Why Democracy Needs Data—and What Happens When It Vanishes

Why we need official data for abortion providers

If some abortion providers have much higher percentages of completed abortions than others, that raises really serious questions

Why Democracy Needs Data—and What Happens When It Vanishes

In the first few months of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, one thing has become crystal clear: The war on gender and racial equity is being waged in a new arena—on the battleground of data. This fight isn’t waged with tweets or soundbites. It’s carried out through budget cuts, shuttered research programs and disappearing federal surveys. It’s a quiet but devastating assault on the tools we rely on to tell the truth—and to hold those in …