How Indiana’s abortion ban maintained rape and incest exceptions
After hours of debate, lawmakers voted 18-28 this week to keep the rape and incest exceptions in the bill. Republicans were divided on the issue.
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Indiana Senate committee advances near-total abortion ban after eight hours of public testimony
More than 60 people testified, and not a single person was in favor of the bill. The Indiana Senate Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure voted on Tuesday to advance it.
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Indiana opens special session to debate near-total abortion ban
Lawmakers convene to introduce a near-total ban, just weeks after a 10-year-old had traveled to Indiana to receive an abortion unavailable in her home state.
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Women are at the center of the Jan. 6 hearings — and it's not a coincidence, Cheney says
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney on Thursday emphasized the role of women who have testified during the hearings, while drawing a stark contrast with the “50, 60 and 70-year men who hide themselves behind executive privilege.”
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New Senate bill aims to provide veterans with a ‘private, hygienic place to nurse their children’
Only half of VA medical facilities currently provide designated nursing rooms, and those that exist are only for employees — not for veterans or their partners receiving care.
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Latina veterans saw themselves in Vanessa Guillén. A new documentary tells their stories.
In an exclusive interview with The 19th, Andrea Patiño Contreras, the film’s director, spoke about making the film, the resilience of survivors of military sexual violence.
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Americans support extending child support payments to pregnancy, survey finds
“If we’re thinking of a fetus as an actual person with rights, then a whole bunch of other stuff has to change,” said Chris Ellis, the co-director of the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy.
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FDA will consider over-the-counter birth control pill
Given the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade, access to birth control is likely to become a major focus for people of childbearing age.
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‘The government owns your body’: What abortion access now looks like for the military
The Pentagon says abortion services will continue as before for the military community. But some lawmakers demand that more is done to protect service members seeking care.
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'They want you to feel alone': New bill aims to ban NDAs for victims of workplace harassment
Nondisclosure agreements keep harassment allegations from reaching the public and are used by U.S. corporations to purchase victim silence.