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        Washington remains a hub for reproductive health care post-Roe

        As other states moved to ban abortion in 2022, elected officials, abortion providers and advocates worked to strengthen protections in Washington state.

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        • Megan Burbank
        / December 30, 2022
        A line of protesters hold signs reading "Pro-life Pro-woman," "Abortion betrays women," and "Save your baby! We can help"
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        Planned Parenthood awarded $110K after Spokane clinic protests

        Demonstrations by anti-abortion organizers, including the extremist-supported Church at Planned Parenthood group, have doubled in the past year.

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        • Megan Burbank
        / December 20, 2022
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        Equity

        Who is traveling to Washington for abortion care?

        Abortion providers predicted Roe’s reversal would cause an influx of out-of-state patients. New data and clinic reports show they were right.

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        • Megan Burbank
        / November 14, 2022
        Gov. Jay Inslee talks with supporters of Planned Parenthood
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        WA moves toward legal shields for abortion, gender-affirming care

        Although abortion rights are already codified in state law, Gov. Jay Inslee announced ‘sanctuary bills’ to protect patients and health care providers.

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        • Donna Gordon Blankinship
        / October 28, 2022
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        Smiley's uphill battle to unseat 30-year incumbent Senator Murray

        Tiffany Smiley and Patty Murray spar over inflation, COVID spending and abortion in the race to represent Washington in the U.S. Senate.

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        • Joseph O'Sullivan
        / October 6, 2022
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        Poll: Inflation, not abortion, top issue for WA voters

        One third of the state's residents are most concerned about the economy in the upcoming election, a new Crosscut/Elway poll found.

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        • Josh Cohen
        / July 19, 2022
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        Equity

        Abortion doulas in WA adjust to a post-Roe world

        Some felt uncertainty, then reclaimed dedication after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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        / July 14, 2022
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        Civic Cocktail

        Podcast | What the end of ‘Roe’ means for Washington state

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        / June 24, 2022

        Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Planned Parenthood regional CEO Rebecca Gibron and State Senator Manka Dhingra discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to end federal protection for abortion.

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        ‘Roe v. Wade’: WA officials, advocates react to Supreme Court ruling

        The right to abortion is protected in Washington. But the rollback could have 'dangerous consequences' for the state's healthcare system and beyond.

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        • Joseph O'Sullivan
        / June 24, 2022 /
        Updated at 5:45 p.m. on June 24
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        Video | ‘Roe’ ruling could jeopardize other civil liberties, AG says

        Beyond a rollback of abortion rights, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s team is preparing to face what might come next.

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        • Megan Burbank
        / June 24, 2022 /
        Updated at 8:25 a.m. on June 24
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        New Yakima clinic to expand abortion access in Eastern Washington

        The clinic is expected to help accommodate the influx of people who will need Washington abortion services if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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        • Megan Burbank
        / June 14, 2022 /
        Updated at 7 p.m. on June 15
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        Roe v. Wade was never the whole story

        As a teenager, reporter Megan Burbank thought the gains her mother’s generation made for equality were here to stay. As a journalist, she found the opposite was true.

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        • Megan Burbank
        / June 14, 2022
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        Abortion rights in WA fall into limbo at religious hospitals

        When hospitals merge with religious institutions, it weakens Washington's capacity to provide abortion care. What will that mean after Roe v. Wade?

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        • Megan Burbank
        / June 13, 2022 /
        Updated at 4:27 p.m. on June 16
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        How Gov. Inslee hopes to strengthen WA's abortion rights

        Although already guaranteed by state law, abortion rights codified into WA’s constitution would be harder to undo.

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        • Megan Burbank
        / May 31, 2022
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        Culture

        ArtSEA: Seattle’s Angela Garbes talks motherhood and labor in new book

        Plus, mythical beasts and where to find them (hint: galleries across the city).

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        • Margo Vansynghel
        / May 5, 2022
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