Abortion Archives

[Photo: Kentucky's Capitol building in Frankfort.]

Legislative Lowlights: State Lawmakers Begin 2019 With Flurry of Anti-Choice Legislation

Brie Shea

Anti-choice lawmakers in over a dozen states pushed anti-choice measures to restrict reproductive rights last week.

[Photo: Young black woman sitting down, holding book entitled 'Handbook for a Post-Roe America.']

The Real Question Isn’t How to Save Abortion Rights, but How to Prepare for Their Absence

The most valuable thing Robin Marty's Handbook for a Post-Roe America offers may be the simple reassurance that you can do something.

[PHOTO: Young woman with pink hair in a ponytail and a young man sit in a poster bed, talking.]

In Netflix’s ‘Sex Education,’ Teens Are More Than Walking Hormones or STDs

Martha Kempner

A sex ed teacher's take on a new series that's heavy on shagging and light on the usual teen stereotypes.

[Photo: Dr. Leana Wen, President of Planned Parenthood, smiles during a conversation about reproductive care and sex education.]

Abortion Remains ‘Our Core Mission,’ Says Planned Parenthood President

Dennis Carter

"The last thing I would want is people to get the impression that we are backing off of our core services."

[Photo: Mike Pence smirking while at a conference.]

Supreme Court Weighs Indiana Law Requiring Fetal Burial After Miscarriages (Updated)

Jessica Mason Pieklo

The Supreme Court on Friday will consider taking the first major challenge to abortion rights since Justice Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the bench last fall.

[Photo: Various people ranging in age, size, skin tone and ability gather in front of the White House protesting against Trump's Global Gag Rule.]

Democrats Take Aim at Trump’s Global Gag Rule in Bill to Reopen the Federal Government

Ally Boguhn

A spokesperson for Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) said the lawmaker would also introduce legislation to undo the global gag rule in the coming weeks.

[Photo: Split screen. On the left, Senator Marsha Blackburn addresses supporters on election night. On the right, Joni Ernst speaks at a news conference.]

GOP Women’s Senate Judiciary Assignments Are About Abortion, Not Optics

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Republicans assigned Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Joni Ernst to the Judiciary Committee because of their hostility to abortion rights, not because of the Kavanaugh nomination.

Protecting ‘Roe’ Takes Center Stage in State Legislatures

Auditi Guha & Here Are the Worst Abortion Restrictions Conservative State Lawmakers Passed This Year

New state-level Democratic majorities will push to protect abortion rights as the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority could strike at Roe v. Wade.

My Favorite Racial Justice Pieces of 2018

Regina Mahone

My favorite racial justice pieces gave readers a window onto the resilience of communities of color.

[Photo: Kentucky governor Matt Bevin makes a speech at an NRA forum.]

Here Are the Worst Abortion Restrictions Conservative State Lawmakers Passed This Year

Brie Shea

If you think the attacks on reproductive rights this year were a mess, just wait until 2019.

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