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Oklahoma is one step closer to severely restricting abortion access. On Thursday, the state’s House of Representatives voted to approve a bill that will ban nearly all abortions beginning at fertilization. However, the GOP-backed legislation—House Bill 4327—provides exceptions in cases of rape and incest that were reported to law enforcement. It also allows doctors to carry out […]
Starbucks will reimburse employees for travel expenses related to seeking abortions or gender-affirming procedures, the company announced this week. The move was announced via a letter to Starbucks partners from Sara Kelly, who currently serves as the company’s acting executive vice president of partner resources. As the Associated Press noted in its report, the Seattle-headquartered coffee […]
Thousands of protesters gathered this weekend in an effort to preserve U.S. abortion rights. Dubbed “Bans Off Our Bodies,” the nationwide demonstrations kicked off Saturday in dozens of cities across the nation, including NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, Pittsburgh, and Nashville. The pro-choice events were in response to a recently leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that could […]
Some of entertainment’s biggest names are showing their support for reproductive rights. Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, and Megan Thee Stallion are among the 160 young artists and influencers who lent their names to Planned Parenthood’s #BansOffOurBodies campaign. The organization took out a full-page ad in Friday’s edition of the New York Times, in which they […]
A 28-year old El Salvadorian woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after she was accused of having an abortion following a medical emergency. The Associated Press reports that the woman, only identified as “Esme,” was accused of having an abortion and found guilty of aggravated homicide. “The judge acted with partiality, giving […]
A fire at a Wisconsin anti-abortion group’s headquarters is being investigated as an arson, according to the Wisconsin Star Journal. The fire, which took place early Sunday morning at the Wisconsin Family Action office in Madison, was spotted by police around 6 a.m. The building itself was spray painted with the phrase “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t […]
A self-described “Pro-Life Spider-Man” was taken into custody by the authorities Tuesday after scaling the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. The climber, who goes by the name of Maison Des Champs on Instagram, climbed the 1,000-foot-tall skyscraper before he was detained Tuesday morning, per KTVU. He documented much of the journey on social media, in an effort to […]
On Tuesday, Politico published a 98-page initial draft majority opinion from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that protects abortion rights. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” the draft from Alito, which is said to be from February, reportedly reads. “Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. […]
Police have discovered five fetuses at the Washington D.C. home of an anti-abortion activist who was one of nine people indicted this week on federal charges for blocking access to a reproductive health center, CBS affiliate WUSA9 reports. Police went to the home of Lauren Handy, 28, who the DOJ described as a “Catholic anarchist,” on a […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets In her upcoming book, Things I Should Have Said, Jamie Lynn Spears details the unsettling events surrounding her 2007 pregnancy at […]
