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Abortion

‘The Pitt’ Showed What Abortion Pill Access Should Look Like

The popular HBO show’s accidentally aspirational mifepristone plotline should inspire more emergency rooms to offer medication abortion.

President Donald Trump signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025, during the 4th of July picnic.

Weekly Roundup

Trump ‘Defunds’ Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood Sues: July 7 News Roundup

Plus, what you missed on Autonomy News last week.

Reproductive Justice

The Plot to Effectively Ban Abortion Nationwide Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes

Lawmakers and activists are working to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills. The end result would be catastrophic.

Weekly Roundup

'Defunding' Planned Parenthood, Supreme Court Doozies, and More: June 30 News Roundup

Plus, a preview of what’s coming on Autonomy News this week.

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Weekly Roundup

HIPAA Weakened for Abortion, Ohio Personhood Bill, and More: June 23 News Roundup

Plus, what you missed on Autonomy News last week.

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Abortion

A Mysterious Group Contacted Abortion Clinics Offering Help. Is it a Scam, an Anti-Abortion Scheme, or Both?

Discreet Care claims to provide “concierge” services like appointment booking and travel planning, but it appears to put abortion seekers at risk.

Abortion

Planned Parenthood May Allow Affiliates to Drop Abortion Care to Avoid ‘Defunding’

On Tuesday, the organization informed regional groups that they can apply for waivers to stop providing abortions in an attempt to keep Medicaid funding.

Flowers at the Minnesota state capitol for slain lawmaker Melissa Hortman.

Weekly Roundup

Abortion Providers on a Hit List and Two Abortion-Related Arrests: June 16 News Roundup

Plus, a preview of what’s coming on Autonomy News this week.

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Weekly Roundup

Emergency Abortions, $100K Bounties, and Fetus Plaintiffs: June 9 News Roundup

Plus, what you missed on Autonomy News last week.

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Abortion

‘They Called Us Ungrateful': Abortion Providers Say Texas Exam Puts Them and Patients at Risk

Doctors hoping to become board-certified in complex family planning must travel to Dallas for an in-person exam. They say the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology dismissed their concerns.

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The ‘Soft Eugenics’ Presidency

The Trump administration's alarming rhetoric about immigrants and disabled people is dangerous given the history of forced sterilization in the U.S., advocates say.

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