Teddy Wilson
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College Station, TX, United States
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Report: Most Maternal Deaths for Black Women in Texas Are Preventable
Lawmakers in the GOP-dominated Texas legislature have failed to pass any meaningful policy changes to address the high rates of maternal mortality among Black women. → Read More
Anti-Union Forces Pump Last-Minute Cash Into Fight Over Missouri's 'Right-to-Work' Ballot Measure
But labor unions leading the campaign to repeal the anti-union law have far outraised and outspent the conservative groups. → Read More
Anti-Choice Group Targets Homes and Neighbors of Indiana Abortion Providers
A fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health said the harassment and intimidation tactics used by anti-choice activists are "designed to evoke fear" in people who are targeted. → Read More
Missouri Voters Have a Chance to Overturn GOP's Union-Busting Law
“The evidence is clear that these laws do not boost employment, they simply kneecap unions and hurt workers’ wages,” said Janelle Jones, analyst at the Economic Policy Institute. → Read More
OB-GYNs: Speak Out Against Trump's Attack on Title X Before It's Too Late
One advocate said the proposed Title X rule changes would force health-care providers to omit medically accurate information necessary for patients to make fully informed decision. → Read More
Federal Judge Blocks GOP's Medication Abortion Ban in Arkansas
U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker ruled that the Republican-backed law “does little if anything to advance” the state’s interests in protecting a person's health and safety. → Read More
Anti-Choice Democrats' Conference Sponsored by Group Waging Smear Campaign Against Planned Parenthood
Live Action, which has allied with congressional Republicans to block federal funding to reproductive health-care organizations is a sponsor of the anti-choice conference in Denver next month. → Read More
Texas County Terminates Immigrant Detention Center Contract With ICE, For-Profit Prison
“Stepping on our rights, stepping on our values, and stepping on our human rights. There’s no justification to have these places, nothing justifies these places." → Read More
North Carolina Governor Slaps Down GOP Attempt to Further Suppress Voting
"True democracy should make it easier to vote, not harder," Gov. Roy Cooper said. → Read More
Laws Protecting LGBTQ Youth From 'Conversion Therapy' Find Continued Success in 2018
State-level legislation banning so-called conversion therapy could "protect tens of thousands of teens," said Christy Mallory, state and local policy director at the Williams Institute. → Read More
There's No Evidence That Abortion Is Dangerous. This Study Proves It.
The findings fly in the face of claims from abortion rights foes that the common medical procedure is dangerous, requiring stringent regulations. → Read More
'Uber-Wealthy' Texans Are Bankrolling the Rise of Fake Clinics Across the State
The proliferation of fake clinics in Texas isn't only the result of Republican policymaking; it's funded by billionaires. → Read More
Report: Trump’s Global Gag Rule ‘Downright Catastrophic for Global Health’
“Trump’s global and domestic gag rules show no matter what side of the U.S. border you reside, no one is outside the reach of this administration’s brutal attacks on health and rights." → Read More
Louisiana's Bipartisan Abortion Ban the Latest to Go After 'Roe'
The 15-week abortion ban will only go into effect if a federal court upholds a similar law in Mississippi. → Read More
Study Debunks Anti-Choice Claims of Link Between Abortion and Suicide
Several states require that pregnant people seeking abortion care be provided with state-printed materials that make dubious claims about the psychological risks of abortion. → Read More
'Completely Intentional': Fake Clinics Outnumber Abortion Providers 10 to 1 in Texas
Among the Texas fake clinics identified by Rewire.News, more than 50 receive state funding through a program created by the Republican-controlled legislature in 2005. → Read More
Stacey Abrams Inches Closer to Becoming the First Black Woman Governor in the US
Abrams has sought to challenge the political establishment’s view that Democratic candidates in so-called red states must oppose abortion rights or oppose gun control. → Read More
Where Anti-Choice Lawmakers Are Elected, 'Abortion Deserts' Persist
There are 27 "abortion deserts" in the United States—major cities where pregnant people have to travel more than 100 miles to access an abortion. → Read More
Obama Rejected Texas' Anti-Choice Health-Care Program. Now the State Is Appealing to Trump.
Critics of the program dispute Attorney General Ken Paxton’s claim that the success of the program is “not dependent on Planned Parenthood’s participation." → Read More
Fake Clinics Don't Just Receive State Funding in Texas. They Get Very Little Oversight.
“In shutting down licensed abortion clinics and instead legitimizing crisis pregnancy centers, Texas officials have made it clear that they do not truly care about the health and safety of pregnant Texans.” → Read More