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Blue and red states were putting period products in schools — then came the transphobia

For years, bills that put tampons and pads in school bathrooms were gaining traction across states. But the rise of anti-trans legislation has made a health issue political.

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Politics

How important is abortion in the 2024 elections? To these groups, it's crucial

Abortion is an important issue to most women, but a large number of certain demographics are making it their top priority.

News

People in states with abortion bans are twice as likely to die during pregnancy

The risk is greatest for Black women in states with bans, who are 3.3 times more likely to die than White women in those same states.

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Arts & Entertainment

Why Laverne Cox says she won't debate transgender rights

The Orange is the New Black actor recently spoke at event for Planned Parenthood where she highlighted the connection between bans on gender-affirming care and bans on abortion.

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Politics

Gen Z men do care about abortion, actually

Gen Z men said abortion was likely to impact their vote after hearing from people affected by bans, new polling found.

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Politics

Democrats propose bill to defend IVF, slam 'Republican attacks on reproductive health care'

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Susan Wild have introduced the Access to Family Building Act, which would protect IVF treatment in the U.S.

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Politics

NC Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson, who called abortion 'genocide,' took his wife to get one

That's not a leak — Robinson said it himself in a new ad.

Politics

Massachusetts lesbian Gov. Maura Healey signs abortion and gender-affirming care shield law

Shield Act 2.0 further strengthens protections for patients and providers of reproductive healthcare.

Law

Idaho allowed to partially enforce ‘abortion trafficking’ law

An appeals court still blocked a provision in the legislation that vaguely banned “recruiting” pregnant youth for abortions.

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Politics

Texas passes bill banning abortion pills from being mailed to the state

Texas now allows private citizens the right to sue health providers for mailing abortion medication.

Women's March in Washington demanding continued access to abortion after the ban on most abortions in Texas, and looming threat to Roe v Wade in upcoming Supreme Court.

News

BREAKING: Trump administration to limit abortion for veterans after restricting gender-affirming care

The proposed policy would eliminate access to abortion through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Politics

Texas Democrats fleeing the state also stopped anti-abortion and anti-trans bills

Democrats left Texas to stop Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional maps, but they stopped other bills, too.

News

Death of a Georgia mother denied an emergency abortion was 'preventable,' panel rules

An official state committee concluded that 28-year-old Amber Nicole Thurman's death was “preventable,” and the hospital’s delay in performing an abortion had a “large” impact on her passing.

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News

Wyoming's abortion ban has been overturned, including its ban on abortion medication

The abortion bans "undermine the integrity of the medical profession by hamstringing the ability of physicians to provide evidence-based medicine to their patients," a district judge ruled.

Health

Most Black women don't have access to abortion, and they're going to impact the elections

Out of the 11.8 million Black women between the ages of 15 and 49 in the U.S., 57 percent live in areas that restrict access to abortion.

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Election

Inside the massive protest against Project 2025 and anti-trans laws coming to D.C. (exclusive)

A renowned organizer for the upcoming Gender Liberation March tells The Advocate how you can attend — and why you should.

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News

Trump administration will incinerate $10 million worth of birth control for poor women

The Trump administration is literally torching nearly $10 million worth of birth control.

Politics

Here's what Zohran Mamdani has promised to do for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers as mayor

Here's everything Zohran Mamdani wants to do for LGBTQ+ people in NYC.

Congresswoman Kat Cammack pregnancy announcement photo

Politics

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For years, bills that put tampons and pads in school bathrooms were gaining traction across states. But the rise of anti-trans legislation has made a health issue political.

The State Department announced this week it will use the term "sexual rights" to refer to reproductive health, gender, and LGBT rights in its communications with the United Nations.

Abortion is an important issue to most women, but a large number of certain demographics are making it their top priority.

The risk is greatest for Black women in states with bans, who are 3.3 times more likely to die than White women in those same states.

The Orange is the New Black actor recently spoke at event for Planned Parenthood where she highlighted the connection between bans on gender-affirming care and bans on abortion.

Gen Z men said abortion was likely to impact their vote after hearing from people affected by bans, new polling found.

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Susan Wild have introduced the Access to Family Building Act, which would protect IVF treatment in the U.S.

That's not a leak — Robinson said it himself in a new ad.

Shield Act 2.0 further strengthens protections for patients and providers of reproductive healthcare.

An appeals court still blocked a provision in the legislation that vaguely banned “recruiting” pregnant youth for abortions.

Texas now allows private citizens the right to sue health providers for mailing abortion medication.

The proposed policy would eliminate access to abortion through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Democrats left Texas to stop Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional maps, but they stopped other bills, too.

An official state committee concluded that 28-year-old Amber Nicole Thurman's death was “preventable,” and the hospital’s delay in performing an abortion had a “large” impact on her passing.

The court found no evidence that anti-trans groups and parents who sued had been harmed by the laws.

The abortion bans "undermine the integrity of the medical profession by hamstringing the ability of physicians to provide evidence-based medicine to their patients," a district judge ruled.

Out of the 11.8 million Black women between the ages of 15 and 49 in the U.S., 57 percent live in areas that restrict access to abortion.

A renowned organizer for the upcoming Gender Liberation March tells The Advocate how you can attend — and why you should.

The Trump administration is literally torching nearly $10 million worth of birth control.

Here's everything Zohran Mamdani wants to do for LGBTQ+ people in NYC.

Kat Cammack doesn't believe Florida's abortion ban was at fault for her near-death experience, but instead blames Democrats for "fearmongering."