Millions of girls were aborted for being girls. Now parents often lean towards them https://t.co/TVeAbW4bLA ...

Millions of girls were aborted for being girls. Now parents often lean towards them https://t.co/h8ajmMuosi ...

A backstreet abortion nearly killed her. It became a story that shaped the rest of her life https://t.co/7xrAEHRZZm ...

The new HBO documentary “The Devil is Busy” looks at the difficult daily work of abortion providers working under strict restrictions in Atlanta. Executive producer Soledad O'Brien tells Ali Velshi that with abortion becoming a highly politicized issue, she wanted to show "who are the actual people in these clinics, and what they do day in and day out." The documentary's focus on providers and patients, rather than higher level discussions of policy, O'Brien explains, aims to provide "a more nuanced picture ...

Rural White people aren't more conservative on abortion, LGBTQ rights or funding the police, TK tells @niamalikah. So what's driving their shift away from the Democratic Party? (via @opinion) https://t.co/eS3HGsydQc ...

Human Rights Policy Changes - U.S. State Department considers countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws, and affirmative action policies as violating human rights [1] - These new rules will impact how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report [1]

Human Rights Policy Changes - U.S. State Department considers countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws, and affirmative action policies as violating human rights [1] - These new rules will impact how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report [1]

Human Rights - U S officials now consider abortion a violation of human rights [1] - U S officials now consider DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives a violation of human rights [1]

Popular AI chatbots are routinely steering users who ask for advice on reversing an abortion to a hotline that promotes an unproven and potentially dangerous treatment, according to a new report https://t.co/2Rjq2B3rDv ...

Government Shutdown & Funding Bill - Lawmakers are taking steps to end the 43-day government shutdown, the longest in US history [1] - The House Rules Committee advanced the Senate-passed bill to reopen the government, extending funding for most agencies until the end of January [1] - The House is scheduled to hold votes on the funding bill, with Republicans hopeful for passage [2] - The funding bill includes three full-year funding bills for some parts of the government [1] Political Dynamics & Negotiations - Democrats are reportedly furious but moving towards acceptance of the deal, recognizing healthcare as a more salient issue [10][11] - Some Democrats who supported the deal felt they couldn't get anything better after 41 days of shutdown [12][13] - A tension point is the idea that some senators were looking for a way out of the shutdown posture early on [16] Affordable Care Act (ACA) & Abortion Coverage - The deal includes a provision allowing senators to sue the federal government if their private phone data was accessed without notification, potentially awarding $500,000 in damages per violation [18] - Some Republicans want to extend ACA subsidies only if new restrictions on abortion coverage are included [19] - Democrats are pushing back against stricter abortion funding limits, calling it a non-starter [21][22] - Abortion remains a prickly issue for Republicans, especially after the overturning of Roe v Wade [23][24]