreme Court to restrict medication abortion
Seven of the nine North Carolina Republicans in Congress were among the nearly 150 anti-abortion lawmakers who filed a brief to the court as it weighs whether to add new barriers to the highly safe and effective medication.
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Satana Deberry’s plan as NC Attorney General? Talk about the things no one’s talking about.
Deberry is seeking the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. She would be the first woman and first person of color to hold the post.
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‘Gut punch after gut punch’: IVF patients speak out after Alabama ruling
IVF patients speak out after Alabama ruling regarding IVF embryos. Here’s what you need to know about the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling.
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Not just abortion: IVF ruling next phase in the right’s war on reproductive freedom
The Alabama Supreme Court directly cited the Dobbs decision—in which the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade—in its ruling that effectively bans IVF in the state. But amid furious public backlash, Donald Trump and Republicans have raced to distance themselves from the ruling they made possible.
