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Laura O'Connor

Laura O'Connor

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Dobbs’s Near-Total Destruction of Abortion Rights Across the South

Thousands of patients across the southeastern United States are now being forced to travel more than 250 miles to access abortion care in North...

08.09.2026 10

New Republic

Laura O'Connor

The Next Front in Trump’s War on Reproductive Healthcare

On July 28, Democracy Forward, on behalf of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for attacking...

19.08.2026 20

New Republic

Laura O'Connor

How Substance Use Became a Trojan Horse to Undermine Abortion Rights

In the first two years of post-Dobbs America, 412 people were charged with “pregnancy-related” crimes, with 399 of these being related to...

14.06.2026 20

New Republic

Laura o'connor