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A photo collage includes an excerpt from a patient complaint form, an ultrasound image, a pregnancy test, a sign for the Women’s Help Center and a second sign that reads, “Unexpected pregnancy? Free testing & counseling.”

How Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Can Claim to Be Medical Clinics and Get Away With It

by Laura C. Morel December 15, 2022December 14, 2022

One Florida case shows just how little authorities are doing to regulate pregnancy centers, even when the risks to women are significant.

Kelly Flynn sits in the waiting room of the Florida abortion clinic she owns, A Woman’s Choice of Jacksonville.

Reproductive Rights

Abortion Providers Ask for Protection as They Prepare for Post-Roe Harassment and Violence

by Laura C. Morel June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

As a wave of bans on the procedure takes effect across the U.S., providers and patients will face mounting risks in places where clinics remain open.

Clinic escorts wearing yellow vests stand in front of a clinic. On the door is a hand-written sign saying the clinic is staying open to honor Dr. Slepian. In the foreground is police tape and a police officer, standing guard.

Reproductive Rights

Abortion in the Crosshairs

by Michael I Schiller, Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Jess Alvarenga, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson June 18, 2022June 20, 2022

An investigation into the 1998 murder of a New York abortion provider exposed a network of violent anti-abortion activists.

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Illustration of a woman in a hospital gown standing on a giant mobile device. The device screen shows an appointment form, with the “submit” button underneath the woman. The button is made of glass and underneath is a bottomless pit.

Reproductive Rights

Facebook and Anti-Abortion Clinics Are Collecting Highly Sensitive Info on Would-Be Patients

by Grace Oldham and Dhruv Mehrotra June 15, 2022June 16, 2022

The social media giant gathers data from crisis pregnancy centers through a tracking tool that works whether or not a person is logged in to their Facebook account.

Reproductive Rights

Crossing the Line: The Fight Over Roe

by Laura C. Morel, Mohamed Al Elew, Katharine Mieszkowski, Emily Harris, Amy Mostafa, Cynthia Rodriguez, Nina Martin, Andy Donohue, Soo Oh, Melissa Lewis, Soraya Ferdman, Sarah Mirk, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Jess Alvarenga, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson May 7, 2022May 12, 2022

Florida is an unexpected safe haven for abortion, but it also has a history of anti-abortion extremism – and harassment at clinics is escalating.

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