Tag Archives: abortion rights

Open Thread | The Abortion Ban Costs Another Woman Her Life In Texas

Posted on December 1, 2025 by rikyrah

“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas. ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Update on the Attack on Reproductive Choice

Posted on October 13, 2025 by rikyrah

Checking in with Ms. Valenti. I so appreciate her work in keeping us informed about the attack on our reproductive rights. Eight More Abortion Arrests in Texas 10.8.25 Jessica Valenti Oct 08, 2025 Attacks on Birth Control The Trump administration … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Trump Administration is “Reviewing” Abortion Pills

Posted on September 29, 2025 by rikyrah

BREAKING: The Trump Administration is “Reviewing” Abortion Pills The FDA and HHS just announced their next move in the war against mifepristone Jessica Valenti Sep 24, 2025 While the country is distracted by Donald Trump’s obscene lie that Tylenol during … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Intimidation About Abortion in Red States

Posted on July 30, 2025 by rikyrah

South Carolina Miscarriage Patient Turned in to Child Protective Services Our reporter was vaguely threatened with jail after looking into the patient’s subsequent arrest Jessica Valenti and Kylie Cheung Jul 25, 2025 A few weeks ago, Abortion, Every Day told … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | More on the Attack of Women’s Reproductive Rights

Posted on June 16, 2025 by rikyrah

Saw this today, and had to post it: Katherine Clark (@WhipKClark) posted at 1:11 PM on Mon, Jun 09, 2025: What else was snuck into the GOP’s Big, Ugly Budget? A provision barring health plans on the ACA marketplace from … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Keeping Up With the Anti-Abortion Machinations

Posted on May 1, 2025 by rikyrah

We have to keep an eye out on the anti-abortion machinations. The Anti-Abortion Movement’s Gutter Politics Jessica Valenti Apr 30 Weird Science This past week has been a textbook example of the anti-abortion playbook in action: First, FDA chief Marty … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Stop Believing Republicans

Posted on March 20, 2025 by rikyrah

I hear that. From Jessica Valenti: Stop Believing Republicans 3.17.25 Jessica Valenti Mar 18 Stop Believing Republicans It’s a rule to live by, especially when it comes to abortion rights. Right now, Republican state legislators across the country are pushing … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Abortion Update – Conservatives Are Coming for Prenatal Tests

Posted on March 10, 2025 by rikyrah

Conservatives Are Coming for Prenatal Tests 2.28.25 Jessica Valenti Mar 1 Conservatives’ Next Target: Prenatal Tests Back in 2023, I wrote an investigation about the anti-abortion movement’s quiet campaign to force women to carry doomed pregnancies to term. This wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | They Are Coming for Women…..Misogyny – Full Throttle

Posted on March 5, 2025 by rikyrah

“A woman is like a child”: MAGA quickly turns its sights on stripping Republican women of power Conservative women believe complicity will save them. But an emboldened far-right is gunning for their rights By Amanda Marcotte Senior Writer For decades, … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | RFK, Jr and His Responses About Abortion

Posted on January 30, 2025 by rikyrah

I read Jessica Valenti, and this is what she wrote about RFK Jr’s confirmation hearings today: RFK Jr. Accidentally Reveals Trump’s Plan on Abortion Kennedy drops hints on mifepristone, emergency abortion, and the possibility of a national ban in his … Continue reading →

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