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BY CARRIE N. BAKER | The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled abortion providers can’t sue state officials to block S.B. 8, which bans abortion at six weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest. The unanimous decision closed the narrow pathway to challenge the law left open by the U.S. Supreme Court last December. The law, which went in effect on September 1 last year, will stay in effect for the foreseeable future.

“With this ruling, the sliver of this case that we were left with is gone,” said Nancy Northup, CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights. “We are in a moment of crisis not only for reproductive rights but for our justice system and the rule of law.”

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BY ERIN GRANT | Over the last decade alone, abortion clinics have been closing at an alarming rate. Six states have only one brick-and-mortar abortion clinic left. Four of these are small, independent clinics helping patients access critical abortion care. 

Nineteen years ago on March 10, 1993, Dr. David Gunn, a physician who dedicated his life to providing abortion services in rural communities, was murdered by a white supremacist anti-abortion extremist. On the anniversary of his death, we celebrate Abortion Provider Appreciation Day as a way to honor his life and recognize all the courageous, compassionate people who, despite the growing obstacles, provide abortion care every day.  

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BY ALYSON O'DANIEL | Last month, musician Lizzo, a well-known spokeswoman for body positivity, declared on Instagram, “If you love me, you love all of me … or none of me at all.” 

Her sentiment—that big bodies are beautiful and deserve admiration—is a tantalizing message of inclusion in a popular culture that pressures women and girls to be thin by any means necessary. However, women and girls of all body types must ask a deeper question: What, exactly, are they being included in? 

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