reproductive rights

“We have been saying, ‘abortion is not an issue you should be running from, it is an issue you should be running on.'”

We talked with candidates and other Minnesota engaged in politics about how reproductive rights, public safety, and education are impacting voters.

The bodies of women and people who were assigned female at birth (AFAB) are considered commodities in the United States, objects that are able to be bought or sold.

Advance-practice clinicians are already undergoing training to dispense the two-pill abortion medication regime. One of the state’s largest hospitals, HCMC (Hennepin Healthcare), is beginning to prepare to offer abortions as well.

This is a living page of updates. Changemakers Alliance is building a statewide conversation about what happens next in Minnesota, including how to come closer to electing 51 percent women’s leadership this fall

As we reawaken to the control issues related to women’s bodies again… a reflection on the tension between two competing purposes. “One is social control — ensuring that people conform to social norms, standards and ideologies by providing services that control those who are deemed unworthy or deviant.”

People born today in this country will likely have fewer rights and opportunities to pursue their own lives than people in my generation have had.

It was her words “how dare you” that made me sit with my ideas about reproductive rights.

“The November election is going to be really important for people who care about reproductive rights in the state.”

A Conversation with J’Mag Karbeah, Health Equity Researcher

The clinic’s opening brings the number of abortion providers in Minnesota to eight.

Rep. Tim Miller, R-Prinsburg has introduced legislation since 2018 that would make abortions after a heartbeat is detected a gross midemeanor. This time, he modeled the bill after the Texas law that has gone into effect, while legal challenges work through the court system.