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  • Mar 28, 2024

RIGHT TO CHOOSE

Residents protest Ron DeSantis’ fundraiser visit and call out agricultural leaders.
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Residents protest Ron DeSantis’ fundraiser visit and call out agricultural leaders.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Sep 28, 2023

The loud, continuous sound of horns disrupted the daily routine on Main Street in downtown Salinas on Sunday, Sept. 24, as a caravan of about …

The ongoing legal challenges to abortion rights show that reproductive rights are not safe.
Forum | Opinion

The ongoing legal challenges to abortion rights show that reproductive rights are not safe.

  • Katha Pollitt
  • May 11, 2023

It took five Supreme Court justices to take away the right to end a pregnancy. It took only one judge to ban the most popular method of doing …

Letters to the Editor 12.22.22
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Letters to the Editor 12.22.22

  • Dec 22, 2022

Rights On

After Roe v. Wade was overturned, California is now a destination for those seeking abortions. Here’s how the landscape of abortion access is changing.
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After Roe v. Wade was overturned, California is now a destination for those seeking abortions. Here’s how the landscape of abortion access is changing.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 15, 2022

ON JUNE 24, THE DAY THAT THE SUPREME COURT DECISION REVERSED THE LANDMARK DECISION ROE V. WADE that legalized abortion in the U.S. nearly 50 y…

I had an abortion. It was just a part of life -- and an important act of self-determination.
Forum | Opinion

I had an abortion. It was just a part of life -- and an important act of self-determination.

  • Patrice Vecchione
  • May 19, 2022

One night when I was 19, I had casual sex without using protection. As weird as it sounds, I knew I was pregnant right away. As I pulled on my…

With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, California prepares for an influx of abortion patients.
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With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, California prepares for an influx of abortion patients.

  • Alexei Koseff
  • May 5, 2022

As new restrictions rapidly sweep the country in anticipation of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that may end the constitutional right to abortion…

How can we help people in need, even when we feel helpless?
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How can we help people in need, even when we feel helpless?

  • Sara Rubin
  • Mar 10, 2022

As my life goes on as usual, it’s eerily easy to forget that Ukrainians are fighting a war for survival against Russian aggressors who invaded…

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