Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: reproductive rights

Voters across US decide future of abortion rights, passing measures in...

"Every victory counts, and every setback is a reminder of the work that remains to secure bodily autonomy for all Americans.”

A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three...

That is what many pregnant women are now facing in states with strict abortion bans, doctors and lawyers have told ProPublica.

A woman died after being told it would be a ‘crime’...

Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care.

Abortion is a fundamental human rights issue

It is a women’s rights issue—among the right to vote, the right to free movement, and the right to live free of violence.

Supreme Court refuses to hear Biden’s emergency abortion rule appeal, allowing...

This decision came on the first day of the Court’s new term and has significant implications for the legal landscape of reproductive rights across the country.

Georgia judge strikes down six-week abortion ban in landmark ruling, citing...

Reproductive rights advocates celebrate a major victory, as Judge Robert McBurney rules the LIFE Act unconstitutional and restores abortion access up to 22 weeks of pregnancy.

Stark contrast between Harris and Trump in 2024 debate: Progressives urge...

Progressive organizers, labor leaders, and advocacy groups emphasized the clear choice between the two candidates.

Warren calls out Vance’s abortion ban claims as a real threat...

Elizabeth Warren warns that a Trump-Vance administration could use a 151-year-old law to enforce a nationwide abortion ban, threatening the reproductive rights of all American women.

Arizona’s abortion rights showdown as record-breaking support puts Proposition 139 on...

As Arizona’s abortion rights amendment heads to a vote this November, the state’s largest-ever petition drive signals a pivotal moment in the battle for reproductive freedom.

Trump backtracks on birth control stance amid growing reproductive rights battle

His comments suggested a possible shift towards state-level decision-making on birth control policies.

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.