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Every year around the world, 121 million women become pregnant when they did not intend to be. Sixty percent of these pregnancies ends in an abortion. Globally, one out of every two abortions is unsafe, putting women at risk of serious complications and death. This is a preventable tragedy.
Even 150 years ago, the common law and many state laws did not criminalize abortion early in pregnancy, which is very similar to the viability line drawn by Roe. But the Dobbs majority ignores...
The debate today testifies your continued important engagement on sexual and reproductive health and rights, and notably abortion. Our focus must be both internal and external in countering the pushback.
They’re already talked about banning that — banning the pill that helps women seek abortion who can’t make it to a clinic physically; that would make it even harder for women to travel.
On the International Safe Abortion Day, a group of UN experts* stress that abortion is essential health care and a human right. Denial of access to abortion services jeopardizes a person's physical and mental health and takes away their autonomy and agency.
Access to safe and legal abortion and to quality post-abortion care, especially in cases of complications resulting from unsafe abortions, helps to reduce maternal mortality rates, prevent adolescent and unwanted pregnancies and ensure women’s right to freely decide over their bodies.
Vice President Kamala Harris commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision by imploring Americans to work to enshrine abortion rights into law. "For nearly 50 years, Americans...
