Abortion Archives

[Photo: A group of actors, among them three Black women, perform a scene from the play Behind the Sheet.]

Inspired by History, a Play Calls Us to Heed Enslaved Women’s Work—and Pain

Laura Newman

Charly Evon Simpson's play reframes one of medicine's most wrenching origin stories: how the father of modern gynecology operated on enslaved women and used them as his nurse assistants.

[Photo: Georgia state Capitol building.]

Legislative Lowlights: Republicans Advance Blatantly Unconstitutional Abortion Bills

Brie Shea

GOP-dominated legislatures are approving measures that have been deemed unconstitutional, while Rhode Island Democrats push an anti-choice bill.

Alleged Missouri Planned Parenthood Arsonist Used ‘Molotov Cocktail-Type Device’

Auditi Guha & Dennis Carter

It's clear the Missouri clinic fire was meant to disrupt services and block patient access to sexual and reproductive health care, said Dr. Brandon Hill, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains.

[Photo: Pro-choice activists, politicians and other protestors gather for a news conference and demonstration against the gag rule.]

Domestic ‘Gag Rule’ to Begin in 60 Days as Democrats Question Policy’s Legality

Ally Boguhn

Reproductive health and rights advocates have already moved to ensure the domestic gag rule is dead on arrival.

[Photo: Colorado State Representative Perry Buck speaks during a hearing.]

Colorado Republican Doesn’t Want Kids to Know About Consent

Jason Salzman

Conservatives are fighting a comprehensive sex ed bill, as one GOP lawmaker said her constituents "don't want to be told" what consent means in sexual relationships.

[Photo: US Vice President Mike Pence speaks emphatically during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).]

At CPAC, Trump Lauded as History’s ‘Most Pro-Life President’

Katelyn Burns & Democrats’ ‘Medicare For All’ Legislation Would End the Hyde Amendment

Mike Pence and Kellyanne Conway were at CPAC praising President Trump for restricting access to reproductive health care.

[Photo: A gender-nonconforming person who is visibly stressed speaks to their doctor.]

Women Are Not the Only Ones Who Get Abortions

s.e. smith

The crusade against abortion in the United States is absolutely designed to target cis women. But people across the gender spectrum need abortion care.

[Photo: A collage of President Donald Trump, President George H.W. Bush and President Ronald Reagan side by side.]

Trump’s Family Planning Rules Are Class Warfare. States Are Ready to Stop Them.

Nicole Knight

The Trump rules banning abortion referrals at Title X-funded clinics, similar to a Reagan-era policy, "mandates discrimination" and could meet legal challenges from states.

[Photo: Young supporters cheer as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).]

CPAC Anti-Choice Activists Heap Praise on Trump

Katelyn Burns

A prominent anti-choice leader told a CPAC audience Thursday that recent Democratic efforts to shore up abortion rights would be an electoral boon for Republicans in 2020.

[Photo: Representative Pramila Jayapal speaks at a rally.]

Democrats’ ‘Medicare For All’ Legislation Would End the Hyde Amendment

Katelyn Burns & Democrats’ ‘Medicare For All’ Legislation Would End the Hyde Amendment

“Rep. Jayapal’s Medicare for All proposal recognizes the simple truth that women will never be equal members in society until we have full access to reproductive health care."

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