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Lauren Rankin

Lauren Rankin

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GOP Wants to Mandate “Fetal Development Education.” It’s Anti-Abortion Nonsense.

Republicans can’t seem to convince adults to vote against abortion, so they’re trying to brainwash kids instead.

31.10.2025 2

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FDA’s Arbitrary Restrictions on Vaccines Are Right Out of Anti-Abortion Playbook

Anti-vaxxers are copying a core anti-abortion strategy: if you can’t make it illegal, make it inaccessible instead.

23.09.2025 10

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Wrongful Death Suit in Texas Poses New Threats to Medication Abortion Access

Prominent anti-abortion operatives are deeply entangled in the lawsuit filed this August by a woman in Texas.

23.08.2025 3

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Federal Appeals Court Upheld West Virginia Ban on Medication Abortion. Now What?

If the Supreme Court gets involved, it could set national precedent for states to ban medications approved by the FDA.

26.07.2025 3

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3 Years in, Horrors Wrought by Anti-Abortion “Dobbs” Ruling Are Apparent to All

We live in a country that has used machines to turn a dying person into a fetus incubator against the family’s wishes.

24.06.2025 10

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Abortion Providers Have Faced Hundreds of Death Threats Since Roe’s Fall

A chilling report on the spike in violence against abortion providers should concern us all.

06.05.2025 4

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Abortion Bans Criminalize People — and Not Just Those Who Are Pregnant

Post-“Roe,” pregnancy outcomes — and even actions taken to help pregnant people — face escalating criminalization.

18.04.2025 10

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7 States Just Enshrined Abortion Rights, as Possibility of a Federal Ban Looms

Another election, another referendum on the rights of millions of people — the 2024 election may go down in history as one of the most bizarre and...

08.11.2024 2

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