Abortion

People Support Fetal ‘Heartbeat’ Legislation Until You Tell Them What It Does

Dennis Carter

Using language that is "intentionally emotional" draws public support for extreme abortion laws, but people's opinions change once they understand the intention of such legislation.

North Carolina Legislature Seeks to Quadruple Taxpayer Funding for Anti-Choice Clinic Group (Updated)

Dennis Carter

Pro-choice advocates have called on North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) to investigate anti-choice clinics and stop public funding for groups that operate the facilities.

Wisconsin Criminalized Abortion Before the Civil War. The Law Still Stands Today.

Dennis Carter

Wisconsin is among the states with a longstanding ban on abortion that would take effect if conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.

Arkansas Advocates Ready an ‘Underground’ Network for a Post-‘Roe’ World

Lauren Holter

An abortion network official told Rewire.News her organization is “totally committed to continuing what we are doing. Period.”

‘Budgets Reflect Priorities’: House Democrats Use Spending Bill to Fight Trump’s ‘Gag Rule’

Ally Boguhn

Democrats' pushback against the so-called gag rule includes Hyde Amendment language restricting federal funding for abortion care.

I’m a Former NICU Nurse. Trump’s Claims About Later Abortion Couldn’t Be More Wrong.

Julia A. Pulver

The idea that someone would go through the physical, personal, and emotional commitment of pregnancy and parenthood to just flippantly decide to choose an abortion moments before birth is ludicrous.

Legislative Lowlights: State-Level Democrats Aid GOP’s Assault on Abortion Rights

Brie Shea

Democratic lawmakers in a number of states are helping Republicans chip away at access to abortion care.

No, the Real ‘Abortion Divide’ Is Not Between Patients and Protesters

Tara Murtha

The abortion divide is between people who need and deserve abortion access and the well-funded movement colluding with lawmakers to push it out of reach.

In ‘Little Woods,’ a Film That Doesn’t Scream Loudly About Abortion

Lindsay King-Miller

Nia DaCosta's debut about an unplanned pregnancy in rural North Dakota makes a subtle case for abortion access without being didactic, a refreshing change from the polarized abortion debate.

In Historic Ruling, Kansas Supreme Court Declares Abortion Rights ‘Fundamental’

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Friday's decision means the Kansas State Constitution protects abortion rights more vigorously than the U.S. Constitution.