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States With Abortion Bans to Mothers: Drop Dead

Abortion rights activists protest outside the Supreme Court on Friday.Jose Luis Magana/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.For a certain type of individual, the Supreme Court’s decision to erase the constitutional right to an abortion—reversing decades of precedent, and hurling catastrophe…

The Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill Is Now Law

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.President Joe Biden signed the first federal gun safety legislation in decades today, finally breaking a stalemate on the issue that has long persisted in Congress.  “This time, when it seems impossible to get anything…

Driver Rams Truck Into Abortion Rights Protesters in Iowa

Protestors gather in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, June 24.Nick Rohlman/The Gazette/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, yesterday, a male driver reportedly rammed his truck into a group of women protesting the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn…

The End of Roe: A Round-Up of Our Coverage

Protesters in front of the Supreme Court the day it overturned Roe.Lenin Nolly/EFE via Zuma Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.It was already clear seven months ago that the conservative supermajority on the court was gearing up to overturn Roe v.…

Abortion Providers Are Asking for Protection as They Prepare for Post-Roe Realities

Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.This article is a collaboration between Mother Jones and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, which is a nonprofit investigative newsroom. Sign up to get their investigations emailed to you directly. For more than a year, Kelly Flynn had to hire…