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Abortion

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Philly Fitness Studios Are Banding Together in the Fight for Reproductive Rights

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, folks and organizations at the local level have been taking action in the fight for […]

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City Life

Anti-Abortion Activists Are Making a Ton of Fake Online Appointments to Clog the System

Say what you will about anti-abortion activists, but you can’t accuse them of being disorganized. The Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade […]

City Life

8 Lesser-Known Abortion Funds to Support Post-Roe

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in late June, eliminating nearly 50 years of federal abortion protections, many people jumped into action: taking […]

City Life

With Western PA Abortion Clinics Overwhelmed, Philly-Area Facilities See Patients From Ohio and West Virginia

In the days since the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, two of Pennsylvania’s closest neighbors have criminalized abortion and pregnancy. Thanks to a […]

City Life

I Realized I Knew More About Stone Fruits Than Abortion Laws in My State

On Saturday afternoon, I was pitting cherries in the Catskills. These cherries weren’t being pitted for sport or the love of the game. They were […]

City Life

Philly Photographer Describes Capturing History at City Hall’s Massive Roe Protest

Photographer Andriana Wilson was about to get on a train at Suburban Station after her fashion shoot on South Street, when she noticed the crowds […]

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City Life

Here’s Exactly How Access to Abortion in Pennsylvania Could Disappear Very Very Easily

As it stands right now, a person in Pennsylvania can, at least legally speaking, get an abortion with relatively few restrictions. Among them, there’s the […]

City Life

Overturning of Roe v. Wade Is a Reminder That We Aren’t a True Democracy

Last week’s landmark overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court should be a shock to no one. Threats to end abortion rights have […]

City Life

This Philly Designer Turned Her Welcome America Fashion Show Into a Powerful Roe Protest

Against the backdrop of Philly’s all-out Independence Day festivities, this weekend took a turn as Friday’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade quickly materialized […]

City Life

A City Outraged: Scenes From a Weekend of Protest in Philadelphia

We knew it was coming, of course. On May 2nd, Politico stunned the entire nation with a leaked document showing that the Supreme Court was […]

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How Pennsylvania’s Latest Anti-Abortion Bill Fits Into Anti-Roe Strategy

Just one day before Alabama governor Kay Ivey signed the country’s strictest anti-abortion bill into law this week — bringing a fierce abortion rights debate […]

City Life

Scenes From the Planned Parenthood Protest in Philadelphia

They wanted to stop abortion. And quite a few of them wanted to make America great again, too. Hundreds of anti-abortion activists swarmed Planned Parenthood at 12th and […]

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City Life

Anti-Abortion Activists Plan to Converge on Philly Planned Parenthood on Friday

One week after Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Sims released a controversial video of himself angrily confronting a protester he termed an “old white lady” outside the […]

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Brian Sims Berates “Old White Lady” Protesting at Philly Planned Parenthood

Brian Sims is not a man to just quietly work toward his legislative goals in Harrisburg, where he’s served as a state representative since 2012. […]

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City Life

The Kermit Gosnell Movie Opens Today — Not Without Controversy, Of Course

It’s been more than four years since over $2 million was raised through crowdfunding to make a Kermit Gosnell movie, and today, that film finally […]