ProPublica reviewed 12 of the nation’s strictest abortion bans. Few changed in 2023, as state lawmakers caved to pressure from anti-abortion groups opposing exceptions for rape, incest and health risks.
Republican officials are undermining citizen-led ballot initiatives that seek to protect the procedure. Ohio is the latest state to get protections on the November ballot.
This is not the first period in U.S. history when white men have exercised control over women’s right to bear – or not bear – children, including during slavery.
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The State-Level Effort To Protect Abortion Marches Forward Through Chaos
Republicans Increasingly Reveal They Barely Know Where Babies Come From
Biden Admin Pokes At Upcoming Supreme Court Abortion Fight On Roe Anniversary
Some Republicans Were Willing To Compromise On Abortion Ban Exceptions. Activists Made Sure They Didn’t.
Voters In At Least 10 States Are Trying To Protect Abortion Rights. GOP Officials Are Throwing Up Roadblocks.
Ohio Court Greenlights Anti-Abortion Language In Banner Ballot Amendment
White Men Have Controlled Women’s Reproductive Rights Throughout US History. The Post-Dobbs Era Is No Different
