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A crowd of people are photographed from above in the Oklahoma state capitol. Some of them hold handmade signs supporting trans rights. A sign in the middle reads, "You can't erase us."

Trans-rights activists protest outside the House chamber at the Oklahoma state capitol before the State of the State address, Feb. 6, 2023, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma and 25 other states have anti-trans laws on the books. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption

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Trans health care under Trump may follow the abortion playbook and its Hyde amendment

Republicans spent $222 million on anti-trans and LGBTQ advertising in the campaign. Various policy initiatives are on the incoming administration's to-do list.

Trans health care under Trump may follow the abortion playbook and its Hyde amendment

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Anti-abortion protesters march past the Planned Parenthood in Bloomington, Indiana, after the Rally for Life march in January 2023. The building on a city street is made of beige stones and has a blue "Planned Parenthood" sign. Some protesters carry red signs that are shaped like stop signs and that say, "Stop Abortion Now."

Anti-abortion protesters march past the Planned Parenthood in Bloomington, Ind., after the Rally for Life march in January 2023. The facility offers birth control and testing for sexually transmitted diseases now that abortion is banned in Indiana. Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Abortion providers — and patients — are on the move, as state laws keep shifting

KFF Health News

Clinics in states where most abortions are legal, such as Kansas and Illinois, are reporting an influx of inquiries from patients hundreds of miles away — and are expanding in response.

As states ban abortion, Californians open their arms and wallets

Lee Mitchell had three abortions before Roe v. Wade made it legal. Now she plans to volunteer as a driver and host for women who travel to California from other states where the procedure is banned. April Dembosky/KQED hide caption

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As states ban abortion, Californians open their arms and wallets

KQED

With roughly half of U.S. states likely to ban abortion, volunteers in California are mobilizing to help women travel there for care. State lawmakers want to support some of those efforts too.

As states ban abortion, Californians open their arms and wallets

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