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By Bonnie Fuller | Despite mounting evidence that Texas’ abortion bans are endangering women’s lives, Republican lawmakers are pushing for even stricter restrictions, including limits on essential abortion medications. Legal challenges have failed to loosen the state’s near-total ban, leaving doctors fearful of prosecution and women suffering life-threatening complications. Cases like Amanda Zurawski’s near-fatal sepsis and Samantha Casiano’s forced pregnancy highlight the devastating impact of the law, yet the Texas Supreme Court has refused to clarify its vague medical exceptions. With no legal or citizen-led ballot initiatives available, advocates say the only path to restoring abortion rights in Texas is to vote out antiabortion legislators.

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By Shoshanna Ehrlich | The Pentagon’s decision to rescind abortion travel reimbursements—following Trump’s executive order enforcing the Hyde Amendment—has sparked fierce opposition from lawmakers and veterans’ advocates, who argue it endangers servicewomen and undermines military readiness.

Sen. Jean Shaheen condemned the move for sending a message that women in the military “are not as valuable as their male counterparts,” while Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, called it “deeply personal,” noting that if she were stationed in Texas or Florida today, she “wouldn’t have had healthcare.”

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America echoed these concerns, insisting that “those who are serving and sacrificing for us deserve so much more” than this “wrongheaded and out-of-touch” policy reversal.

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By Amy Polacko | They were the “Insta-perfect” couple that captivated a nation.

But a new Netflix documentary American Murder: Gabby Petito includes text messages never seen before, journal entries, social media footage, family interviews and body cam video that give a foreboding picture of exactly what led to the 22-year-old’s death at the hands of Brian Laundrie. 

It’s called coercive control—and this deeper dive into Gabby’s story serves as a five-alarm warning to everyone, and their loved ones, about red flags to look for in relationships.

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