Phoebe Bridgers admitted in a new interview she was surprised by the response to her revelation that she had an abortion while on tour last year. Speaking to The Guardian ahead of her appearance at Glastonbury this weekend, the musician said she didn’t give much thought before she posted on …
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Roe v. Wade is dead. The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 6-3 that states can restrict or outright ban abortion at any point during a pregnancy, overturning the landmark 1973 decision that enshrined abortion protections in federal law, along with a subsequent decision that affirmed those protections in 1991. “Roe …
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Women wailed outside the Supreme Court while teenagers next to them started a dance party. At the moment the growing crowd learned six justices had overturned Roe v. Wade, it was impossible to tell if the din echoing off the high court’s marble was cheers or screams. As it turns …
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In light of the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling Friday morning overturning Roe v. Wade and allowing states to restrict or ban abortion at any point during a pregnancy, a handful of country music artists have spoken out in opposition to the decision. Chief among them is Maren Morris, who detailed …
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The three liberal justices who opposed Friday’s decision eliminating a constitutional right to an abortion did not hold back, writing a blistering dissent likening the “catastrophic” decision to a “loaded weapon” that “takes aim… at the rule of law.” Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan, writing together, abandon …
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Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard andAni DiFranco have collaborated on new song “Disorders” to raise awareness for reproductive rights and proceeds for the National Network of Abortion Funds. The track — which also features work from saxophonist Skerik, Josh Evans, and Stanton Moore — starts as a soft rock song …
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It is a grim coincidence that the same week that HBO premieres the The Janes — a documentary about the young women who established an underground network to provide women with affordable and safe abortion care in the years before Roe v. Wade — the current Supreme Court may actually …
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As Carlos Soto criss-crossed San Antonio to knock doors for Jessica Cisneros, he’d encounter Democrats who told him, politely but firmly, that the 29-year-old immigration attorney was “not my candidate.” These were more moderate voters, Soto explained when I joined him on his route in February. That response was often …
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Donald Trump is on the precipice of achieving the most lasting and impactful part of his presidential legacy, as the justices he put on theSupreme Court prepare to help overturn Roe v. Wade and cement the former president’s status as a hero to social conservatives. But for a man who …
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About eight years ago, Ricki Lake and her producing partner Abby Epstein resolved to turn a critical eye on hormonal birth control. Their previous documentary, 2008’s The Business of Being Born, emphasized the risks and expense of giving birth in a hospital. This new project would apply that same medical …
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