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During her remarks in a Senate hearing today, Senator Patty Murray blasted her colleagues for their inaction on reproductive ...

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Colorado Amendment 79 passed more than one year ago. It ensured access to abortion at any time during pregnancy for any ...

In societies where polygamy is illegal, humans are actually a lot better at being monogamous than most people think.

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