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“I have had close friends of mine reveal stories I knew nothing about. Many people that I talked with … would tell me that nobody in their immediate family knew this story, or they haven’t told this story in 30 years,” said Marilyn Lands. (Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

BY LIVIA FOLLET | When Rep. Marilyn Lands won her race for the 10th District seat in Alabama in March with 63 percent of the vote, she did not expect to beat her Republican opponent by such a large margin.

After having an abortion herself, Lands made reproductive freedom the heart of her winning campaign this year. She has found that sharing her story has had a profound impact on her relationship with voters.

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Activists march holding portraits of women who died because of the lack of legal right to abortion on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)

BY ELEANOR KLIBANOFF | Doctors, lawyers and advocates say the state board’s new guidance still doesn’t clarify when doctors can legally perform abortions.

“Unfortunately, the increased requirements for documentation are truly unworkable,” testified Dr. Richard Todd Ivey, a Houston OB-GYN. “These decisions should be made by a patient in consultation with their physicians, because that is the practice of medicine. We as physicians want to work within the confines of the law, but we cannot do so if our hands are tied.”

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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech was full of anti-gay and misogynistic statements. (Scott Winters / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

BY JODI BONDI NORGAARD | A lot has been said (and none good) about Kansas City Chief’s kicker, Harrison Butker’s dystopian and controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College. There was a lot to dislike. He claimed abortion, IVF, surrogacy and euthanasia come from “the pervasiveness of disorder.” He trashed birth control and took a swipe at the LGBTQ community. 

What garnered the most attention was this: “I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you. Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and children you bring into this world.”  

The diabolical lie we have been told is to stay in our lane. Those who believe that can expect us to run you off the road.

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