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Pro-Choice protesters march through the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, during the March For Reproductive Freedom on May 19, 2019. A reproductive rights non-profit organization in Alabama has purchased an abortion clinic, to make sure women in the state still have access to reproductive healthcare services.

Alabama Reproductive Rights Nonprofit Buys One of the State's Few Abortion Clinics to Keep It Open

The purchase came a year after Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill aimed at banning...

The purchase came a year after Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill aimed at banning all abortions in the state

An activist holds a sign during an abortion rights protest in Dayton, Ohio on May 19, 2019.

States Order Abortions to Be Delayed Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

Abortion rights advocates say the procedure is "essential, time-sensitive" ...

Abortion rights advocates say the procedure is "essential, time-sensitive" medical care

The entrance to Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, La.

The Supreme Court Is Hearing a New Case on Abortion. The Decision Could Impact Women for a Generation

Kathaleen Pittman likes to leave the door of her office at Hope Medical Gro...

Kathaleen Pittman likes to leave the door of her office at Hope Medical Group for Women open at the end of the day. That way she can watch patients leave after their abortions, and absorb...

Pro-choice advocates rally outside of the Supreme Court on March 2, 2016 in Washington, DC.

I Argued the Last Abortion Case Before the Supreme Court. The One Before the Justices This Week Is Identical

Four years ago, I stood before the U.S. Supreme Court in Whole Woman’s Heal...

Four years ago, I stood before the U.S. Supreme Court in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, arguing against a pair of Texas laws that would have shuttered abortion clinics across the state. The Supreme Court’s...

Abortion rights activists gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2019 to protest against the abortion laws passed across the country.

On the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Advocates Grapple With Abortion Restrictions

Forty-seven years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, establ...

Forty-seven years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, establishing the legality of abortion nationwide. But as another case about abortion heads to a significantly more conservative Supreme Court this year, reproductive...

Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh attend the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019.

Over 200 Members of Congress Urge Supreme Court to 'Reconsider' Abortion Rights Under Roe v. Wade. Pro-Choice Advocates Say They're Ignoring Public Opinion

More than 200 members of Congress told the Supreme Court that its landmark ...

More than 200 members of Congress told the Supreme Court that its landmark decisions on abortion, Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, should be “reconsidered and, if appropriate, overruled” in a brief they...

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a meeting in the Oval Office on May 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Trump took questions on trade with China, Iran and other topics.

Trump's Anti-Abortion and Anti-Immigration Policies May Share a Goal

As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to restrict abortion and immigration....

As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to restrict abortion and immigration. As President, he has delivered on these promises. He has stacked the federal bench with conservative judges hostile to reproductive rights. He has emboldened...