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Missouri Republican Considers Overriding Voters’ Decision on Abortion Rights

Missouri was one of seven states that passed abortion rights measures on Election Day last week.

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Demand for Abortion Pills and Emergency Contraception Surges After Trump’s Win

Americans are stockpiling reproductive health medications amid fears of restrictions under the next administration.

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California AG Pledges to Protect Abortion Rights After Trump Win

California has emerged as a safe haven for reproductive rights since the overturn of “Roe v. Wade.”

08.11.2024 4

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Amarillo Voters Reject Abortion Ban, Breaking With Texas’s Anti-Abortion Agenda

The anti-abortion measure was defeated by about 20 percentage points.

07.11.2024 8

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Trans Candidates Triumph in Key Elections Despite GOP’s Anti-Trans Ad Campaign

Transgender candidates won several federal, state and local elections this cycle, despite Republicans spending over $200 million on an ad campaign...

07.11.2024 10

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Republicans Spent Nearly $215M on TV Ads Attacking Trans Rights This Election

Republicans spent nearly $215 million on network TV ads vilifying transgender people this election cycle, according to data released by Ad Impact and...

06.11.2024 7

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As US Erodes Sexual and Reproductive Rights, International Law Can Be a Lifeline

US activists are turning to international frameworks on sexual rights, the right to health and anti-torture protections.

22.10.2024 4

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Trans Youth Impacted by Anti-LGBTQ Laws Share Their Stories in New Book

“American Teenager” gives a platform to eight trans teens whose lives were upended by anti-trans laws in the US.

09.10.2024 8

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Police Are Increasingly Encrypting Their Radios to Block Scrutiny by Journalists

In Aurora, Colorado, in 2016 and then in Denver in 2019, police radio transmissions went silent. Many journalists, accustomed to using newsroom...

04.08.2024 8

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Louisiana Legislature Passes Transgender Bathroom Ban Bill

If signed into law, the bill will affect the estimated 20,000 transgender people who live in Louisiana.

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Maternal Mental Health Is “Urgent Public Health Crisis” in US, Report Shows

“The US is failing mothers,” the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health said in a new report.

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Supreme Court Threatens Access to Mailed Abortion Pills Used by 8,000 Per Month

First-ever report fully details providers using blue state shield laws to prescribe abortion pills via telehealth.

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Trump Says He Will Reverse Protections for LGBTQ Kids on “Day One” If Reelected

“Trump is currently the greatest threat to LGBTQ people,” LGBTQ legislative researcher Allison Chapman told Truthout.

13.05.2024 10

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Missouri Axes Medicaid Funds for Planned Parenthood

“Just like MO's abortion ban, ‘defunding’ is about power & control,” said a Missouri chapter of Planned Parenthood.

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Tennessee Law Will Force Schools to Out Trans Students to Their Parents

“This law does not protect children and schools should not be forced to put children in danger,” an LGBTQ advocate said.

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US Company Fined $649K for Illegally Hiring Children to Clean Slaughterhouses

“For too long this industry has evaded basic legal oversight,” a legal scholar told Truthout.

08.05.2024 20

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Federal Judge Condemns Alabama AG’s Abortion Prosecution Warning

“The right to interstate travel is one of our most fundamental constitutional rights,” the judge said in his ruling.

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Conservative States Say They Won’t Comply With Rule Against Trans Discrimination

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced on Thursday that the state would not comply with a federal regulation designed to protect the rights of...

06.05.2024 20

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Journalists Covering Campus Antiwar Protests Must Be Safeguarded, CPJ Says

Amid escalating tensions surrounding pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses nationwide, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) recently...

03.05.2024 10

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New Federal Rules Protect LGBTQ People From Misgendering, Bathroom Bans

On Monday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated guidance detailing that employers who refuse to use transgender...

02.05.2024 10

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Northwestern University Agrees to Full Disclosure of Israeli Investments

“We consider this to be a prime moment to take stock, recharge, plan, and build power,” a student coalition said.

30.04.2024 10

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Biden Administration Strengthens Health Care Protections for LGBTQ People

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...

29.04.2024 10

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Abortion Advocates Criticize Proposed Texas Medical Board Guidance

Doctors performing life-saving abortions in Texas may soon need to record if they attempted to transfer the patient to another facility before...

26.04.2024 5

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Maryland Governor Signs “Freedom to Read Act” Into Law

On Thursday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) enacted HB 0785, known as the Freedom to Read Act, into law, prohibiting libraries that receive state funding...

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93% of Trans Teens Live in States That Have Proposed or Passed Anti-Trans Laws

Approximately 93 percent of transgender youth aged 13 to 17 live in states that have proposed or passed anti-trans laws, according to a new report by...

25.04.2024 9

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US Supreme Court Considers Whether Hospitals Must Provide Emergency Abortions

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a decisive abortion rights case regarding whether hospitals are obligated to provide abortions...

24.04.2024 10

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Ohio Attorney General Asks Court to Restrict Judge’s Pause on Anti-Trans Law

On Monday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) urged the Ohio Supreme Court to review a lower court judge’s temporary restraining order against the...

