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Abortion is already one of the most difficult issues of our time, and loaded language makes it even harder to find common ground.
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Alabama Political Reporter
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- National
Civil rights attorney Fred Gray to be awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Abortion rights advocates speak out against Roe v. Wade reversal
Carl applauds Supreme Court abortion ruling
Mo Brooks asked Trump for blanket pardon, considering testifying before Jan. 6 committee
Poll: More than half of Americans believe Jan. 6 attack was planned
- Education
Troy University freezes tuition for third time in four years
Former Athens principal convicted of multiple felonies still employed
Opinion | Alabama’s FAFSA completion policy is yielding success
Parent: Magic City Acceptance Academy says school is helping his child
Alabama Arise urges ALSDE to extend summer lunch program through the summer
- Health
COVID positivity rate, hospitalizations continue steady increase in Alabama
Ivey urges Biden to halt COVID-19 vaccine deadline for National Guard personnel
Alabama’s COVID-19 positivity rate rising steadily as hospitalizations decline slightly
Alabama’s COVID hospitalizations, positivity rate rising
Lawsuit alleges teen girl abused in Alabama psychiatric residential center
pregnancy stories
Health
Advocates say extended coverage is the start of a "healthy future" for Alabama mothers.
Health
Ten pregnant women were in the intensive care unit at UAB as of yesterday, with seven on ventilators.
State
The Medical Association joined legislators in calling for continued funding to investigate why mothers die from childbirth.
Health
Most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, with women of color bearing the brunt of Alabama's maternal mortality crisis.
National
Women died during pregnancy or during childbirth in Alabama in 2017 at a rate higher than in all but one state, and black women...
National
Sen. Doug Jones is co-sponsoring the bipartisan Rural MOMS Act to understand the root causes of maternal mortality and to develop solutions to improve...
Corruption
I would like to report a whole bunch of crimes. Murders, actually. Hundreds of murders. I want every Republican legislator, at least the last...
Opinion
For most of the history of our country, it was widely accepted, as I firmly believe now, that life begins at conception — that...
Legislature
A new bill introduced by State Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, would treat those who seek out an abortion as criminals. “It simply criminalizes abortion,”...
