Planned Parenthood and other reproductive rights groups are mobilizing droves of new volunteers and running TV ads to elect Democrats after Ginsburg’s death.On Friday evening, just after the news of Supreme Court Justice hit headlines, reproductive rights activists were already on Zoom calls and group chats across the country, springing into action."It was an all-hands-on-deck response within minutes of the news breaking,” a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood Votes, Planned Parenthood’s super PAC, told BuzzFeed News Monday. “We took time to — and continue to — pay our respects to her...…Planned Parenthood and other reproductive rights groups are mobilizing droves of new volunteers and running TV ads to elect Democrats after Ginsburg’s death.On Friday evening, just after the news of Supreme Court Justice hit headlines, reproductive rights activists were already on Zoom calls and group chats across the country, springing into action."It was an all-hands-on-deck response within minutes of the news breaking,” a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood Votes, Planned Parenthood’s super PAC, told BuzzFeed News Monday. “We took time to — and continue to — pay our respects to her...WW…

The decision watered down the Affordable Care Act's "contraceptive mandate," allowing employers and universities to opt out of providing health insurance coverage for contraception for religious or moral reasons.The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Wednesday, granting businesses and universities the ability to refuse to provide birth control coverage for their employees for religious or moral reasons.The decision pertains to two cases — which the Supreme Court combined and heard together over video chat in May — and .Both cases concern an Obama administration–era...…The decision watered down the Affordable Care Act's "contraceptive mandate," allowing employers and universities to opt out of providing health insurance coverage for contraception for religious or moral reasons.The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Wednesday, granting businesses and universities the ability to refuse to provide birth control coverage for their employees for religious or moral reasons.The decision pertains to two cases — which the Supreme Court combined and heard together over video chat in May — and .Both cases concern an Obama administration–era...WW…

Arkansas is the sixth state to try to block abortion access during the pandemic.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .The American Civil Liberties Union filed an Monday seeking to block a state order in Arkansas that would prevent the state’s sole clinic from performing abortions during the . Arkansas is the sixth state to issue an order limiting abortion access due to the pandemic.On April 3, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson issued a statewide directive that...…Arkansas is the sixth state to try to block abortion access during the pandemic.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .The American Civil Liberties Union filed an Monday seeking to block a state order in Arkansas that would prevent the state’s sole clinic from performing abortions during the . Arkansas is the sixth state to issue an order limiting abortion access due to the pandemic.On April 3, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson issued a statewide directive that...WW…

The federal government recommends no one attend gatherings of more than 10 people, but some churches are still encouraging big congregations to attend Easter Sunday services.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .When he picked up the phone and heard it was a reporter on the line, Louisiana Pastor Tony Spell almost immediately began reciting the Declaration of Independence.“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they...…The federal government recommends no one attend gatherings of more than 10 people, but some churches are still encouraging big congregations to attend Easter Sunday services.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .When he picked up the phone and heard it was a reporter on the line, Louisiana Pastor Tony Spell almost immediately began reciting the Declaration of Independence.“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they...WW…

The ACLU filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general on Wednesday, asking it to investigate the incident and other mistreatment of pregnant immigrants.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .She gave birth to her baby while standing up, holding on to the side of a trash can in a Border Patrol station, she and her family told the American Civil Liberties Union. She was still wearing her pants.They were in the midst of being...…The ACLU filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general on Wednesday, asking it to investigate the incident and other mistreatment of pregnant immigrants.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .She gave birth to her baby while standing up, holding on to the side of a trash can in a Border Patrol station, she and her family told the American Civil Liberties Union. She was still wearing her pants.They were in the midst of being...WW…

The Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund helps women get abortions when they can’t afford them. It’s run by a mom and her seven kids.JACKSON, Mississippi — It was nearly 4 a.m. and Laurie Bertram Roberts was lying in bed, yelling instructions to her partner and kids in the other room. Half the house was asleep, but the other half was bustling around the dimly lit kitchen, getting ready for a six-or-so-hour road trip from Jackson, Mississippi, through Memphis to Little Rock, Arkansas.Everything seemed to be going wrong. The van they planned to take had just broken down — the wheelchair ramp...…The Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund helps women get abortions when they can’t afford them. It’s run by a mom and her seven kids.JACKSON, Mississippi — It was nearly 4 a.m. and Laurie Bertram Roberts was lying in bed, yelling instructions to her partner and kids in the other room. Half the house was asleep, but the other half was bustling around the dimly lit kitchen, getting ready for a six-or-so-hour road trip from Jackson, Mississippi, through Memphis to Little Rock, Arkansas.Everything seemed to be going wrong. The van they planned to take had just broken down — the wheelchair ramp...WW…

Rioters holding Trump flags and chanting pro-Trump slogans stormed the Capitol, causing an evacuation.As she was being evacuated to safety on Wednesday afternoon, Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming said she couldn’t believe the rioters could be “Trump supporters.”Thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters staged an attempted coup at the Capitol Wednesday, while Congress was in the process of certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory, causing an evacuation of members of Congress, staff, and reporters.“I hope it’s not Trump supporters that are involved in the mayhem,” Lummis told a...…Rioters holding Trump flags and chanting pro-Trump slogans stormed the Capitol, causing an evacuation.As she was being evacuated to safety on Wednesday afternoon, Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming said she couldn’t believe the rioters could be “Trump supporters.”Thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters staged an attempted coup at the Capitol Wednesday, while Congress was in the process of certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory, causing an evacuation of members of Congress, staff, and reporters.“I hope it’s not Trump supporters that are involved in the mayhem,” Lummis told a...WW…

Wen had worked to emphasize the group’s status as a health care provider, leading to concerns among some staff that the organization was moving away from politics.Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen, the first physician to head the women’s health care group in 50 years, said she was removed from her position by the organization’s board “at a ,” capping months of internal concerns over her management style and a perceived shift away from the group’s political work.Wen attributed her departure to “philosophical differences over the direction and future of Planned Parenthood,” she said in a...…Wen had worked to emphasize the group’s status as a health care provider, leading to concerns among some staff that the organization was moving away from politics.Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen, the first physician to head the women’s health care group in 50 years, said she was removed from her position by the organization’s board “at a ,” capping months of internal concerns over her management style and a perceived shift away from the group’s political work.Wen attributed her departure to “philosophical differences over the direction and future of Planned Parenthood,” she said in a...WW…