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fromJezebel
3 hours ago
Right-wing politics

Meryl Streep, Could We Interest You in Donating to an Abortion Fund??

Abortion funds face increased demand and shrinking resources as post-Roe restrictions make abortion care more expensive and difficult to access, with costs ranging from $800 to $2,000 per procedure.
fromJezebel
5 days ago
NYC politics

Anti-Abortion Protester Responds to a Question About Rape: 'We're Being Bullied!'

New Jersey advanced five bills protecting abortion access while anti-abortion activists opposed them, falsely claiming abortion protections enable human trafficking.
Right-wing politics
fromJezebel
3 hours ago

Meryl Streep, Could We Interest You in Donating to an Abortion Fund??

Abortion funds face increased demand and shrinking resources as post-Roe restrictions make abortion care more expensive and difficult to access, with costs ranging from $800 to $2,000 per procedure.
NYC politics
fromJezebel
5 days ago

Anti-Abortion Protester Responds to a Question About Rape: 'We're Being Bullied!'

New Jersey advanced five bills protecting abortion access while anti-abortion activists opposed them, falsely claiming abortion protections enable human trafficking.
Right-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
15 hours ago

Maine Could Determine Abortion Rights for the Nation. Why Aren't Reproductive Rights Groups Acting Accordingly?

Reproductive rights groups endorsed Maine gubernatorial candidate Mills despite her support for the Senate filibuster, which would obstruct abortion protection legislation.
#abortion-criminalization
fromJezebel
15 hours ago
Right-wing politics

Police Charge Woman With Murder for Allegedly Taking Abortion Pill, Even Though State Law Says They Can't

Right-wing politics
fromJezebel
15 hours ago

Police Charge Woman With Murder for Allegedly Taking Abortion Pill, Even Though State Law Says They Can't

A Georgia woman was charged with first-degree murder for taking misoprostol for a medication abortion, despite state law prohibiting prosecution of pregnant people for ending pregnancies.
fromScary Mommy
1 day ago

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley Introduces Bill To Ban Abortion Pill

We've known for years that mifepristone is risky, but it's really just in the last few years that we've learned this drug is inherently dangerous and it's inherently prone to abuse. Hawley bases his opinion about the death pill on a 2025 study conducted by conservative think tank, the Ethics and Public Policy Center, which found that 11% of people taking the drug suffered serious adverse effects.
Right-wing politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Decriminalising abortion: how could the House of Lords amend the legislation?

MPs voted to decriminalize abortion for women terminating pregnancies outside legal frameworks, marking the largest reproductive rights advancement in England and Wales in 60 years, with the House of Lords now considering amendments to the legislation.
#abortion-legislation
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago
Right-wing politics

Wyoming passes new six-week abortion ban that lawmakers call insult to voters'

Wyoming's Republican legislature passed a six-week abortion ban that will likely face constitutional challenges, as previous similar bans were struck down by the state's Republican-appointed supreme court citing healthcare decision protections.
fromTruthout
4 days ago
US politics

Sen. Josh Hawley's Bill Would Undo Federal Approval of Mifepristone Nationwide

Sen. Josh Hawley filed legislation to revoke FDA approval of mifepristone and criminalize its distribution, reflecting anti-abortion movement frustration with federal regulatory approaches.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Wyoming passes new six-week abortion ban that lawmakers call insult to voters'

Wyoming's Republican legislature passed a six-week abortion ban that will likely face constitutional challenges, as previous similar bans were struck down by the state's Republican-appointed supreme court citing healthcare decision protections.
US politics
fromTruthout
4 days ago

Sen. Josh Hawley's Bill Would Undo Federal Approval of Mifepristone Nationwide

Sen. Josh Hawley filed legislation to revoke FDA approval of mifepristone and criminalize its distribution, reflecting anti-abortion movement frustration with federal regulatory approaches.
Women
fromJezebel
4 days ago

Guess Which Country Voted 'No' on Advancing Women's Rights at the U.N.?

The United States was the sole country voting against the UN Commission on the Status of Women's 70th session agreed conclusions, while attempting to insert anti-DEI and anti-trans amendments into the women's rights document.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Kansas Senator Is Framing an Anti-Abortion Proposal as an Equal Rights Amendment

A Kansas Republican introduced a constitutional amendment proposal framed as an 'equal rights amendment' that would establish life begins at conception, effectively enabling abortion restrictions despite voters rejecting similar measures in 2022.
US politics
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Your Pets Might Be Safer Under Markwayne Mullin Than Kristi Noem-But That's About It

Senator Markwayne Mullin, Trump's pick to replace Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security, holds extreme anti-abortion views and poses significant risks to reproductive rights for detained immigrants.
#international-womens-day
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago
Women

International Women's Day brings protests, marches in Bay Area: 'Never stop fighting'

Bay Area activists organized International Women's Day events demanding equal pay, reproductive rights, voting access, and justice for women globally.
fromThe Local France
1 week ago
France news

March 8: What's happening in France on International Women's Day

France hosts multiple events on March 8th to celebrate International Women's Day and advocate for gender equality, reproductive rights, and protection from violence against women.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 week ago

March 8: What's happening in France on International Women's Day

France hosts multiple events on March 8th to celebrate International Women's Day and advocate for gender equality, reproductive rights, and protection from violence against women.
Women
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

'It's marvelling how much power a host of women can conjure. It's part of why they burned us at the stakes' - meet the Irish women advocating for other women

Gender parity won't be achieved until 2148, with persistent barriers including legal recognition gaps for lesbian parents, confidence deficits in young girls, and male dominance in academic leadership positions.
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Oscar-nominated 'The Devil Is Busy' looks at women's reproductive rights

