Abortion Archives

[Photo: Split-screen image of House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (L) and United States Representative Mark Meadows.]

Anti-Choice Lawmakers Cheer FDA Crackdown on Medication Abortion Imports (Updated)

Dennis Carter

Major medical associations have argued that medication abortion is safe for home use and should be more widely available.

[Photo: Senator Stephen R. Archambault speaking during a committee hearing.]

Rhode Island Democrat Threatens Safeguards for ‘Roe’ at the Last Minute (Updated)

Auditi Guha

Rhode Island state Sen. Stephen R. Archambault, widely considered a pro-choice legislator, announced on Facebook that he would side against the Reproductive Health Care Act.

[Photo: Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton passionately challenges a ruling made by Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth.]

Legislative Lowlights: Alabama GOP to Make Abortion a Criminal Act (Updated)

Brie Shea

In Louisiana, Democrats continued to join Republicans to push through anti-choice laws.

[Photo: An OB-GYN doctor gives a young, pregnant migrant woman a check-up.]

OB-GYN Says U.S. Marshals Service Is Shackling Detained Pregnant Migrants

Tina Vasquez

The doctor told Rewire.News that as recently as March, a woman in USMS custody experienced birth complications exacerbated by a delay in care “the patient asked for over and over again."

[Photo: A pregnant migrant woman stands in line with other immigrants awaiting inspection.]

Meet the Federal Agency Helping to Criminalize Pregnant Migrants

Tina Vasquez

Pregnant asylum seekers in Texas are held in federal custody and must sometimes endure life-threatening circumstances, according to one advocate, because of the way the United States has chosen to criminalize those seeking asylum.

[Photo: An Obria Medical Clinics sign outside a clinic building.]

An Anti-Choice Group Pledged It Would ‘Never’ Provide Contraception as It Pursued Title X Funds

Dennis Carter

Two months before the Obria Group got a $1.7 million family planning grant, its CEO emailed supporters to promise it would "never provide hormonal contraception."

[Photo: A Black person's handcuffed hands hold on to jail cell bars.]

Using Anti-Choice Law to Criminalize Pregnancy Is Nothing New

Lynn Paltrow

Six states have laws on the books making it a crime to self-induce an abortion or obtain one without the involvement of a medical professional.

[Photo: A large crowd of pro-choice supporters rally in front of the Georgia State Capitol.]

Abortion Care Is Still Legal in Georgia

Jill Heaviside, Oriaku Njoku, Can Kentucky Democrats End an Era of ‘Absolute Hell’ for Abortion Access? & Can Kentucky Democrats End an Era of ‘Absolute Hell’ for Abortion Access?

It's important that those who are pregnant and choosing abortion services both in Georgia and across the country know that abortion is still legal in every state.

[Photo: United States Vice President Mike Pence smiles as he listens on during a press conference.]

How a Pence-Era Abortion Restriction Could Undermine a Key Reproductive Rights Victory at the Supreme Court

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Anti-abortion advocates have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in on a restriction requiring patients to obtain an ultrasound 18 hours before getting an abortion.

[Photo: Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin makes a statement to the press.]

Can Kentucky Democrats End an Era of ‘Absolute Hell’ for Abortion Access?

Ally Boguhn

Support for reproductive rights varies among Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls in Kentucky, where one of the country's least popular governors is up for re-election in November.

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