The Midwest U.S.: Piecing Together Abortion Care and Access

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For Abortion Access in the South, Virginia Plays a Critical Role

Viriginia plays a critical role for abortion access in the South. In fact, Virginia is the only southern state that did not enact a post-Dobbs abortion ban, leaving it the only southern state without a full abortion ban or extremely restrictive ban on the books. April Greene, Exe ...  Show more

Independent Abortion Providers Are Human Rights Defenders

Independent abortion clinics collectively provide 58% of abortions in the United States. After 26 weeks of gestation, abortion clinics provide 100% of abortion care in the country. Yet, independent clinics have faced unrelenting attacks to their funding, resources, and physical w ...  Show more

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