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VICE: Extremists Are Winning the War on Abortion
The rise of the radical anti-abortion movement has transformed statehouses, courts, and the White House. Experts worry violence will follow.
THE GUARDIAN: Missouri House passes extreme eight-week abortion ban – as it happened
State’s Republican-led House joins states such as Alabama by passing sweeping bill, which does not include exceptions for rape or incest
REWIRE: Missouri Republicans Rush to Criminalize Abortion Care
A bill moving quickly through Missouri's legislature would all but end legal abortion in the state.
REWIRE: Family Research Council: The Extreme Anti-Choice Group Molding Trump’s Reproductive Rights Policy
The Family Research Council has ingratiated itself with the administration, which could mean devastating consequences for the country's most vulnerable people.
THE INDEPENDENT: Trump administration tracking teenage girls who want an abortion
'The health department has an overall pattern of weaponising health care information,' says campaigner.
PENNSYLVANIA CAPITAL-STAR: Brian Sims was right, defending abortion rights is a critical fight. His tactics were all wrong
So we have some thoughts about state Rep. Brian Sims’ most recent star turn in the national media spotlight after he posted a Twitter video of himself haranguing some protesters who’d gathered outside the offices of a Philly Planned Parenthood office last week.
THE ATLANTIC: Health and Human Services and the Religious-Liberty War
Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services is pitting religious freedom against abortion and LGBTQ rights.
WALL STREET JOURNAL: White House Unveils Rule to Protect Health Workers’ Religious, Moral Beliefs
The Trump administration will expand enforcement of protections for medical workers with moral or faith-based objections to medical procedures such as abortion, assisted suicide or sterilization—setting off a likely legal battle over religious rights in health care.
NEWSWEEK: HHS Changes To Permit Religious Exemptions Will Have ‘Chilling Effect’ On Health Care: Watchdog
The Department of Health and Human Services' decision allowing medical workers to refuse to provide services because of religious or conscientious objections "creates a chilling effect" on health care, a watchdog organization told Newsweek
LGBTQ NATION: Trump admin issues rule that gives healthcare workers right to discriminate against LGBTQ people
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a rule that would allow healthcare workers like doctors, nurses, emergency personnel, and hospice workers to discriminate if they cite their religious beliefs as justification.