Oregon GOP senators end 6-week strike after new deals on abortion, gun bills

The Oregon Senate is seen during a vote in the state capitol in Salem, Oregon on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Enough Republican members showed up in the Oregon Senate on Thursday to end a six-week strike that it disrupted the work of the legislature and blocked hundreds of bills, including some on abortion, transgender healthcare … Read more

Abortion care training is banned in some states. A new bill could help OB-GYNs get it

Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin in Washington, DC in 2019. Her state of Wisconsin now has a near-total ban on abortion under an 1849 law. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption on/off Mark Wilson/Getty Images Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin in Washington, DC in 2019. Her state of Wisconsin now has a near-total ban on abortion … Read more

As many as 16% of people who have had an abortion do not identify as a heterosexual woman

At a time when conservative state politicians are launching coordinated attacks on LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights, the data on the intersecting identities targeted by these types of legislation is especially important. Previous research has found that there is diversity in sexual orientation and gender identity among people who have had abortions in the United States. … Read more