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The 19th News Network
Stories published in partnership with The 19th News Network, a collective of national, regional and local publishers seeking to advance racial and gender equity in politics and policy journalism.
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For trans people reliant on federal programs, this election could change everything
Donald Trump’s hostility toward gender-affirming care has thrust trans rights into the center of a contentious election, raising anxiety about future federal support.
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He's been flying people to access reproductive care. Here’s how he’s preparing for the election.
Regardless of the outcome of the election, this organization flying people to access abortion and gender-affirming care will have plenty of work.
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IVF is popular in pro-family Utah. Why aren’t candidates talking about it?
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some states are now beginning to develop policies to regulate IVF.
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State supreme court races could determine abortion access in several states
This fall, the races for state supreme court are no longer down-ballot contests — their outcomes could determine the future of abortion access.
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Florida’s abortion ban has an exception for fatal fetal anomalies. So why was this woman forced to go to Virginia?
In November, Florida voters will have a chance to codify abortion rights. It could be the only way that people with medically complex pregnancies could access the procedure in the state.
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Alabama is the only state with no mothers of school-age children in legislature
A new report finds that, nationwide, only a very small fraction of lawmakers are mothers of minors.
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States with abortion bans saw steep declines in birth control prescriptions after Roe
The declines were particularly steep in Texas, the largest state with a near-total abortion ban in place.
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Millions of Americans have long COVID: Will Kamala Harris acknowledge them?
She is part of an administration that many advocates believe turned its back on COVID. Still, some see more hope in a potential Harris presidency.
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Baltimore County is big and diverse. Its council is all male and very White.
Despite the growing diversity of the county, no woman has been elected to city council 2010.