by Lauren Rankin | Jun 16, 2026 | addiction, Bodily Autonomy, CPS, Criminalization, drug testing, Drugs, Family Policing, Fetal Personhood, health care, New York, Op-Ed, Policing, pregnant people, reprodcutive rights
New York had the chance to make history in more arenas than basketball this June. Earlier this month, the New York Senate passed the Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act, becoming the first legislative chamber in the country to pass legislation that would require informed consent for drug testing of pregnant people. But despite that promising step, the state has once again failed to protect…
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by Elisha Brown | Jan 30, 2026 | Abortion, abortion bans, Abortion Pills, Criminalization, Fetal Personhood, Florida, Indiana, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, News, Propaganda, Reproductive Rights, South Carolina, Wisconsin
Even though many legislative sessions only just convened across the country this month, efforts to restrict access to abortion pills are in full swing, particularly in states that already ban abortion. Nearly 200 anti-abortion bills have been introduced in 29 states, according to an estimate by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health research organization. “In 2026…
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