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The DOJ Just Fired 4 Officials for Prosecuting Violent, Anti-Abortion Extremists
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Nothing like a DOJ working hard to get justice off our streets.
Apr 15, 2026, 3:50 PM
Well, Well, Well, Look Who’s Too Scared to Defund Planned Parenthood Now
Danielle Han, Jezebel
With the GOP likely to lose its trifecta in November, House Speaker Mike Johnson is suddenly not worried about Medicaid money funding what he's called "big abortion."
Apr 9, 2026, 4:18 PM
Abortion clinics are closing nationwide. Could urgent care help fill the gap?
Kate Wells, NPR
When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan's rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care decided to step in to fill the gap. Now, others are considering similar moves as brick-and-mortar clinics close in blue states.
Apr 8, 2026, 9:00 AM
Telehealth abortion will remain available for now, after a federal judge's ruling
Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR
The abortion pill mifepristone must undergo a safety review by the FDA, the judge said. Louisiana's case seeking to ban its use through telemedicine will proceed after that review.
Apr 8, 2026, 1:52 AM
Woman's Lawsuit Over Criminalized Abortion Gets Tossed by Trump-Appointed Judge
Danielle Han, Jezebel
For the last year, Lizelle Gonzalez has been seeking $1 million in federal damages after officials tried to charge her with murder for self-inducing an abortion.
Apr 3, 2026, 2:42 PM
Your TL;DR for This Weekend’s No Kings Protests
Danielle Han, Jezebel
An estimated 8 million Americans marched in cities across the country (and around the world) to protest—well, take your pick: War? Affordability? Constant attacks on reproductive rights? Trump’s crazy goddamn ballroom?
Mar 30, 2026, 2:59 PM
Hey, Look! Another Reminder That Abortion Bans Haven’t Stopped People from Needing Abortion Care
Danielle Han, Jezebel
And they haven’t scared doctors out of providing it, either.
Mar 28, 2026, 10:43 AM
For Gen Z Republican men, sex is solitary
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Young conservatives' anger at women is taking a nihilistic turn
Mar 20, 2026, 10:45 AM
DOJ Quietly Pleads With Another State to STFU About Its Anti-Abortion Agenda
Danielle Han, Jezebel
The Trump Administration on Friday asked Missouri to pause or dismiss its lawsuit against the FDA over mifepristone. Sounds like someone's getting more and more concerned about the midterms.
Mar 12, 2026, 3:51 PM
I Challenge Josh Hawley to a Duel
Lauren Tousignant, Jezebel
If he loses, he has to stop trying to ban the abortion pill. If I lose, then at least I'm spared from hearing him talk about it ever again.
Mar 12, 2026, 11:25 AM
The MAGA Religious Right Are Pure Evil
John Amato, Crooksandliars.com
The biggest group of Trump supporters in 2015 was the Christian right, anti-abortion, homophobic, and Islamophobic pastors and evangelicals. They rallied around Donald because he had promised to overturn Roe V Wade. His racist immigration policies were music…
Mar 7, 2026, 2:04 PM
Ken Paxton Wants to Implement Texas’ Abortion Ban...in Europe
Danielle Han, Jezebel
After losing multiple attempts to sue a New York–based doctor, the anti-abortion AG is now going after providers in Austria and the Netherlands.
Mar 6, 2026, 10:08 AM
Federal Gov Trafficking Pregnant Children to Texas So They Can't Get Abortions
Jill Filipovic, Throughline.news
At least half of these unaccompanied migrant kids are rape victims, and all are being denied adequate medical care for high-risk pregnancies in a state with sky-high maternal mortality rates.
Feb 23, 2026, 4:57 PM
Texas Is Prosecuting a Midwife for Abortion. Its Case Is Already Falling Apart.
Mary Ziegler, Slate Magazine
Even charges like the ones Rojas faces can be devastating, whether or not a jury ever convicts.
Feb 21, 2026, 2:00 PM
MAGA’s war on “woke” has a long history — like 400 years
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon
Trump and Stephen Miller don’t just want to erase the 20th century. Their dream is much bigger than that
Feb 8, 2026, 11:45 AM
Pro-life group says Trump has power to overturn Biden-era policy allowing mail-order abortions
FOX News Videos, Fox News
Restoration of America Foundation CEO Doug Truax is urging the Trump administration to end a Biden administration FDA policy that he says is driving around...
Feb 5, 2026, 2:05 AM
Anti-Abortion Extremists, Including Those Trump Pardoned, Are Remobilizing to Harass Clinics
Danielle Han, Jezebel
MS Now reports that anti-abortion extremists have been emboldened by the DOJ’s decision to limit enforcement of a 1994 law meant to protect reproductive health clinics from violence.
Jan 31, 2026, 12:19 PM
Trump Admin Suddenly Wants Louisiana to Drop Abortion Pill Lawsuit. I Wonder Why...
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Hint: The answer starts with “mid” and ends with “terms.”
Jan 28, 2026, 2:04 PM
Trump Admin Expands the Already Draconian Global Gag Rule to Target Trans Rights, DEI
Danielle Han, Jezebel
One human rights expert told Jezebel that the expanded rule pushes Trump’s agenda “of conditioning previously apolitical funding to control people’s bodies and decimate human rights internationally.”
Jan 27, 2026, 2:22 PM
Trump’s new foreign aid ban expands his “cruel” agenda on the world
Nicole Karlis, Salon
Experts say the Trump administration is using foreign aid to impose anti-human rights ideology globally
Jan 24, 2026, 11:30 AM
Trump expands policy banning aid to groups abroad that discuss or provide abortions
Jonathan Lambert, NPR
In addition to adding to the list of groups that will lose funding for providing or discussing abortion, the policy now also calls for ending aid to groups that embrace DEI.
Jan 23, 2026, 9:36 PM
Guy With No Friends Uses Anti-Abortion Rally to Brag About Recently Having Sex
Lauren Tousignant, Jezebel
At the March for Life rally, JD Vance touted his sex life while promising anti-abortion activists more attacks on reproductive rights.
Jan 23, 2026, 3:05 PM
The state attorneys general are as mad as you are
Sarah Jeong, The Verge
The sun was already beginning to set as Portlanders in weatherproof jackets and fleeces lined up around Revolution Hall. It wasn't yet 5PM on a Wednesday but the crowd was gathering well before the town hall was scheduled to begin. Just a day earlier, news ou…
Jan 22, 2026, 7:52 PM
New Research Debunks Trump and RFK Jr.’s Claims Linking Tylenol to Autism
Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com
It's the latest research to find no clear link between maternal acetaminophen use and a higher autism risk.
Jan 20, 2026, 5:05 PM