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As hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets to defend our communities against militarized state oppression, the right to protest is under attack.

Our new paper examines a coordinated, escalating effort across the U.S. to suppress dissent through legislation, surveillance, & enforcement.
Our Silence Will Not Protect Us: Tracking Recent Trends in Anti-Protest Laws - Advancement Project
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July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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When Black people told you that it is a normal occurrence for police to lie about protest and assaulting officers now you see ... the test run for the justification of authoritarianism always begins in communities of color
June 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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8/ “The Year After a Denied Abortion" also documented the unraveling of a Tennessee family after a denied abortion for a life-threatening pregnancy.

This photo essay helped audiences see, feel and understand how decisions made by those in power impact families.
She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.
Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.
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May 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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6/ Porsha Ngumezi needed a D&C procedure, but under Texas’ abortion ban, the doctor recommended a riskier course of action. Her case raises serious questions about how abortion bans pressure doctors to diverge from the standard of care.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
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May 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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5/ 18-year-old Nevaeh Crain visited 2 Texas emergency rooms in 12 hours, returning home each time worse than before.

On her third trip, a doctor still insisted on 2 ultrasounds to “confirm fetal demise” before moving her to intensive care.
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms
It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.” She’s one of at least two Te...
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May 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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4/ In Texas, Josseli Barnica’s husband says a hospital told her that it would be a “crime” to help manage her miscarriage.

Days later, she died from an infection that developed after she waited 40 hours for treatment.
A Woman Died After Being Told It Would Be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage at a Texas Hospital
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care. She’d told her husband that the medical team said it couldn’t act until the fetal heartbeat s...
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May 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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3/ Doctors warned Candi Miller that another pregnancy could kill her. Under Georgia’s abortion ban, she died trying to navigate the process alone.

“She was trying to terminate the pregnancy, not terminate herself,” Miller’s sister said.
Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Stayed at Home and Died
Candi Miller’s family said she didn't visit a doctor “due to the current legislation on pregnancies and abortions.” Maternal health experts deemed her death preventable and blamed Georgia’s abortion b...
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May 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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2/ Amber Thurman went to the hospital with telltale signs of sepsis, yet it took 20 hours for doctors to intervene with a D&C procedure after abortion became a felony in Georgia.
Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable.
At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories.
www.propublica.org
May 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM