On April 14, the Department of Justice published an 882 page report claiming that the enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act was “weaponized” under the Biden administration. FACE is a longstanding federal law designed to protect access to reproductive healthcare by prohibiting obstruction, threats, and violence directed at abortion providers, […]<...

UN experts are calling for the immediate reversal of Taliban policies that prevent Afghan women from working at or even entering United Nations offices as they warn that the ban is not only a violation of women’s rights but is also worsening Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis. According to UN experts, Afghan women, including UN staff, contractors, […]

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As abortion clinics continue to close at alarming rates across the country, many community-based medical providers are stepping in to expand access to care. After a Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan shut its doors, the Marquette Medical Urgent Care, under the direction of Dr. Shawn Brown, began offering medication abortion. As Dr. Brown explained […]

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Over the past month, the Supreme Court of the United States has consistently made decisions that threaten the LGBTQ+ community. These attacks are rooted in the rise of Christian nationalism, which appears to be bleeding into judicial reasoning. The first major development emerged in early March, when the Court intervened in a lower court dispute […]

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For the first time since sweeping abortion bans reshaped reproductive care, Texas has issued guidance clarifying when physicians may legally provide abortions to protect a patient’s life. While this may reduce some uncertainty for doctors making urgent decisions, it is barely a step forward.   Since 2021, when the Texas Heartbeat Act was enacted, physicians and […]<...