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Medication abortion typically uses two FDA-approved oral medications to end a pregnancy: mifepristone and misoprostol. The organization Plan C has a comprehensive guide to finding abortion pills on their website. (Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images)

BY CARRIE N. BAKER and LISA ARONSON FONTES | Brittni Silva found out she was pregnant after filing for divorce from Marcus Silva in May of 2022. Her abusive husband searched her phone, finding text messages where she discussed getting an abortion with three friends. Brittni Silva texted her friends: “So now he’s saying if I don’t give him my ‘mind body and soul’ until the end of the divorce, which he’s going to drag out, he’s going to make sure I go to jail for doing it.”

Marcus recently sued his wife’s friends for helping her obtain an abortion. The man has a long history of coercive control—a type of domestic abuse that can include isolation, manipulation, monitoring, intimidation and verbal, legal, physical and sexual abuse. In the past. Brittni’s husband had already burned their wedding photos, threatened the family dog and repeatedly harassed her. The Silva case illustrates how this state coercion adds another weapon to an abuser’s controlling arsenal.

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E. Jean Carroll leaves Manhattan Federal Court on May 8, 2023, following her trial, in which attorneys for E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump gave closing arguments in the battery and defamation trial against the former president. (Stephanie Keith / Getty Images)

BY E. SCOTT OSBORNE | In the E. Jean Carroll / Donald Trump battery (rape) and defamation case, it was her story versus his. This jury, at least, sided with Carroll. But do most people really believe her? This case may be over, but the question matters for the future. A lot.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland, with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (left) and FBI Director Christopher Wray (right), speaks on the Proud Boys conspiracy trial on May 4, 2023. Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and members Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl were found guilty of seditious conspiracy. Fellow member Dominic Pezzola was found guilty of other charges, including obstructing a proceeding of Congress and destruction of government property. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

BY JACKSON KATZ | Guilty verdicts for seditious conspiracy were handed down to key members of the Proud Boys on May 4 for actions related to the Capitol insurrection—marking a significant milestone in the 21st century struggle in democratic societies against far-right extremism and political violence.

But the group is still mobilizing at a rapid pace across the country. And they’ve adjusted their strategy, turning toward anti-LGBTQ activism and expanding the group’s mission beyond Trumpian “stop the steal” efforts to focus its violent tactics on policing the borders of traditional masculinity. So what can be done about the disturbing emergence of the Proud Boys as a reactionary force determined to block social progress?

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