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Kamala Harris's 'first priority' as president: To 'stop this pain' and 'injustice' from abortion bans

Vice President Kamala Harris is using her pro-choice platform to carry her over the finish line.

Ohio's six-week abortion ban permanently struck down as judge upholds referendum

"The State of Ohio seeks not to uphold the constitutional protection of abortion rights, but to diminish and limit it," Judge Christian Jenkins wrote.

Abortion and trans rights need more than a Kamala Harris victory: 'Legalization does not equal access'

While its CEO has a “best case” and “worst case” in mind, there will still be plenty of work for Elevated Access no matter the outcome of the November elections.

Abortion is the most important issue for women under 30 in the election: survey

Nearly two out of every fice women under the age of 30 (39 percent) said abortion is the most important issue for their vote in November.

Death of a Georgia mother denied an emergency abortion was 'preventable,' panel rules

An official state committee concluded that 28-year-old Amber Nicole Thurman's death was “preventable,” and the hospital’s delay in performing an abortion had a “large” impact on her passing.

Mark Robinson tells women to get their groins 'under control' in bizarre anti-birth control rant

"Don’t lay down and act like you’re making a baby til you’re ready to have a baby," the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina said in an unearthed 2022 video.

Inside the massive protest against Project 2025 and anti-trans laws coming to D.C. (exclusive)

A renowned organizer for the upcoming Gender Liberation March tells The Advocate how you can attend — and why you should.

'Cat Ladies for Kamala Harris' are campaigning AND shading JD Vance

Women have put up with Republican attacks on their rights for decades — but they're drawing a line at attacks on their pets.

'Devastated:' A six-week abortion ban will go into effect in Iowa next week

Health care practitioners in the state decried the ruling as a decision that "will push abortion care almost entirely out of reach in Iowa."

Megan Rapinoe shuts down period stigma, Republicans, and homophobic soccer players (exclusive)

Megan Rapinoe tells The Advocate about her campaign with Knix to end period stigma, and the state of LGBTQ+ acceptance in women's soccer.

All Republican women in the South Carolina Senate lost their primaries — Here's why

Three women GOP State Senators joined Democrats last year to block an extreme conservative-backed bill.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will always 'fight like hell' to protect LGBTQ+ rights (exclusive)

The governor of Michigan tells The Advocate about her efforts to defend vital LGBTQ+ services, and warns about the dangers of a second Trump term.

Here are the states that have laws protecting abortion and gender-affirming care

These states have taken the step to protect bodily autonomy.

An Arizona Republican blocked a total abortion ban, betraying the GOP — and her judge husband

Shawnna Bolick’s vote was the deciding factor in overturning a total abortion ban from 1864 — a ban her husband, a state Supreme Court justice, voted in favor of.

Most Black women don't have access to abortion, and they're going to impact the elections

Out of the 11.8 million Black women between the ages of 15 and 49 in the U.S., 57 percent live in areas that restrict access to abortion.

Just one Christian Nationalist group is behind Idaho's bans on trans care and abortion

Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are heavily intertwined, and one group conservative hate group continues to use its influence in Idaho.

These 10 states are voting on abortion in November — is yours one?

Constitutional amendments to protect abortion will be brought to vote in November in 10 states.

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A Texas woman was charged with murder for having an abortion. Now, she's suing the state

Lizelle Gonzalez spent two nights in jail after being charged with murder in “the death of an individual by self-induced abortion."

'Fractured landscape:' Abortions in the U.S. are increasing, despite 'drastic' bans

Despite abortion restrictions being implemented in 21 states since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, abortions are increasing in the U.S.

What is International Women's Day? The history of the revolutionary holiday explained

The history of the holiday goes beyond feminism, reminding us every year of the deep ties linking gender equality and class struggle.