Abortion Archives

[Photo: Marie Newman speaks during an interview.]

Marie Newman ‘Can’t Walk Away’ From Second Chance to Unseat Anti-Choice Democrat in Illinois

Ally Boguhn

Marie Newman, an unabashed supporter of reproductive rights, is set to once again challenge one of the last anti-choice congressional Democrats.

[Photo: A woman sits on the couch with a book on her lap titled

‘Abortion Regret’ Shows the Long History of a Favorite Anti-Choice Talking Point

Dr. Cynthia Greenlee

Abortion Regret lays out a history of criminalization as a process that includes sowing stigma, creating systems of surveillance, manipulating or compiling new data, and establishing who gets to be a worthy victim.

[Photo: Two Black women wearing summer dresses smile at each other while enjoying a day in lush nature.]

Ain’t I an Abortion Storyteller?

Kenya Martin

Sojourner Truth’s 1851 speech came to mind as I read recent articles highlighting the history of abortion storytelling while only citing the contributions of white women. We Testify storytellers of color have been talking about our multiple abortion experiences for years to try and change the stigma surrounding it.

Photo: Governor Jay Inslee of Washington State speaks at a committee hearing.]

Washington State Democrats Are Watering Down Pro-Choice Legislation

Auditi Guha

In a letter sent to the Washington state Democratic house leadership, a pro-choice coalition withdrew its support for a new version of a reproductive rights bill.

[Photo: President Donald Trump listens during a meeting.]

Advocates Ask Court to Block Trump’s Title X ‘Gag Rule’ (Updated)

Jessica Mason Pieklo

The Trump administration is trying to cut abortion providers out of Title X family planning programs. Will the federal courts let them?

[Photo: A menacing arm bearing the phrases

Abortion Rights Foes Have Weaponized Zoning Regulations. Here’s How. (Updated)

Rachel Wells

Using zoning rules to hinder access to abortion services has picked up momentum as an anti-choice strategy on the local level. Reproductive rights advocates have a plan to fight back.

[Photo: Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signs the six-week abortion ban.]

Mississippi Asks Federal Court to Replace Fetal Viability With Junk Science

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Viability has been a legal bright line in judging abortion restrictions. Will it stay that way?

[Photo: United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts listens attentively to a speech.]

Advocates Offer Chief Justice John Roberts a Way Forward in Louisiana Abortion Rights Case

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Wednesday's filing to the Supreme Court presents a way to both affirm precedent and avoid a big abortion rights fight at the Court next year.

I’m Nevada’s Attorney General. Here’s Why I’m Fighting an Abortion Restriction in a State Across the Country.

Aaron Ford

Pervasive attacks on access to safe, legal abortion anywhere are a threat to reproductive health everywhere.

[An illustration of a child, with a curly Afro, pretending to breastfeed a doll.]

Meet Three Innovators Shifting the Maternal Health Narrative

Dr. Cynthia Greenlee

They experiment with shifting the Black maternal health crisis narrative to emphasize Black life, community self-help, and #BlackJoy.

Abortion

Search: