In The Grand Scheme: Six Sinister Tactics Employed By Anti-Abortion Centers

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Summary

Across all levels of government, access to abortion in the United States is under the most serious threat in over 50 years. As right-wing, Christian fundamentalist and white supremacist politicians and advocates have gained greater power in recent years, they have hardened and increased their already unrelenting attacks on access to abortion.

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Cruelty and Control: Reproductive Rights and Health Care in the U.S. Immigration System

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The U.S. government runs the largest immigrant detention system in the world. A far cry from America’s promises of liberty and freedom for all, this system is known for its cruelty. This cruelty is illustrated perhaps most acutely through the denial of reproductive freedom and health care for those detained in U.S. detention centers. Cruelty and Control: Reproductive Rights and Health Care in the U.S.

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Mapping Deception: A Closer Look at How States’ Anti-Abortion Center Programs Operate

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Introduction

As of spring 2021, more than 2,500 anti-abortion centers, or AACs, (sometimes called “crisis pregnancy centers,” “CPCs,” or “pregnancy resource centers”) exist in the US. These AACs aim to deter people seeking abortions from receiving the medically accurate, non-judgmental healthcare they need.

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The Heritage Foundation’s Health Department: How an Increasingly Radical Right Wing Think Tank Is Controlling HHS — to the Detriment of Reproductive Health and Other Human Rights

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Executive Summary

The Heritage Foundation brands itself as a think tank of establishment conservatives; as policy experts in the fields of economics and national security who align with the traditional Republican Party. This branding is a façade, as Heritage regularly spouts hateful ideas that are detrimental to LGBTQ individuals, women, people of color and low-income workers. 

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Human Life International: The Quiet Giant Underwriting Abortion Politics Abroad

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Executive Summary

Human Life International (HLI), a U.S. nonprofit based in Front Royal, Virginia, has spent decades quietly funding anti-abortion campaigns in foreign countries. HLI funds affiliated groups in nations where abortion is totally illegal or only legal in rare cases to preserve the life and health of the woman. In many of these areas, women are being jailed with decades-long sentences and are suffering enormous consequences under these laws. 

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