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A flare burns natural gas at an oil well

Apr. 20, 2023

Red States Are Trying To Fight The World On Climate

By Maggie Koerth

Filed under earth day

Mifepristone and misoprostol pills are provided at a Carafem clinic for medication abortions

Apr. 11, 2023

Virtual Abortions Surged After Roe Was Overturned — But The Texas Ruling Could Change That

By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Filed under Abortion

A clinic escort assists a patient at a Planned Parenthood Health Center in Philadelphia

Apr. 11, 2023

Over 66,000 People Couldn’t Get An Abortion In Their Home State After Dobbs

By Maggie Koerth and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Filed under Abortion

Apr. 7, 2023

A Texas Judge’s Decision Could Reduce Abortion Access … Again

By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Filed under Abortion

Mar. 22, 2023

‘Tis The Season … For Gonorrhea?

By Maggie Koerth

Filed under Disease

Pro-life supporters march in Washington D.C.

Mar. 9, 2023

Some GOP Legislators Are Trying To Show They’re Pro-Life, Not Just Anti-Abortion

By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Filed under Abortion

A staff works in the pop-up Huoyan Laboratory specialized in the nucleic acid test on 2019-nCoV in Wuhan

Mar. 7, 2023

Does It Matter Where COVID-19 Came From?

By Maggie Koerth

Filed under COVID-19

Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf

Feb. 23, 2023

Why An Abortion Drug Approved 20 Years Ago Might Get Yanked From The Market

By Maggie Koerth and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Filed under Abortion

Feb. 6, 2023

Why Most Gun Laws Aren’t Backed Up By Evidence

By Maggie Koerth

Filed under Gun Violence

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Red States Are Trying To Fight The World On Climate

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Over 66,000 People Couldn’t Get An Abortion In Their Home State After Dobbs

A Texas Judge’s Decision Could Reduce Abortion Access … Again

‘Tis The Season … For Gonorrhea?

Some GOP Legislators Are Trying To Show They’re Pro-Life, Not Just Anti-Abortion

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