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Having access to safe, affordable, legal abortion is a challenge for a large proportion of the women and pregnant people in the world.

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Why Access to Abortion Care Matters for Black Maternal Health

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Attacks on our reproductive choices are costing the lives of Black women and birthing people of color. This report from the Black Maternal Health Federal Policy Collective highlights the importance of accessible abortion care and the need to protect our right to abortion.

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How Big Tech Censors Abortion Information (and what we can do about it): A Conversation with Erin Matson

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How does abortion information get censored online? Erin Matson discusses how censorship and misinformation campaigns and how they affect people seeking quality abortion care.

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The United States of Abortion Mazes

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This interactive resource uses mazes as a visual tool to make abortion access easier to understand, state by state.

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Effect of Abortion Restrictions on Medical Providers

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How do abortion bans lead to deteriorating access to maternity care and other health care? Medical students are decreasingly applying for residency in states with abortion restrictions. Health care providers are also leaving those states.

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A Rabbi's Perspective on Abortion, Justice, and Religion

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In this Roe-era interview, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg speaks with the Center for American Progress about religion and abortion access. She notes how the media often overlooks stories about people of faith working for reproductive rights and justice.

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Jailed and Pregnant: What the Roe Repeal Means for Incarcerated People

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What are the consequences of the Dobbs decision on incarcerated people? This Q&A fact sheet reviews the availability of reproductive health care in prisons and jails.

Advocacy & Activism

Increasing Access to Abortion Care

In the face of increasing threats to reproductive freedom, Our Bodies Ourselves continues to advocate for the right of all pregnant people to decide whether to continue a pregnancy.

Stories & Conversations

No Choice: Personal Abortion Stories

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This award winning film shares frank personal stories of abortion before Roe v Wade was overturned.

Stories & Conversations

39 Stories Show Just How Important Abortion Access Is

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In 2020, 39 senators asked the US Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade. In response, Teen Vogue published 60 personal stories that highlight the vital importance of access to abortion services.

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Abortion and Contraception Quick Links

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If you are in need of access to, or have question about, abortion and contraception, this list of resources is a good place to start.

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Roe Is Gone. What Happens for Trans Men?

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It's not just a theoretical concern that trans men need abortion justice. It is a lived reality.

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The History of Abortion Law in the United States

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Abortions occur whether they are legal or not, but the right to abortion has been both supported and contested over time. This essay traces key state and federal laws and Supreme Court rulings and their effects throughout U.S. history.