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Abortion bans: how Margaret Atwood predicted America’s future in The Handmaid’s Tale
The parallels between Atwood's Gilead and Trump's United States are disturbing.
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- Jean Hannah Edelstein
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Life
Abortion law: Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are ready to fight for women's rights - here's how
The Planned Parenthood forum is the first presidential event focused on women's health
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- Christobel Hastings
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Life
The number of Northern Irish women seeking abortions in England and Wales has risen significantly
New statistics show an increase of 22% in the number of women travelling to access reproductive care.
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- Lauren Geall
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People
Ariana Grande has just donated a lot of money to Planned Parenthood
Another celeb joins the fight for our reproductive rights
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- Chloe Gray
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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Why Michelle Wolf wants to make jokes about the abortion ban
The US comedian says that it’s time we treated abortion like the everyday occurrence that, for many women, it is and should be.
Fashion
Understanding the powerful statement hidden inside Billy Porter’s Tony Awards dress
The actor chose theatre’s biggest awards night to take a stance on abortion rights.
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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People
Elizabeth Warren just perfectly summed up why abortion should be government funded
What is the Hyde Amendment, and why is it so dangerous for women?
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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Life
Busy Philipps superbly sums up why it isn’t brave to share our abortion stories
“My abortion should not even matter”
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- Hollie Richardson
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Long Reads
Why are people boycotting Netflix?
The reason is completely unfounded.
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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Long Reads
How New York, Illinois and Nevada are fighting to protect abortion rights
"We’re not going back to coat hangers, we’re not going back to dying. We’re not going back."
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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People
Until abortion laws change, Sophie Turner won’t work in Northern Ireland or Georgia
It's one of the reasons why the actor says she's glad that Game of Thrones, which partially filmed in Belfast, is over.
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- Valeria Martinez
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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This genius pamphlet perfectly sums up the problem with America’s abortion ban
Are you a man wanting to regulate abortion? There’s only one way to effectively do so.
Visible Women
One year after Ireland’s abortion referendum, we asked women how life has changed
Pro-choice activists, a politician and a doctor reflect on the highs and lows of the last 12 months.
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- Moya Crockett
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People
You need to read Glenn Close’s response to those abortion ban protests
“I still cling to hope for our fragile, fractious democracy,” said Glenn Close, who marched alongside her best friends at the demonstration
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- Kayleigh Dray
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People
Samira Wiley teases what’s next for Moira in The Handmaid’s Tale
“Some of the most extraordinary things happen under trauma, to human beings in general, but specifically to women in this show,” says Wiley.
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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Life
The Alabama abortion ban is disturbing. Northern Ireland’s is even worse
Anti-women bills in the US have the shock of the new. But old laws in place in Northern Ireland are just as scandalous.
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- Moya Crockett
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Life
Why Northern Ireland’s abortion laws must be changed by Theresa May’s government
According to a major new report by the Women and Equalities Committee.
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- Moya Crockett
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Life
This music video tells the heartbreaking story of one woman’s abortion journey
‘I’m a Life’ highlights the plight of Northern Irish women forced to travel abroad for abortions.
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- Moya Crockett
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- Moya Crockett
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The Derry Girls protest shows Northern Irish women won’t stop fighting for abortion rights
The campaign for reproductive rights in Northern Ireland is far from over – but women won’t give up.
Life
A woman in El Salvador is facing jail after giving birth to her rapist’s baby
Here’s how you can support women suffering under El Salvador’s harsh abortion laws.
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- Fiona Patterson
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