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A Wednesday hearing in Georgia’s Gwinnett County was dominated by comments opposing additional public funding for Georgia Wellness Group, an anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center. It was a continuation of a controversy that began in July, when Atlanta-area reproductive justice advocates launched a campaign urging residents to tell
Reproductive Justice
A Wednesday hearing in Georgia’s Gwinnett County was dominated by comments opposing additional public funding for Georgia Wellness Group, an anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center. It was a continuation of a controversy that began in July, when Atlanta-area reproductive justice advocates launched a campaign urging residents to tell
Reproductive Justice
Update 12/23/25: According to an email sent to staff, PPSE interim CEO Mairo Akposé resigned. The board said senior leadership would remain in place as it continues its leadership search. In October, current and former workers from Planned Parenthood Southeast (PPSE)—one of Planned Parenthood’s regional affiliates—
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Update 12/23/25: According to an email sent to staff, PPSE interim CEO Mairo Akposé resigned. The board said senior leadership would remain in place as it continues its leadership search. In October, current and former workers from Planned Parenthood Southeast (PPSE)—one of Planned Parenthood’s regional affiliates—
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For years, Republicans have talked about “defunding” Planned Parenthood. This year, they made their most significant step yet toward that goal with the budget reconciliation bill signed into law by President Trump on July 4. Under this budget law, health-care providers who received more than $800,000 in Medicaid
Reproductive Justice
For years, Republicans have talked about “defunding” Planned Parenthood. This year, they made their most significant step yet toward that goal with the budget reconciliation bill signed into law by President Trump on July 4. Under this budget law, health-care providers who received more than $800,000 in Medicaid
Reproductive Justice
Update, Monday 8/25/25, 2:45 pm: This story was updated with a new comment from PPGOH and response from PPGOH Workers United. Unionized employees at Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio (PPGOH), one of the state’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates, are asking the organization’s leadership to take
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Update, Monday 8/25/25, 2:45 pm: This story was updated with a new comment from PPGOH and response from PPGOH Workers United. Unionized employees at Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio (PPGOH), one of the state’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates, are asking the organization’s leadership to take
Reproductive Justice
When Roe v. Wade was still the law of the land, reproductive justice advocates noted that abortion may have been legal, but it was functionally inaccessible for many people. Now, thanks to the Dobbs decision, 16 states are enforcing total or near-total bans, forcing abortion seekers to travel to
Reproductive Justice
When Roe v. Wade was still the law of the land, reproductive justice advocates noted that abortion may have been legal, but it was functionally inaccessible for many people. Now, thanks to the Dobbs decision, 16 states are enforcing total or near-total bans, forcing abortion seekers to travel to
Reproductive Justice
According to the president of the United States, immigrants are "poisoning the blood of our country." Migrants accused of crimes have "bad genes.” And if you believe health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., autism is an “epidemic” worse than Covid—which mostly “killed old people.” Autism, Kennedy
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According to the president of the United States, immigrants are "poisoning the blood of our country." Migrants accused of crimes have "bad genes.” And if you believe health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., autism is an “epidemic” worse than Covid—which mostly “killed old people.” Autism, Kennedy