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Melissa Harris-Perry 06/14/15

New strategy in battle over reproductive rights

According to reproductive rights activists, full enforcement of a Texas law could reduce the number of clinics in the country's second most populous state to less than a dozen. Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Women's Health, Caroline Fredrickson from the ... more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}

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New strategy in battle over reproductive...

According to reproductive rights activists, full enforcement of a Texas law could reduce the number of clinics in the country's second most populous state to less than a dozen. Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Women's Health, Caroline Fredrickson from the...

Melissa Harris-Perry

06/14/15

Duration: 7:11

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Governor breaks abortion law promise again

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Governor breaks abortion law promise again

Rachel Maddow reports that despite stating emphatically before being elected that he would not sign into law any new abortion restrictions, Governor Pat McCrory has now signed two new abortion restrictions into law.

The Rachel Maddow Show

06/07/15

Duration: 4:51

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GOP women reject abortion bill, end debate

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GOP women reject abortion bill, end debate

Rachel Maddow relays breaking news that House Republicans have abruptly dropped plans to debate a federal ban on abortion 20-weeks after women in the party raised objections.

The Rachel Maddow Show

01/21/15

Duration: 1:34

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Slightly NSFW ad argues contraception stakes

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Slightly NSFW ad argues contraception stakes

Rachel Maddow shares a pair of political ads sponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado about the issue of contraception at stake in the Colorado election, which depict an ... adult situation.

The Rachel Maddow Show

10/29/14

Duration: 1:33

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IUD is not an ongoing abortion in your body

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IUD is not an ongoing abortion in your body

Dr. Stephanie Teal, of the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, helps Rachel Maddow in the man cave explain to people, like Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez, why an IUD is not an ongoing abortion in a woman's body.

The Rachel Maddow Show

10/29/14

Duration: 13:17

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Anti-abortionists descend on NOLA clinic

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Anti-abortionists descend on NOLA clinic

Rachel Maddow continues reporting on anti-abortion extremists operating in New Orleans as they attack a supposedly protected legal right.

The Rachel Maddow Show

07/30/14

Duration: 8:18

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Democrats make contraception a campaign issue

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Democrats make contraception a campaign issue

Rachel Maddow shows how Democrats are playing up their support for access to contraception versus Republican opposition to contraception, in political campaigning and a new Senate bill intended as a remedy to the Supreme Court "Hobby Lobby" ruling.

The Rachel Maddow Show

07/09/14

Duration: 3:17

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New contraception bill aims at 'Hobby Lobby'

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New contraception bill aims at 'Hobby Lobby'

Senator Barbara Boxer talks with Rachel Maddow about whether Congress can restore contraception coverage for American women in the wake of the Hobby Lobby ruling, and the importance of getting Republicans on the record with a vote on a contraception bill.

The Rachel Maddow Show

07/09/14

Duration: 4:08

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'Hobby Lobby' seen as means of discrimination

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'Hobby Lobby' seen as means of discrimination

Rachel Maddow reports on how the so-called "narrow" Hobby Lobby ruling by the Supreme Court is already broadening to include all types of contraception and is being used to argue that anti-gay discrimination is justified by "religious freedom."

The Rachel Maddow Show

07/02/14

Duration: 6:33

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Birth control targeted by GOP opposition

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Birth control targeted by GOP opposition

With the Supreme Court ruling on whether a woman's boss should have a say in her contraception use pending, Rachel Maddow points out that opposition to birth control has become mainstream national politics.

The Rachel Maddow Show

06/25/14

Duration: 6:40

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Birth control case could threaten Obamacare

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Birth control case could threaten Obamacare

Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor for Slate.com, talks with Rachel Maddow about the Supreme Court's pending ruling in the Hobby Lobby case, which could decide the fate of the contraception mandate in Obamacare and even Obamacare itself.

The Rachel Maddow Show

06/25/14

Duration: 6:38

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Reproductive health options dwindle in South

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Reproductive health options dwindle in South

Rachel Maddow reports on a new law signed by Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal that imposes restrictions on abortion providers that will likely force almost every clinic in the state to close, and put doctors at risk by publishing personal information.

The Rachel Maddow Show

06/12/14

Duration: 2:22

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Contraception? You'll have to ask your boss.

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Contraception? You'll have to ask your boss.

Rachel Maddow reviews the recent history of conservative opposition to contraception and the awkward position Republican politicians face having to sign on to that position to win a primary and then be burdened by its unpopularity with Americans broadly.

The Rachel Maddow Show

03/25/14

Duration: 7:38

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Are your boss's beliefs your burden to bear?

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Are your boss's beliefs your burden to bear?

Walter Dellinger, attorney and former solicitor general, talks with Rachel Maddow about the key legal points before the Supreme Court in the Hobby Lobby case, deciding whether a business can claim a religious objection to employee health coverage.

The Rachel Maddow Show

03/25/14

Duration: 6:43

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'Rape insurance' requirement stirs outrage

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'Rape insurance' requirement stirs outrage

Rachel Maddow reports on outrage in Michigan over a law requiring women to get extra insurance in planning ahead for the need for an abortion if they are raped.

The Rachel Maddow Show

03/12/14

Duration: 3:01

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Texas law shuts clinics without helping women

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Texas law shuts clinics without helping women

Rachel Maddow reports on the consequences of a Texas anti-abortion law that has forced clinics closed and left women to treat themselves.

The Rachel Maddow Show

03/05/14

Duration: 20:26

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Most-needy are victims of Texas war on women

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Most-needy are victims of Texas war on women

Rachel Maddow reports on the plight of a Texas doctor who has been forced by new anti-abortion laws to stop helping women in need.

The Rachel Maddow Show

02/28/14

Duration: 11:39

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Abortion bans force women to 'new back alley'

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Abortion bans force women to 'new back alley'

Rebekah Dryden, senior producer for “All In with Chris Hayes,” talks with Rachel Maddow about a the war on abortion rights targeting medication abortions.

The Rachel Maddow Show

02/20/14

Duration: 7:02

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GOP picks abortion fight as signature issue

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GOP picks abortion fight as signature issue

Rachel Maddow notes that Republicans have deliberately chosen reproductive rights as a political priority despite its alienating effect on women voters.

The Rachel Maddow Show

01/29/14

Duration: 5:18

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GOP bets on abortion issue despite gender gap

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GOP bets on abortion issue despite gender gap

John Stanton, Washington, D.C. bureau chief for Buzzfeed, talks with Rachel Maddow about the GOP is ignoring the gender gap in polling and focusing on abortion.

The Rachel Maddow Show

01/22/14

Duration: 15:00

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