An Oscar-nominated documentary short titled 'The Devil Is Busy' follows a clinic employee named Tracy who supports women seeking reproductive healthcare amid persistent protests at an Atlanta women's health center.
US politics
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Ken Paxton Wants to Implement Texas' Abortion Ban...in Europe

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing international abortion providers for mailing abortion medication to Texas residents, continuing his pattern of failed legal attempts to enforce the state's abortion ban.
Books
fromJezebel
2 weeks ago

Cross Ballerina Farm with 'Rosemary's Baby' and You Get the New Novel 'Trad Wife'

Saratoga Schaefer's novel reimagines forced pregnancy horror by having the protagonist actually birth and parent demon spawn, subverting traditional tropes while exploring reproductive autonomy through a supernatural lens.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Jailed for losing a pregnancy: how progress on El Salvador's harsh anti-abortion law is unravelling

El Salvador's absolute abortion ban criminalizes women experiencing miscarriages and obstetric emergencies, resulting in arrests and sentences up to 50 years for aggravated homicide charges.
NYC parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say

Unaccompanied pregnant immigrant children, many impregnated by rape, are being consolidated in a Texas facility where abortion access is severely restricted, constituting a human rights violation.
Women
fromScary Mommy
2 weeks ago

A Woman's Sterilization Surgery Was Canceled In Pre-Op By The Hospital's Religious Ethics Committee

A Tennessee hospital cancelled a woman's sterilization surgery in pre-op, citing religious ethics concerns about protecting her fertility, despite her informed consent and prior medical clearance.
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Tennessee Hospital Denies Woman Sterilization Surgery, Citing Duty to "Sacred Fertility"

Since I was young, I've never wanted kids, and I've wanted to pursue sterilization since I learned that that was something that a person could do. I've tried a lot of different options for birth control. None of them have worked for me.
Healthcare
#independent-journalism
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Nothing is off the table' in response to Trump tariff threats, Downing Street says

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
UK politics
#journalism-funding
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Suspected rapist leaves country after being accidentally set free weeks before trial

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

EMB 2230 Mainstream schools to receive extra funding to support Send children

Government pledges £4bn to mainstream schools for SEND support, funding targeted interventions, adaptive teaching and specialist 'experts at hand' services.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Reform accused of direct attack on settled families' with new migration plan

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

NYC sees 12,000 flights delayed as nor'easter expected to bring 18 inches of snow

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
US news
#journalism
US politics
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago

Woman Gets $100,000 from Nevada After They Put Her Behind Bars for a Miscarriage

Nevada paid $100,000 after arresting, convicting, and imprisoning Patience Rousseau for a 2018 stillbirth under a 1911 manslaughter law.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

What Reform UK's senior figures really think about women and families

Reform UK leaders express socially conservative positions on women, marriage, abortion, fertility, and propose policies that could reduce legal protections for women and families.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Charles Bronson releases letter from prison ahead of parole hearing

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Playgrounds would become crack dens' if Greens were in power, policing minister says

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
UK politics
#media-funding
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Supreme Court ruling on Trump's tariffs will not bring Europe relief, experts say

Trump retains legal pathways to impose tariffs despite a Supreme Court ruling, while The Independent seeks donations to fund on‑the‑ground, paywall‑free journalism covering key issues.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

If you think Westminster is a boys' club, why not join ours?

Independent reporting covers major US and UK issues, funds on-the-ground journalism with reader support, maintains free access, and provides insider political analysis via a new podcast.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Jamal Edwards' mum opens up on his death: I'm trying to carry on his legacy'

Brenda Edwards opened the Jamal Edwards Self Belief Creative Community Hub in west London to honor her son and support young people through his trust.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Sharper than expected fall in net migration will add 3bn to UK's borrowing'

Plummeting UK net migration will increase government borrowing by about £3 billion and reduce tax revenues due to fewer working-age migrants.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Starmer to pursue Chagos Islands deal despite Trump calling it a big mistake'

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Starmer warned UK faces 1936 moment' as ex-defence chiefs urge spending boost

Britain's armed forces face severe degradation from chronic underfunding, prompting calls from former defence leaders to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP.
#investigative-journalism
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Terrifying moment massive avalanche smothers crowd of fleeing skiers in Italian Alps

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
France news
France news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Avalanches, deaths and a train crash: Why Europe's mountains are dangerous right now

Europe's mountains have experienced a surge in deadly avalanches this season, causing numerous fatalities and prompting severe weather and avalanche warnings.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Suspect named in murder of man who staggered into pub with stab wounds

Siavosh Mohammad-Khani, 34, is wanted for the murder of Dariusz Serafin, who died from knife wounds in Hanwell on February 10; a reward was offered.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Prince William says it has taken long time to understand my emotions'

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Met Police searching for prisoner who escaped custody for second time in a week

21-year-old prisoner Daniel Boakye escaped from Lewisham hospital while awaiting deportation to Ghana; police are searching for him after a prior absconding.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

March 2026 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Who are the candidates running in the Gorton and Denton by-election?

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
UK politics
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

India hosts a high-stakes AI summit in New Delhi, drawing 20 leaders and top tech CEOs

Donations sustain on-the-ground, paywall-free journalism while India hosts an AI summit highlighting global AI influence, regulatory challenges, and ambitions to become an AI power.
Europe news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

2 years on, Navalny's death still casts a shadow over Russia and wider Europe

Alexei Navalny's 2024 death in a Russian Arctic penal colony remains contentious, fueling investigations, mourning, and political repercussions within Russia and internationally.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Detective sues force over tainted' probe on ex-partner's alleged affair

Former detective Andrew Fearon sues North Wales Police, alleging mishandling of a colleague’s affair cost his mental health and career.
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