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Israel Tied With Iran Among Top Jailers of Journalists in 2023, Report Finds

A recent report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) found that Israel tied with Iran as one of the world’s leaders in jailing...

22.04.2024 8

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Transgender Teen in WV Can Play on Track Team, Federal Appeals Court Says

“This is a massive victory for trans rights,” LGBTQ legislative researcher Allison Chapman told Truthout.

18.04.2024 4

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The Right to an Abortion Might be on the 2024 Ballot in Montana

Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights has officially launched a campaign to place a state constitutional amendment safeguarding abortion rights on...

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SCOTUS Declines to Review First Amendment Mass Protest Rights Case

“[P]eople don’t need to be afraid to show up. The Constitution still protects our right to protest,” McKesson said.

16.04.2024 9

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Sterilization Procedures Have Surged Among Young People Post-Dobbs

A national study published by JAMA Health Forum found that there was an abrupt surge in permanent sterilization procedures among young adults ages...

15.04.2024 10

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TN Senate Passes Bill Criminalizing People Who Help Trans Youth Access Care

On Thursday, the Tennessee Senate approved a measure that would criminalize helping transgender youth access gender-affirming care without parental...

12.04.2024 7

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Ohio Rep. Introduces Bill That Would Redirect Funds to Fake Abortion Clinics

Republican Rep. Josh Williams introduced a bill this week in Ohio aimed at withholding state subsidies from any government entities that provide...

12.04.2024 20

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Honduras Woman Says Country Denied Her Access to Abortion in UN Complaint

The country’s strict abortion ban violates Hondurans’ rights to “life, health, privacy, autonomy, and bodily integrity.”

11.04.2024 5

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Israel Must Allow Foreign Journalists Entry to Gaza, UN Secretary-General Says

On Monday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demanded that Israel allow foreign journalists to enter the Gaza strip. Currently, only...

10.04.2024 10

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Indiana Appeals Court Upholds Religious Exemption to Abortion Ban

On Thursday, the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a lower court preliminary injunction, affirming that individuals who have religious objections to the...

09.04.2024 6

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Nearly 9 in 10 Trans People in State Prisons Have Undergone Solitary Confinement

Nearly 90 percent of transgender people in state prisons have been placed in solitary confinement at some point during their incarceration, according...

08.04.2024 8

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University of Texas at Austin Fires 60 Staff Focused on Diversity and Inclusion

The layoffs were prompted by a diversity, equity, and inclusion ban that went into effect in January.

04.04.2024 3

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Arizona Abortion Rights Amendment Garners Sufficient Signatures for 2024 Vote

On Tuesday, Arizona for Abortion Access, a coalition of reproductive rights organizations, including the ACLU of Arizona and Planned Parenthood...

03.04.2024 10

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Texas Woman Sues Prosecutors Over Murder Charge for Abortion

Lizelle Gonzalez, a Texas woman who self-managed an abortion in 2022, is suing local Starr County prosecutors for more than $1 million in damages for...

02.04.2024 8

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Kansas Legislature Bans Trans Kids From Accessing Gender-Affirming Care

The Kansas legislature passed an anti-trans bill on Wednesday that would bar transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care in the state....

28.03.2024 10

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GLAAD, Media Matters Call Out NYT for Excluding Transgender Voices

A recent study conducted by Media Matters and GLAAD reveals that in the year following public backlash for its coverage of anti-trans legislation, The...

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Washington Enacts Comprehensive Worker Protections for Strip Club Dancers

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed into law a “Strippers’ Bill of Rights” on Monday, which was celebrated by advocates for its comprehensive...

26.03.2024 9

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Government Spending Bill Will Prohibit Flying Pride Flags at Embassies

As part of a $1.2 trillion government funding deal President Joe Biden signed on Saturday that will keep the majority of U.S. government agencies open...

25.03.2024 3

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Signs “Educational Gag Order” Into Law

On Wednesday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed a comprehensive anti-diversity bill into law. The bill, Senate Bill 129, targets diversity, equity,...

22.03.2024 8

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Maine Sheriffs’ Association Announced That It Opposes “Shield Law” Bill

The Maine Sheriffs’ Association has come out in opposition to LD227, a shield law that would protect health care providers offering gender-affirming...

22.03.2024 10

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Report Says That a “Medical Ethics Crisis” Is Enfolding in Louisiana

A recently released report details an unfolding “constitutional, human rights, public health, and medical ethics crisis” in Louisiana, caused by...

21.03.2024 6

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Criminal Charges Filed Against Russian Gay Club for “LGBT Extremism”

Russian authorities have initiated the country’s first-ever criminal case into “LGBT extremism,” according to Yekaterina Mizulina, head of the...

20.03.2024 9

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LGBTQ Advocates Celebrate Inclusive Curriculum Law Enacted in Washington

Gov. Jay Inslee (D-Washington) signed a law on March 18 requiring Washington’s school districts to develop curricula promoting diversity, equity and...

19.03.2024 4

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