New Study Debunks a Popular Anti-Abortion Argument
fstop123/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Popular anti-abortion arguments hinge on the supposed negative impact the procedure will have on the woman: increasing the likelihood of breast cancer, which has been debunked, giving her PTSD, which has been debunked, or increasing her risk of suicidal ideation, which has now been thoroughly debunked. New research reveals that women who…
The Trump Administration Just Took a Big Step Toward Defunding Planned Parenthood
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced a change in the way Title X family-planning funds are distributed, stripping federal funding from women’s health clinics that either provide abortions or refer patients to abortion providers. The $260 million proposal would require “a bright line of…
Texas’ Lieutenant Governor Uncovers the Cause of Mass Shootings: Abortion
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. What’s to blame for the recent spate of mass shootings? Ask an expert and they might point you to the persistent availability of high-powered weaponry, or, as my colleague Mark Follmnan has reported, even the media coverage of the shootings themselves. Domestic abuse and toxic…
Iowa Wants to Ban Abortions After 6 Weeks. Planned Parenthood Just Filed a Lawsuit to Stop It.
Planned Parenthood supporters rally outside the Iowa Capitol Building, Friday, May 4, 2018.Barbara Rodriguez/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A lawsuit filed Tuesday by Planned Parenthood and the ACLU of Iowa seeks to block Iowa’s recently-passed “heartbeat” abortion law, one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. The…
This Map Depicts Abortion Access Across America and It’s Really Bleak
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s not just rural women who must travel long distances to get an abortion. Researchers mapped out 780 abortion facilities across America in a new study out Monday and found that 27 major cities are 100 miles or more from their nearest abortion provider. The…
Iowa Lawmakers Just Passed a Bill to Ban Abortion After Six Weeks
Shutterstock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Early Wednesday morning, the Iowa legislature passed a so-called “heartbeat” bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually about six weeks into a pregnancy. Iowa Democratic lawmakers say the bill is “intentionally unconstitutional” and will certainly be challenged in court. For now, Iowa’s current…